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Mikh McKinney
No. 10 – Macau Black Bears
PositionPoint guard
LeagueASEAN Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-01-26) January 26, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington (Fremont, California)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Port of Antwerp Giants
2016–2017Delaware 87ers
2018–presentChong Son Kung Fu / Macau Black Bears
Career highlights and awards

Mikhael McKinney (born January 26, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Macau Black Bears of the ASEAN Basketball League. He played college basketball for Sacramento State and was the first player in the school's division I history to be named conference player of the year and an honorable mention All-American.

College career

McKinney, a point guard from Fremont, California, started his college career for Ohlone College of the NJCAA. After a season there, he transferred to Sacramento State. McKinney was a two-time unanimous first-team All-Big Sky Conference pick[1] and, in his senior season, was named the Big Sky Player of the Year.[2] For the season, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, McKinney signed a two-year contract with Port of Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League on July 27, 2015.[4] In 46 games, he averaged 7.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals in 19.7 minutes.[5]

On October 30, 2016, McKinney was drafted in the second round by the Northern Arizona Suns during the 2016 NBA Development League Draft,[6] but was waived by the Suns on November 11.[7] On December 1, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.[8]

References

  1. ^ Paterson, Bill (March 11, 2015). "Brian Katz built Sac State on the unsung talent of Mikh McKinney and Dylan Garrity". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (March 11, 2015). "Big Sky Tournament Preview and Postseason Awards". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Asmus, Aaron (April 27, 2015). "McKinney earns multiple accolades, plays in prominent tournament". The State Hornet. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Antwerp Giants signs rookie Mikh McKinney to a two-year deal". Sportando.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mikh McKinney Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Emerick, Tyler (October 30, 2016). "NAZ Suns Draft 4 Players, Take Michael Bryson with 1st Pick". NBA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Cunningham, Cody (November 11, 2016). "NAZ Suns Name Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  8. ^ Delaware 87ers (December 1, 2016). "ROSTER MOVES: #Sevens acquire Mikh..." Twitter.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)