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Michael Anthony Wiley
Personal information
Born (1957-10-16) October 16, 1957 (age 67)
New Orleans, Louisiana
NationalityNative American
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolLong Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)
CollegeLong Beach State (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1980–1990
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 21
Career history
1980–1981San Antonio Spurs
1981-1982San Diego Clippers
1982-1985Elmex Leiden
1986–1988AS Monaco
1989–1990Avignon
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael Anthony Wiley (born October 16, 1957) is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.04 m) 220 lb (91 kg) small forward and attended Long Beach State.

College career

Michael Wiley attended Long Beach State University, where he played on the basketball team for coach Dwight Jones for two years, then under Hall of Fame coach Tex Winter for the next two years. Wiley was named Pacific Coast Athletic Association Tournament MVP in 1977 as a freshman in 1976-77 season, and would be named to the PCAA all-tourney team two more times (1978, 1980). He would lead the team in scoring twice, during the 1977–78 and 1979–1980 season. His 697 points in the 1979–80 season stands as the second best for a single season. In the 1978–79 season, Wiley lead the team in blocked shots at 1.9 per game. He is tied for the most points scored by a 49er in a postseason game with 31, and has the most Field Goals scored in a postseason game with 14, both of which were accomplished against Pepperdine in the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Wiley would end his career being given the distinction of being named an All-American. He also was named to the Pacific Coast Athletic Association all-conference first team, after being awarded second team distinction his first three seasons. As of the start of the 2010–11 basketball season, Wiley holds the record for most Field Goals made during a career and a season for Long Beach State, with 814 and 295 respectively. His .570 career shooting percentage still stands as the best in 49er history, and he stands as the second highest career rebounder as well.[1]

In 1993, Wiley was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] Wiley, dedicated his hall of fame speech to his mother Mrs. Geraldine Beverly Wiley, his aunt Yvonne Ruth, Charles Harris, his sisters and to his younger brother Morlon Wiley and best cuz ever my cousins and best cuz Elizabeth Ruth in his acceptance speech in 1993. My goal in life is to always to be grateful for all the people in your life, this my personal philosophy that I try to pass on to everyone I meet in life!

Professional career

Wiley played for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA during the 1980–81 season, averaging 5.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in only 8.5 minutes. He was originally selected by the Spurs with the 16th pick in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft. The following season, he played for the San Diego Clippers, averaging 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in only 12.0 minutes, making him one of the most accurate and proficient scorers in NBA history. He shot a consistent .565 or 57% from the field and averaged 11 minutes per game. Wiley also had one of the highest points per minutes played rating in NBA history, he also shot 56.1% in two seasons as a small forward and has been consistently shooting over 57% for his entire basketball career and in the league.[3] Known for jumping out of the gym and dunking on players who were taller and stronger than Wiley. Tex Winter once said Wiley was one of the fastest and quickest big men in the country, and is as smooth as silk when he played. Players that Wiley patterned his game like were Jamaal Wilkes, George "Iceman" Gervin and Julius "Dr. J Erving.

Personal

Michael is currently living in California with his lovely wife Whitnie Wiley.

Wiley is the older brother of fellow NBA alum Morlon Wiley.[4]

He has four adult children, Theron, Ariana, Muonia and Migeria. Three sisters, June, Jeanie Jonika and one brother Morlon.

Michael is currently a partner with Mr. LaSalle Thompson, in a small business consulting firm in California. The company is GlobalOne Financial, LLC and his firm provides business consulting to entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses seeking advice on how to start their own business. Globalone offers business plan writing, budget plans, loans and mortgage packaging and loan processing services. We work closely with the SBA by offering an alternative funding source to customers that have been turned down by traditional banks and other lending institutions for loans.

After retiring in 1990, Wiley worked as a mortgage broker, moving into commercial property loans by 1994, and then started his own finance and business plan writing company in 1996. He was employed in 1997 as a large store build contractor for WalMart stores and Home Depot to build out their box stores and setup the interior. In 2000 he joined Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut as an Organizational Ombudsman.

Business

ELECTRIC CARS: The Michael Wiley enjoys rebuilding old fast cars and trucks. His interested today is on the new industry of electric vehicles like Tesla and he would like to someday develop or work for a company in this new space for developing electric vehicles. He is currently working with several privately owned battery and EV car design firms or technology companies to develop a long range battery for EV cars. Wiley said he has worked with these private small companies and they have already achieved a charging range of 500 to 723 miles today. The technology we have is already there for us right now, however, funding is always the key to bringing any new changing technology to market. Aaron Tichenor, a leader in the electric car industry, has been quoted saying "Michael's ambition closely rivals his brother Moron's tenacity on the offensive glass."

References

  1. ^ http://www.longbeachstate.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/lbst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011-mg-record-section
  2. ^ http://www.longbeachstate.com/trads/hof/wiley-michael.html
  3. ^ http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=michael_wiley
  4. ^ Wagner, Dick (July 9, 1989). "The NBA Hasn't Changed Morlon Wiley : Ex-Cal State Long Beach Cager Keeps Perspective, Even the Same Car". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
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