Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | August 25, 1958
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Franklin ( Franklin, New Jersey) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1981: 3rd round, 48th overall pick |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael James Ferrara (born August 25, 1958) is a retired American basketball player best known for his collegiate career. He was the America East Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81 while playing for Colgate University. After graduating, Ferrara was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets, due to a serious knee injury sustained in the preseason, he never played in the National Basketball Association. [1]
Ferrara grew up in Franklin, New Jersey and starred at Franklin High School. [2]
Ferrara began his career at Niagara University, where after one season he transferred because the head coach who recruited him, Frank Layden, left prior to the start of Ferrara's career. [3] After sitting out a season as a transfer redshirt, Ferrara spent his final three seasons playing for Colgate University. [3] [4] He scored a then-school record 1,763 points (later broken in 1995) and still holds Colgate records for points in a season (772) and steals in a season (94). [5] Ferrara finished as the second leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I in 1980–81 with a 28.6 points per game average and was named the conference's player of the year. [6] His jersey number was retired by Colgate in 2005. [6]