Mike Caffey
| No. 5 – Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | PLK |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 17, 1993 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Centennial (Corona, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Jászberényi KSE |
| 2016–2017 | Aries Trikala |
| 2018 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2019–2020 | BKM Lučenec |
| 2020–2021 | Zaporizhya |
| 2021–2022 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 2022 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2022–2023 | MZT Skopje |
| 2023–present | Czarni Słupsk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mike Caffey (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Czarni Słupsk of the PLK. He played college basketball for Long Beach State and Long Beach State 49ers.
High school career
[edit]Caffey played high school basketball at Centennial.[1]
College career
[edit]As a true freshman, Caffey played in all 34 games, starting two, averaging 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.7 steals per game.[1] As a sophomore, he started all 33 games for LBSU, averaging 32.8 minutes, 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game, improving his numbers a lot. Due to his performances, he Earned a First-Team All-Big West honor.[1] During the next two years, his numbers became better and Caffey managed to gain First-Team All-Big West honors another two times, and was a three-time first-team All-Conference pick.[1]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Caffey joined Jászberényi KSE of the Hungarian League.[2] During his rookie professional year, Caffey averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was also included to the Hungarian All-Star Game.
On September 20, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[3] He went on to average 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
On January 2, 2017, Caffey joined Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[4]
On July 12, 2020, he has signed with BC Zaporizhya of the UA SuperLeague.[5]
On March 23, 2022, he has signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On June 27, 2023, he signed with Czarni Słupsk of the PLK.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Long Beach Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Jaszberenyi tabs rookie Mike Caffey". Eurobasket.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Caffey inks with Trikala". Sportando.com. September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Caffey, Helsinki Seagulls agree to deal". Sportando.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Caffey signs with Zaporizhye". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Crailsheim signs Mike Caffey, ex Kyiv Basket". Eurobasket. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Mike Caffey dołączy do Grupa Sierleccy Czarnych". plk.pl (in Polish). June 27, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American men's basketball players
- Aries Trikala B.C. players
- Basketball players from California
- BKM Lučenec players
- Crailsheim Merlins players
- Czarni Słupsk players
- Helsinki Seagulls players
- Jászberényi KSE players
- KK MZT Skopje players
- Kyiv-Basket players
- Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players
- Point guards
- 21st-century American sportsmen