| Mike Ferrara | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1958 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| College: | |
| Draft Year: | 1981 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | 48 |
| Draft Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard |
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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]