Mike Hall (basketball) explained

Mike Hall
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:225
Nationality:American / Irish
Birth Date:5 June 1984
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
High School:Alan B. Shepard
(Palos Heights, Illinois)
College:George Washington (2002–2006)
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2006
Career End:2021
Years1:2006–2007
Team1:Tulsa 66ers
Team2:Washington Wizards
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Tulsa 66ers
Years4:2008–2010
Team4:Olimpia Milano
Years5:2010
Team5:Teramo
Years6:2010–2011
Team6:Dakota Wizards
Years7:2011
Team7:Erdemir
Years8:2012
Team8:Fuenlabrada
Years9:2012
Team9:Maccabi Ashdod
Years10:2014
Team10:Toros de Aragua
Years11:2014
Team11:Manresa
Years12:2014
Team12:Juventud Sionista
Years13:2015
Team13:Aries Trikala
Years14:2015
Team14:Scaligera Verona
Years15:2015–2017
Team15:Biella
Years16:2017–2019
Team16:Kleb Basket Ferrara
Years17:2019
Team17:Virtus Cassino
Years18:2019–2020
Team18:Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo
Years19:2020–2021
Team19:CB Tizona
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Michael Horus Hall (born June 5, 1984) is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach.

College career

He attended Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois. Hall, a four-year starter at George Washington University from 2002 through 2006 was a tri-captain his senior season on a team that went 27–3. Those Colonial teams won the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2005 and made the NCAA tournament in 2005 and 2006. Hall was inducted into George Washington's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.[1]

Professional career

Undrafted after his senior season, Hall joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. On February 28, 2007, the Washington Wizards signed him to a ten-day contract due to injuries of forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler.[2] He was signed to a second ten-day contract shortly afterwards, and on March 21, the team signed him for the rest of the season.He appeared in two games for the Wizards and was released in late October, 2007 due to salary cap reasons.[3]

On August 11, 2008, Hall signed with Armani Jeans Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A, the top level of Italian basketball.[4] In the 2008–09 season, Hall was one of the top rebounders of Serie A. Thanks also to his good performances, Armani Jeans reached Euroleague 2008-09 Top 16 and Serie A finals, which they eventually lost to Montepaschi Siena. In the 2008–09. he scored career highs 27 points and 9 rebounds in Euroleague, and 23 points and 15 rebounds in Serie A.

In August 2010, Hall signed a contract with Bancatercas Teramo,[5] but was released in December 2010 after the team's 0–5 start. On December 16, 2010, he was acquired by the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League.[6] In January 2011, he moved to Turkey and signed with Erdemir SK.[7] [8] At the end of the season, he left Erdemir.[9]

In January 2012, he signed with Fuenlabrada of Spain for the rest of the season.[10] On November 29, 2012, he signed with Maccabi Ashdod of Israel.[11] In his second game with Maccabi, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.[12]

On March 26, 2014, he signed with Toros de Aragua of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.[13]

In September 2014, Hall signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain.[14] In October 2014, he parted ways with Manresa, after playing only two games.[15] [16] On November 26, 2014, he signed with Juventud Sionista of Argentina.[17] He left Sionista after only three games. On February 24, 2015, he signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[18] On April 17, 2015, he left Trikala and signed with Scaligera Verona of the Italian Serie A2 Basket for the rest of the season.[19]

On October 28, 2015, Hall signed with Pallacanestro Biella of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.[20] He later played for, Kleb Basket Ferrara and again Pallacanestro Biella.

On October 20, 2021, Hall announced his retirement from professional basketball.[21]

Coaching

In 2021, Hall joined the New York Knicks organization as a coach, coaching with the Westchester Knicks as the Player Development Manager.[22]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Milano| 16 || 16 || 29.6 || .403 || .356 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.000* || 4.1 || .9 || 1.1 || || 8.4 || 7.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| 10 || 1 || 25.6 || .329 || .310 || .778 || 5.0 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || 6.6 || 6.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 26 || 17 || 28.1 || .376 || .337 || .923 || 4.5 || 1.2 || .9 || .1 || 7.7 || 7.0

Italian League

|-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" | Milano| 42 || 41 || 30.1 || .429 || .335 || .745 || 7.6 || 1.1 || 2.0 || .3 || 11.0|-| align="left" | 2009–10| align="left" | Milano| 39 || 25 || 25.8 || .363 || .284 || .778 || 6.2 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .4 || 7.1|-| align="left" | 2010–11| align="left" | Teramo| 5 || 5 || 37.6 || .375 || .348 || .833 || 8.2 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .2 || 10.8|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 86 || 71 || 28.6 || .400 || .315 || .763 || 7.0 || 1.3 || 1.7 || .3 || 9.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://gwsports.com/news/2019/8/8/general-gw-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2019.aspx GW Hall of Fame
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070328165650/http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/hall_070321.html WIZARDS: Wizards Sign Mike Hall for Remainder of the Season
  3. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2007/10/hall_released_pesh_out_for_ton.html Hall released, Pesh out for tonight's game – Wizards Insider
  4. News: Armani Jeans tabs forward Mike Hall . November 26, 2014 . Euroleague.net . August 10, 2008.
  5. News: Teramo signs Mike Hall . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . August 6, 2010.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20110219042638/http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/16/mike-hall-former-washington-wizard-acquired-by-dakota-of-nba-d/ NBA D-League's Dakota Wizards Acquire Mike Hall
  7. News: UPDATE: Mike Hall accepts the proposal from Erdemir . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . January 27, 2011.
  8. News: Hall İmzaladı . November 26, 2014 . mixbasket.blogspot.com . Turkish . January 29, 2011.
  9. News: Hall, Thomas and Barbour will leave Erdemir . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . June 7, 2011.
  10. News: Hall Answers The Call At Fuenlabrada . November 26, 2014 . fibaeurope.com . January 20, 2012.
  11. News: Maccabi Ashdod signs Mardy Collins, Mike Hall . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . November 29, 2012.
  12. News: Maccabi Ashdod, Mike Hall is done for the season . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . December 20, 2012.
  13. News: Toros de Aragua sign Mike Hall . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . March 26, 2014.
  14. News: Mike Hall signs with Basquet Manresa . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . September 7, 2014.
  15. News: Mike Hall termina su contrato con La Bruixa d'Or Manresa . November 26, 2014 . acb.com . Spanish . October 15, 2014.
  16. News: Basquet Manresa parts ways with Mike Hall . November 26, 2014 . Sportando.com . October 16, 2014.
  17. News: Mike Hall (ex La Bruixa d'Or) signs at Sionista . November 26, 2014 . Eurobasket.com . November 26, 2014.
  18. News: Mike Hall and Quintin Kwame Alexander sign with Trikala . February 24, 2015 . Sportando.com . February 24, 2015.
  19. News: Tezenis Verona announces Mike Hall . April 17, 2015 . Sportando.com . April 17, 2015.
  20. News: Angelico Biella announces Mike Hall, parts ways with Marcel Jones . October 30, 2015 . Sportando.com . October 28, 2015.
  21. News: European basketball journeyman Mike Hall announces retirement as a player. November 22, 2021. Sportando. 20 October 2021 . Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  22. https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/westchester-knicks-announce-2022-23-training-camp-roster/n-5892760 Westchester Knicks Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster