Mike Ferrara

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Mike Ferrara
Personal information
Born (1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 65)
New York City, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Franklin (Franklin Township, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 1981 / Round: 3 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Position Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Michael James "Mike" 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 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.[2] After sitting out a season as a transfer redshirt, Ferrara spent his final three seasons playing for Colgate University.[2][3] 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 game (50).[4] 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.[5] His jersey number was retired by Colgate in 2005.[5]

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