Mike Caffey

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Mike Caffey
No. 5 – Kyiv-Basket
PositionPoint guard
LeagueUkrainian Basketball Super League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1993-02-17) February 17, 1993 (age 28)
Riverside, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentennial (Corona, California)
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Jászberényi KSE
2016–2017Aries Trikala
2018Helsinki Seagulls
2019–2020MBK Lučenec
2020–2021Zaporizhya
2021–presentKyiv-Basket
Career highlights and awards

Mike Caffey (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Kyiv-Basket of the UA SuperLeague and FIBA Europe Cup. He played college basketball for Long Beach State and Long Beach State 49ers.

High school career[]

Caffey played high school basketball at Centennial.[1]

College career[]

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[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Long Beach Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Jaszberenyi tabs rookie Mike Caffey". Eurobasket.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mike Caffey inks with Trikala". Sportando.com. September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mike Caffey, Helsinki Seagulls agree to deal". Sportando.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mike Caffey signs with Zaporizhye". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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