Mike Penberthy
Los Angeles Lakers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Gatos, California | November 29, 1974
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Herbert Hoover (Fresno, California) |
College | The Master's College (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–2012 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 4, 12, 17, 20 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997 | Idaho Stampede |
1997–1998 | BCJ Hamburg Tigers |
1998–1999 | Quad City Thunder |
1999 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
1999–2000 | BCJ Hamburg Tigers |
2000–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2002–2005 | Pompea Napoli |
2005–2006 | Alba Berlin |
2006–2007 | Snaidero Cucine Udine |
2007 | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia |
2007–2008 | Snaidero Udine |
2011–2012 | Los Angeles Slam |
As coach: | |
2018–2019 | New Orleans Pelicans (assistant) |
2019–present | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant coach:
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Dunkin Penberthy (born November 29, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard from The Master's College (now The Master's University), Penberthy went undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft but played for the Los Angeles Lakers, winning an NBA championship in 2001.
Early life and college[]
Born in Los Gatos, California, Penberthy graduated from Herbert Hoover High School at Fresno, California in 1993. He played college basketball for The Master's College in Santa Clarita, California, where he played with distinction, broke numerous school records (including most career points), was a 2-time NAIA All-American, and was later a charter member of the college for the 2003–2004 season. He held the NAIA record for consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made, with 111, until it was broken in December 2005 by Brandon Cole of John Brown University.[1] He graduated from The Master's College in 1997 with a B.A. degree in biblical studies.[2]
Professional career[]
Penberthy tried out for the Indiana Pacers and tore his right hamstring; he took three months off and joined the Continental Basketball Association team Idaho Stampede, which drafted him from college. The Stampede cut Penberthy, who said he "hated" playing there, and he transferred to the German team Hamburg Tigers.[3][4]
During the summer of 1998, when the NBA locked out its players, Penberthy worked as a forklift driver at Turf Tek, a company managed by a cousin of his. The following fall, Penberthy joined sports ministry Athletes in Action and the CBA team Quad City Thunder but was cut due to a sprained right ankle. From April to June 1999, Penberthy played for the Venezuelan team Cocodrilos de Caracas.[4][5]
In his NBA career, Penberthy played in 56 games, all with the Lakers, and had averages of 4.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game while playing 15.4 minutes per game on average. He won an NBA championship with the team in 2000–01.
The Lakers waived Penberthy on November 10, 2001.[6] Afterwards, he played basketball in Italy and Germany and competed in the ULEB Cups of 2005, 2006, and 2007.[7] While with Alba Berlin, Penberthy helped the team win the German Cup of 2006.[5] In 2011, Penberthy signed with the Los Angeles Slam of the ABA.[8]
Coaching career[]
In the 2014–15 season, Penberthy was the shooting coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.[9] In the 2018–19 season, Penberthy was the shooting coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. In the summer of 2019, Penberthy was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. Penberthy won his second championship when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in 6 games.
Personal life[]
Penberthy married Wendy Jones, who attended The Master's College with him and played volleyball for the college. They have three children. Ty, Jaden and Kate.[2]
References[]
- ^ NAIA star makes 3-pointer in record 112 straight games
- ^ a b "2003-04 Charter Members". The Master's College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Bias, Kevin C. (April 9, 2001), "Identity Crisis", Sports Illustrated, 94 (15), archived from the original on October 3, 2009
- ^ a b Turner, Broderick (December 20, 2000). "Lakers' shooting star". Riverside Press-Enterprise. Retrieved January 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Snaidero inks Mike Penberthy". Eurocup. January 19, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Tim (November 11, 2001). "Penberthy Becomes Victim of Numbers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Penberthy". Doudiz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-19.
- ^ http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/la-slam-acquires-former-nba-players/
- ^ "Timberwolves Add Mike Penberthy, Jason Hervey to Basketball Operations Staff".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Mike Penberthy on Twitter
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basket Napoli players
- Basketball coaches from California
- Basketball players from California
- Cocodrilos de Caracas players
- Los Angeles Lakers assistant coaches
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- The Master's Mustangs men's basketball players
- New Orleans Pelicans assistant coaches
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- People from Los Gatos, California
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Fresno, California
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players