Mike Vreeswyk
Personal information | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota | March 1, 1967
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Morrisville (Morrisville, Pennsylvania) |
College | Temple (1985–1989) |
NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1989–2000 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 8, 12 |
Career history | |
1990 | Zepter Vienna |
1991 | Kortrijk |
1991–1992 | Apollon Limassol |
1992–1993 | JSA Bordeaux |
1992–1993 | Yakima Sun Kings |
1993–1994 | Canoe Jeans Den Bosch |
1994–1995 | Hitashi Honso Rising Sun |
1995 | Ovar |
1996–1997 | Libertel Den Bosch |
1997–1998 | RZG Donar |
1998–2000 | New Philadelphia Firedogs |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mike Vreeswyk (born March 1, 1967) is a former American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls where he was a three year starter.[1]
Career[]
High school career[]
Vreeswyk attended Morrisville High School in Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1985 and finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,019 points.[2] As a junior he averaged 23 points per game and was named Third Team All-State. As a senior he led the state of Pennsylvania in scoring with an average of 33.5 points per game and was named First Team All-State.[1] For college, Vreeswyck selected nearby Temple University to play for future Hall of Fame coach John Chaney. He chose the owls over Seton Hall, Boston College, UMass and West Virginia[3]
College career[]
Vreeswyk attended Temple from 1985 to 1989.[4][5] He was a three-year starter and finished his Temple career as the fifth leading scorer of all time with 1650 points.[citation needed] He also left school as the holder of every 3-point record, until surpassed by Lynn Greer in 2003.[1] He was a member and second leading scorer on the 1987-88 team that was ranked first in the country for 9 weeks. The Owls entered the NCAA tournament as the number one overall seed before losing to Duke in the East Regional Finals.[6][7]
Professional career[]
After college Vreeswyk had tryouts with the Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers before embarking on a 9-year professional career overseas. He played in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Japan. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Yakima Sun Kings.[8]
Vreeswyk was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 College Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995,[9] the Temple University Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 [10] and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Bucks County Chapter in 2010 [11]
Honors[]
- First-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference (1989)
- First-team All-Philadelphia Big 5 (1989)
- Second-team All-Philadelphia Big 5 (1988)
- 2x Dutch League All-Star (1994, 1997)
- Belgium League All-Star (1990)
- Cyprus League All-Star and 3-point contest winner (1991)
References[]
- ^ a b c Tom Moore (8 February 2020). "Temple great Mike Vreeswyk was a shooting star". The Morning Call. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Rick O (18 January 2015). "Former Temple star Vreeswyk helping out at Pennsbury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Morrisville's Vreeswyck picks Temple". Philadelphia Daily News. November 16, 1984. p. 162. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Moore (29 January 2019). "John Chaney's impact goes way beyond his success coaching basketball at Temple University". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ L.A. Parker (28 February 2021). "Mike Vreeswyk eulogized John Chaney as life and game changer". Bucks Local News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Kevin Callahan (20 January 2020). "Vreeswyk growing into his dad's shoes for on-the-rise George School". cityofbasketballlove.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Mike Sielski (24 March 2018). "Thirty years after Temple's missed opportunity, an Owl gains perspective on the loss, and his coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ 1993-94 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 351
- ^ Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame
- ^ Owl Sports
- ^ "2010 Honorees | Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame".
External links[]
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at DonarBasketbal.nl
- College statistics at Sports Reference
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Minneapolis
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- People from Morrisville, Pennsylvania
- Small forwards
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- Yakima Sun Kings players