Mike Chappell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1978 Southfield, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Southfield-Lathrup (Lathrup Village, Michigan) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2002 | Mount Gambier Pioneers |
| 2002–2003 | Canberra Cannons |
| 2003–2004 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2004 | Waikato Titans |
| 2004–2005 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2005–2006 | Champville SC |
| 2006–2007 | Sendai 89ers |
| 2007–2008 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2008 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2008–2009 | Budivelnyk |
| 2009 | Hebraica y Macabi |
| 2009–2011 | Tokyo Apache |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Lawrence Chappell (born January 21, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Southfield, Michigan.
After being recruited heavily by the top universities in America, Mike Chappell attended college at Duke University from 1996–1998 and was coached under Mike Krzyzewski. At Duke, Chappell started in over half of their games in 1998. Chappell transferred to Michigan State University in the fall of 1998. Under the leadership of Tom Izzo, Chappell contributed to a dynamic team that won the NCAA National Title in 2000 and made it to the Final Four in 2001.
Upon graduation from Michigan State University, Chappell joined the rosters of the Wollongong Hawks (2001–2002) and Canberra Cannons (2002–2003) in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). His popularity within the NBL brought him back to star for the New Zealand Breakers in 2003. In 2004, Mike Chappell set a new NBL record after scoring an explosive 44-points in a game against the Perth Wildcats. Word of Chappell's success in the NBL reached the US, and he was selected to play for the Toronto Raptors in the 2004 NBA Summer League in Minnesota.
During the 2002 NBL off-season, Chappell and the Cannons embarked on a short tour of the United States playing various college teams. On one occasion they played against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center. For that game, the Cannons featured former Michigan State player, NBA legend with the Los Angeles Lakers and one of the most decorated players in basketball history, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The game, a celebration of Johnson's induction into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2002, saw the Cannons defeat the Spartans 104–85.
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