Nationality American Role Basketball Player Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m | Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Weight 82 kg Name Troy Mikell Position Shooting guard | |
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 105th overall College East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball | ||
Troy Lee Mikell (born 1960s) is an American former basketball player. He was a draft pick in the 1983 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks (5th round, 105th overall) after a four-year collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Mikell, at 6'1" and 180 pounds, played forward in high school but shooting guard in college.
During Mikell's ETSU career with the Buccaneers, he scored 1,684 points, made 637 field goals and shot 55% from the field. As a freshman in 1979–80 he averaged 16.5 points per game and was named the Southern Conference (SoCon) Freshman of the Year, narrowly edging out Western Carolina's Ronnie Carr for the honor. Over his final three seasons Mikell garnered two Second Team All-SoCon and one First Team All-SoCon honors; in his senior season of 1982–83 he was also named the Southern Conference Player of the Year. That year, he averaged 18.3 points per game behind 67.5% field goal shooting as he led ETSU to a berth in the 1983 National Invitation Tournament. He was also Sports Illustrated's national player of the week in March 1983.
After being drafted by the Knicks in the NBA Draft, Mikell was later cut prior to the start of the 1983–84 NBA season.