Michael Joiner

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Michael Joiner
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Joiner with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025
Phoenix Mercury
PositionAssistant coach
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-10-28) October 28, 1981 (age 43)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Seventy-First
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)
College Florida State (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2005 Sheffield Sharks
2005–2006 Albany Patroons
2006 Arkansas ArchAngels
2006 Amsterdam
2006–2007 Lobos Grises de la UAD
2007 Quad City Riverhawks
2007 Canterbury Rams
2007–2010 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2008–2009 Daegu Orions
2009 Gold Coast Blaze
2010–2011 Austin Toros
2010 Henan Jiyuan
2011 Whampoa
2013–2014 Saitama Broncos
As a coach:
2019–2024 Memphis Hustle (assistant)
2024–present Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
Career highlights
  • ACC All-Freshman team (2001)

Michael Vincent Joiner [1] (born October 28, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He is 6'7" and played the small forward and sometimes power forward positions.

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Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Joiner graduated from Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2000. He attended Florida State University.

In 2007, Joiner averaged 19.3 points per game in his 18 matches for the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League.

For the 2008–09 season, Joiner averaged 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Development League.

Coaching career

For the 2019–20 season, Joiner was added to the coaching staff of the G League's Memphis Hustle as an assistant. [2] In January 2024, the Phoenix Mercury hired Joiner as an assistant coach to Nate Tibbetts. [3]

References

  1. "Michael Vincent Joiner - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. "Hustle coaching staff set for season". desototimes.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. Moore Jr, James F. (January 18, 2024). "Fayetteville native, former Seventy-First star named Phoenix Mercury assistant coach". The Fayetteville Observer . Retrieved June 4, 2025.