Mike Hall (basketball)

Mike Hall

Hall in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 (age 39) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American / Irish
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Alan B. Shepard (Palos Heights, Illinois)
College	George Washington (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2021
Position	Forward
Career history
2006–2007	Tulsa 66ers
2007	Washington Wizards
2007–2008	Tulsa 66ers
2008–2010	Olimpia Milano
2010	Teramo
2010–2011	Dakota Wizards
2011	Erdemir
2012	Fuenlabrada
2012	Maccabi Ashdod
2014	Toros de Aragua
2014	Manresa
2014	Juventud Sionista
2015	Aries Trikala
2015	Scaligera Verona
2015–2017	Biella
2017–2019	Kleb Basket Ferrara
2019	Virtus Cassino
2019–2020	Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo
2020–2021	CB Tizona
Career highlights and awards
2× Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2005, 2006)
Stats   at NBA.com
Stats   at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Horus Hall (born June 5, 1984) is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach.

College career

He attended Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois. Hall, a four-year starter at George Washington University from 2002 through 2006 was a tri-captain his senior season on a team that went 27–3. Those Colonial teams won the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2005 and made the NCAA tournament in 2005 and 2006. Hall was inducted into George Washington's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. ^[1]

Professional career

Undrafted after his senior season, Hall joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. On February 28, 2007, the Washington Wizards signed him to a ten-day contract due to injuries of forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. ^[2] He was signed to a second ten-day contract shortly afterwards, and on March 21, the team signed him for the rest of the season. ^[2] He appeared in two games for the Wizards and was released in late October, 2007 due to salary cap reasons. ^[3]

On August 11, 2008, Hall signed with Armani Jeans Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A, the top level of Italian basketball. ^[4] In the 2008–09 season, Hall was one of the top rebounders of Serie A. Thanks also to his good performances, Armani Jeans reached Euroleague 2008-09 Top 16 and Serie A finals, which they eventually lost to Montepaschi Siena. In the 2008–09. he scored career highs 27 points and 9 rebounds in Euroleague, and 23 points and 15 rebounds in Serie A.

In August 2010, Hall signed a contract with Bancatercas Teramo, ^[5] but was released in December 2010 after the team's 0–5 start. On December 16, 2010, he was acquired by the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League. ^[6] In January 2011, he moved to Turkey and signed with Erdemir SK. ^{[7] [8]} At the end of the season, he left Erdemir. ^[9]

In January 2012, he signed with Fuenlabrada of Spain for the rest of the season. ^[10] On November 29, 2012, he signed with Maccabi Ashdod of Israel. ^[11] In his second game with Maccabi, he got injured and missed the rest of the season. ^[12]

On March 26, 2014, he signed with Toros de Aragua of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. ^[13]

In September 2014, Hall signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain. ^[14] In October 2014, he parted ways with Manresa, after playing only two games. ^{[15] [16]} On November 26, 2014, he signed with Juventud Sionista of Argentina. ^[17] He left Sionista after only three games. On February 24, 2015, he signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. ^[18] On April 17, 2015, he left Trikala and signed with Scaligera Verona of the Italian Serie A2 Basket for the rest of the season. ^[19]

On October 28, 2015, Hall signed with Pallacanestro Biella of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. ^[20] He later played for Pallacanestro Piacenza  [ it ], Kleb Basket Ferrara and again Pallacanestro Biella.

On October 20, 2021, Hall announced his retirement from professional basketball. ^[21]

Coaching

In 2021, Hall joined the New York Knicks organization as a coach, coaching with the Westchester Knicks as the Player Development Manager. ^[22]

Career statistics

Italian League

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Milano	42	41	30.1	.429	.335	.745	7.6	1.1	2.0	.3	11.0
2009–10	Milano	39	25	25.8	.363	.284	.778	6.2	1.6	1.3	.4	7.1
2010–11	Teramo	5	5	37.6	.375	.348	.833	8.2	1.8	1.8	.2	10.8
Career		86	71	28.6	.400	.315	.763	7.0	1.3	1.7	.3	9.3

References

1. https://gwsports.com/news/2019/8/8/general-gw-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2019.aspx GW Hall of Fame], accessed January 24, 2021.
2. WIZARDS: Wizards Sign Mike Hall for Remainder of the Season
3. Hall released, Pesh out for tonight's game – Wizards Insider
4. "Armani Jeans tabs forward Mike Hall". Euroleague.net. August 10, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
5. "Teramo signs Mike Hall". Sportando.com. August 6, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
6. NBA D-League's Dakota Wizards Acquire Mike Hall FanHouse, December 16, 2010
7. "UPDATE: Mike Hall accepts the proposal from Erdemir". Sportando.com. January 27, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
8. "Hall İmzaladı". mixbasket.blogspot.com (in Turkish). January 29, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
9. "Hall, Thomas and Barbour will leave Erdemir". Sportando.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
10. "Hall Answers The Call At Fuenlabrada". fibaeurope.com. January 20, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
11. "Maccabi Ashdod signs Mardy Collins, Mike Hall". Sportando.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
12. "Maccabi Ashdod, Mike Hall is done for the season". Sportando.com. December 20, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
13. "Toros de Aragua sign Mike Hall". Sportando.com. March 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
14. "Mike Hall signs with Basquet Manresa". Sportando.com. September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
15. "Mike Hall termina su contrato con La Bruixa d'Or Manresa". acb.com (in Spanish). October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
16. "Basquet Manresa parts ways with Mike Hall". Sportando.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
17. "Mike Hall (ex La Bruixa d'Or) signs at Sionista". Eurobasket.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
18. "Mike Hall and Quintin Kwame Alexander sign with Trikala". Sportando.com. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
19. "Tezenis Verona announces Mike Hall". Sportando.com. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
20. "Angelico Biella announces Mike Hall, parts ways with Marcel Jones". Sportando.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
21. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (20 October 2021). "European basketball journeyman Mike Hall announces retirement as a player". Sportando. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
22. Westchester Knicks Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster

External links

• Mike Hall at FIBA.com
• Mike Hall at Euroleague.net
• Mike Hall at RealGM.com
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com    and  Basketball-Reference.com