Mike Sojourner

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Mike Sojourner
Mike Sojourner Utah.jpeg
Personal information
Born (1953-10-16) October 16, 1953 (age 71)
Germantown, Philadelphia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Germantown
(Germantown, Pennsylvania)
College Utah (1972–1974)
NBA draft 1974: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1974–1977
Position Center / power forward
Number40
Career history
19741977 Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (1974)
  • Second-team All-WAC (1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,658 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds 1,237 (6.5 rpg)
Assists 172 (0.9 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael Sojourner (born October 16, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.

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A 6'9" (2.05 m) power forward / center from the University of Utah, Sojourner played three seasons (1974–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, where he played his entire professional career. He averaged 8.7 points per game over three seasons.

Sojourner was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (10th overall pick) of the 1974 NBA draft as well as the Denver Rockets in the 3rd round (23rd overall pick) of the 1974 ABA draft.

He is the younger brother of former ABA player Willie Sojourner.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1974–75 Atlanta 7329.2.488.6518.81.3.5.811.7
1975–76 Atlanta 6723.9.473.6726.7.9.6.68.6
1976–77 Atlanta 5110.8.468.7192.9.4.3.24.5
Career19122.4.480.6716.5.9.5.68.7

References

  1. "Mike Sojourner NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2025.