Mike Caffey

Mike Caffey
No. 5 – Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1993-02-17) February 17, 1993 (age 31)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentennial (Corona, California)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Jászberényi KSE
2016–2017Aries Trikala
2018Helsinki Seagulls
2019–2020BKM Lučenec
2020–2021Zaporizhya
2021–2022Kyiv-Basket
2022Crailsheim Merlins
2022–2023MZT Skopje
2023–presentCzarni Słupsk
Career highlights and awards

Mike Caffey (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Czarni Słupsk of the PLK. He played college basketball for Long Beach State and Long Beach State 49ers.

High school career

Caffey played high school basketball at Centennial.[1]

College career

As a true freshman, Caffey played in all 34 games, starting two, averaging 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.7 steals per game.[1] As a sophomore, he started all 33 games for LBSU, averaging 32.8 minutes, 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game, improving his numbers a lot. Due to his performances, he Earned a First-Team All-Big West honor.[1] During the next two years, his numbers became better and Caffey managed to gain First-Team All-Big West honors another two times, and was a three-time first-team All-Conference pick.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Caffey joined Jászberényi KSE of the Hungarian League.[2] During his rookie professional year, Caffey averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was also included to the Hungarian All-Star Game.

On September 20, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[3] He went on to average 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

On January 2, 2017, Caffey joined Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[4]

On July 12, 2020, he has signed with BC Zaporizhya of the UA SuperLeague.[5]

On March 23, 2022, he has signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On June 27, 2023, he signed with Czarni Słupsk of the PLK.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Long Beach Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Jaszberenyi tabs rookie Mike Caffey". Eurobasket.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mike Caffey inks with Trikala". Sportando.com. September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mike Caffey, Helsinki Seagulls agree to deal". Sportando.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mike Caffey signs with Zaporizhye". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Crailsheim signs Mike Caffey, ex Kyiv Basket". Eurobasket. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mike Caffey dołączy do Grupa Sierleccy Czarnych". plk.pl (in Polish). June 27, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.