Mike Chappell

Mike Chappell
	Chappell with the Tokyo Apache in 2010
Personal information
Born	January 21, 1978 (age 46); Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Southfield-Lathrup; (Lathrup Village, Michigan)
College	Duke (1996–1998); Michigan State (1999–2001);
Hebraica y Macabi
2009–2011	Tokyo Apache
Career highlights and awards
	All-NBL Third Team (2004); 2000); Third-team Parade All-American (1996);

Michael Lawrence Chappell (born January 21, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Southfield, Michigan.

College career

After being recruited heavily by the top universities in America, Mike Chappell attended college at

Final Four

in 2001.

Professional career

Upon graduation from

Wollongong Hawks (2001–2002) and Canberra Cannons (2002–2003) in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). His popularity within the NBL brought him back to star for the New Zealand Breakers in 2003. In 2004, Mike Chappell set a new NBL record after scoring an explosive 44-points in a game against the Perth Wildcats. Word of Chappell's success in the NBL reached the US, and he was selected to play for the Toronto Raptors in the 2004 NBA Summer League in Minnesota

.

During the 2002 NBL off-season, Chappell and the Cannons embarked on a short tour of the United States playing various college teams. On one occasion they played against the Michigan State Spartans at the

Hall of Fame in 2002, saw the Cannons defeat the Spartans 104–85.^[1]

After his stint in the NBL, Mike Chappell ventured out into

NBL once again. One of Chappell's new teammates at the 36ers was his Michigan State teammate of 1999–2001, Adam Ballinger

.

Joined Ukrainian Basketball League club Budivelnik Kyiv (Kiev) from summer 2008 to December 2008. Joined Basketball Japan League club

Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix

where they lost. Left the club in May 2010.

Personal life

When he is not playing basketball, Chappell's favorite pastime is spending time with his son, Isaiah Chappell, who was born in

Tall Blacks, has jokingly extended an open invitation for Chappell's son to join their roster some day.^{[citation needed}

]

References

^ Canberra Cannons featuring Magic Johnson

External links

[1] Canberra Cannons featuring Magic Johnson

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