Pete Mickeal

Bio

Pete Mickeal is one of the winningest basketball players in NJCAA history. To date, he is the only NJCAA player to have won two national championships, a national player of the year award, and a national tournament MVP award, all of which came during his two years as a student-athlete at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa. During his time at IHCC, he and his teammates went 76-1, and he is the only player in Indian Hills history have his number retired.

Orginally from Rock Island, IL, Mickeal transferred from IHCC to the University of Cincinnati, where he competed alongside Kenyon Martin under Coach Bob Huggins. As the 1999-2000 Bearcats commanded the #1 national ranking for most of the season, Mickeal's play at small forward earned him recognition as an Honorable Mention All-American, and a member of the Conference USA first team. He would go on to be selected in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.

Almost all of Mickeal's years as a professional player were spent overseas in Europe, where he became one of the most successful American players in history. A 17 year professional career saw him play in eight different countries, win a 2002 ABA championship, and be named ABA league MVP and finals MVP. He won the 2010 Euro League Championship, and was a three time Spanish League champion.

Following his retirement, Mickeal began Mickeal Sports Group, a full service sports representation agency.