Mike Muscala

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Mike Muscala
File:Mike Muscala.jpg
Muscala with the Bucknell Bison
No. 31 – Atlanta Hawks
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-07-01) July 1, 1991 (age 33)
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Roseville (Roseville, Minnesota)
College Bucknell (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Río Natura Monbús (Spain)
2014–present Atlanta Hawks
2014–2015 →Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

Michael Peter Muscala (born July 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career

Muscala played for the Bucknell Bison men's basketball team for four seasons. He was the 2011 Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year after leading the Bison to an NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, he was named to the First Team All-Patriot League and AP All-American Honorable Mention in 2010-2011.[1] He was a 2012–13 Academic All-America selection.[2] He was also a 2012–13 Senior CLASS Award finalist.[3] Muscala also earned more hardware in 2013 as he won the Patriot League Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and First-Team All Conference honors,[4] becoming the first player in Patriot League history to earn Player of the Year and Tournament MVP twice. During his 2012–13 campaign, Muscala also become Bucknell's all-time leading scorer surpassing Al Leslie's 32-year record.[5]

Professional career

NBA draft and Spain (2013–2014)

On June 27, 2013, Muscala was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 44th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks on draft night,[6] and later joined the Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

On August 1, 2013, Muscala signed a one-year deal with Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.[7] On February 25, 2014, he parted ways with Obradoiro and returned to the United States.[8][9] In 20 games for the club, he averaged 14.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Atlanta Hawks (2014–present)

File:1 mike muscala 2015.jpg
Muscala being defended by Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards in 2015

On February 27, 2014, Muscala signed a multi-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks.[10] He made his debut for the Hawks on March 2, recording four points and five rebounds in a loss to the Phoenix Suns.[11] In the team's regular season finale on April 16, Muscala scored a season-high 15 points in a 111–103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[12]

In July 2014, Muscala re-joined the Hawks for the 2014 NBA Summer League. During the 2014–15 season, he received multiple assignments to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.[13] On March 28, 2015, he had a season-best game with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in a loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[14]

Muscala again played for the Hawks' summer league team in 2015, averaging 9.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in six games. On February 3, 2016, he scored a season-high 12 points in a 125–86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[15] On March 26, 2016, he was presented with the Jason Collier Memorial Trophy for being the player who best exemplifies the characteristics Collier displayed off the court as a community ambassador.[16]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Atlanta 20 0 10.8 .425 .000 1.000 2.6 .4 .2 .5 3.8
2014–15 Atlanta 40 8 12.6 .550 .409 .880 3.0 .6 .4 .5 4.9
Career 60 8 12.0 .509 .360 .923 2.9 .5 .3 .5 4.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Atlanta 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2015 Atlanta 10 0 10.2 .606 .250 .000 1.8 .1 .1 .3 4.2
Career 12 0 8.9 .571 .250 .000 1.5 .1 .1 .3 3.5

See also

References

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  4. ↑ 2012-13 men's basketball all-patriot league team and major awards announced
  5. ↑ Top seeds advance in patriot league men's basketball tournament
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Obradoiro announced Hawks draftee Mike Muscala
  8. ↑ Mike Muscala flying to Atlanta to sign with Hawks, agent says
  9. ↑ Obradoiro announce an agreement with Hawks for Mike Muscala
  10. ↑ HAWKS SIGN MIKE MUSCALA TO CONTRACT
  11. ↑ Notebook: Suns 129, Hawks 120
  12. ↑ Mike Muscala 2013-14 Game Log
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Mike Muscala 2014-15 Game Log
  15. ↑ Mike Muscala 2015-16 Game Log
  16. ↑ Mike Muscala Awarded Jason Collier Memorial Trophy

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Mike Muscala on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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