Mike Penberthy

Mike Penberthy

point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 29, 1974 (1974-11-29) (age 36)
Place of birth	Los Gatos, California
Nationality	American
High school	Herbert Hoover High School (Fresno, California)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	The Master's College
Pro career	1997–2008
Career history
Idaho Stampede (1997) BCJ Hamburg Tigers (1997-1998) Cocodrilos de Caracas (1999) BCJ Hamburg Tigers (1999-2000) Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002) Pompea Napoli (2002–2005) ALBA Berlin (2005-2006) Snaidero Cucine Udine (2006-2007) Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia (2007) Snaidero Udine (2007-2008)
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2001) German National Cup (2006)
Stats at NBA.com

Mike Penberthy (born November 29, 1974) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" (1.90 m) point guard from The Master's College, Penberthy was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for two years (2000-01 to 2001–02). Penberthy was part of their 2000–01 championship team.

Early life and college

Born in Los Gatos, California, Penberthy graduated from Herbert Hoover High School at Fresno, California in 1993. He played college basketball for The Master's College in Santa Clarita, California, where he played with distinction, broke numerous school records (including most career points), and was later a charter member of the college for the 2003-2004 season. He graduated from The Master's College in 1997 with a B.A. degree in biblical studies.^[1]

Professional career

Penberthy tried out for the Indiana Pacers and tore his right hamstring; he took three months off and joined the Continental Basketball Association team Idaho Stampede, which drafted him from college. The Stampede cut Pemberthy, who said he "hated" playing there, and he transferred to the German team Hamburg Tigers.^[2][3]

During the summer of 1998, when the NBA locked out its players, Penberthy worked as a forklift driver at Turf Tek, a company managed by a cousin of his. The following fall, Penberthy joined sports ministry Athletes in Action and the CBA team Quad City Thunder but was cut due to a sprained right ankle. From April to June 1999, Penberthy played for the Venezuelan team Crocodilos de Caracas.^[3][4]

In his NBA career, Penberthy played in 56 games (all with the Lakers) and had averages of 4.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game while playing 15.4 minutes per game on average.

The Lakers waived Penberthy on November 10, 2001.^[5] Since then, he has played basketball in Italy and Germany and competed in the ULEB Cups of 2005, 2006, and 2007.^[6] While with Alba Berlin, Penberthy helped the team win the German Cup of 2006.^[4]

Personal life

Penberthy married Wendy Jones, who attended Master's College with him and played volleyball for the college. They have two sons: Ty and Jaden.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2003-04 Charter Members". The Master's College. http://www.masters.edu/DeptPageNew.asp?PageID=1623. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
2. ^ Bias, Kevin C. (April 9, 2001), "Identity Crisis", Sports Illustrated 94 (15), http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022261/index.htm 
3. ^ ^{a b} Turner, Broderick (December 20, 2000). "Lakers' shooting star". Riverside Press-Enterprise. http://www.press-enterprise.com/newsarchive/2000/12/20/977293575.html. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Snaidero inks Mike Penberthy". Eurocup. January 19, 2007. http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/home/news/i/6862/448/snaidero-inks-mike-penberthy?smid=514. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
5. ^ Brown, Tim (November 11, 2001). "Penberthy Becomes Victim of Numbers". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/nov/11/sports/sp-3006. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
6. ^ "Mike Penberthy". Doudiz. http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/7850/Mike-Penberthy.html. 

External links

• Mike Penberthy at NBA.com
• Mike Penberthy at Basketball-Reference.com

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Name	Penberthy, Mike
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Date of birth	November 29, 1974
Place of birth	Los Gatos, California
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