Michael Sweetney

Mike Sweetney

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Power forward/center
Personal information
Date of birth	October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
High school	Oxon Hill
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
College	Georgetown
NBA Draft	2003 / 9th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
New York Knicks (2003-2005) Chicago Bulls (2005-2007) Shaanxi Kylins (2009-2010) Erie BayHawks (2010) Cangrejeros de Santurce (2010)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold	2001 Saitama	Team competition

Michael 'Mike' Damien Sweetney (born October 25, 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player, in the power forward/center position.

High school/college career

Sweetney went to Oxon Hill for high school, where he was named Washington Post All Met Basketball Player of the Year. He continued the tradition of highly skilled big men at Georgetown University, averaging 18.2 points while shooting nearly 55% over his three-year collegiate career. He was especially dominant over his junior year, in which he was named Honorable Mention All-America by AP, as well as being a Naismith College Player of the Year finalist and a candidate for the John R. Wooden Award.

That year, Sweetney was the only player in the nation to rank in the top 20 in scoring and rebounding. Despite playing only three seasons, he ranks seventh on Georgetown's career scoring list (1,750), fifth in rebounds (887) and sixth in blocks (180).

Professional career

Sweetney was by selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th overall pick, in the 2003 NBA Draft. After a two-year stint with only 42 regular season contests in his rookie year, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls on October 4, 2005, alongside Tim Thomas and Jermaine Jackson, for Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis.^[1]

Sweetney has also battled weight issues throughout his life and career. It was reported in The Chicago Tribune that, if Sweetney did not lose a certain amount of weight, his career could be in danger.^[2] From 2007-09, he failed to make a single appearance.

In the summer of 2009 he played with the Boston Celtics summer league team. He was invited to attend training camp in October 2009 to try out with the Celtics and attempt to resume an NBA career. He was waived on October 22.^[3]

References

1. ^ Bulls re-sign Curry, complete sign-and-trade with Knicks; NBA.com, 4 October 2005
2. ^ Sam Smith (2006-12-06). "Ask Sam Smith". ChicagoSports.com. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/askthewriter/cs-061206asksamsmith,1,5421347.story?coll=cs-bulls-ask-headlines. 
3. ^ Celtics Waive Michael Sweetney

External links

• NBA.com profile
• NBA.com Draft profile

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Name	Sweetney, Michael
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Date of birth	1982-10-25
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
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