Mike Caffey

Mike Caffey
No. 2 Helsinki Seagulls
Position Point guard
League Korisliiga
Personal information
Born (1993-02-17) February 17, 1993
Riverside, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Centennial (Corona, California)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Jászberényi KSE
2016–2017 Aries Trikala
2018–present Helsinki Seagulls
Career highlights and awards

Mike Caffey (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for Long Beach State and Long Beach State 49ers.

High school career

Caffey played high school basketball at Centennial.[1]

College career

As a true freshman, Caffey played in all 34 games, starting two, averaging 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.7 steals per game.[1] As a sophomore, he started all 33 games for LBSU, averaging 32.8 minutes, 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game, improving his numbers a lot. Due to his performances, he Earned a First-Team All-Big West honor.[1] During the next two years, his numbers became better and Caffey managed to gain First-Team All-Big West honors another two times, and was a three-time first-team All-Conference pick.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Caffey joined Jászberényi KSE of the Hungarian League.[2] During his rookie professional year, Caffey averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was also included to the Hungarian All-Star Game.

On September 20, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[3] He went on to average 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

On January 2, 2017, Caffey joined Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Long Beach Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. "Jaszberenyi tabs rookie Mike Caffey". Eurobasket.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. "Mike Caffey inks with Trikala". Sportando.com. September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. "Mike Caffey, Helsinki Seagulls agree to deal". Sportando.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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