Mike Sylvester
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| Born | December 10, 1951 (age 74) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Dayton | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1974: 6th round, 105th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1974–1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1992–2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1974–1980 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1986 | VL Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Basket Rimini | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Basket Marsala | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Dayton Wings | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy | ||||||||||||||
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As a player:
As a head coach:
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Michael Joseph "Mike" Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian former professional baseball player, professional basketball player, and basketball coach. During his basketball playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in), he was known as an accurate shooter. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the only American to win a medal at those games, using a dual citizenship to play for the senior Italian national basketball team.