Michael Joiner

Michael Vincent Joiner^[1] (born October 28, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He is 6'7" and played the small forward and sometimes power forward positions.

Michael Joiner

Joiner with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025
Phoenix Mercury
Position	Assistant coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1981-10-28) October 28, 1981 (age 43) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Seventy-First (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
College	Florida State (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2005	Sheffield Sharks
2005–2006	Albany Patroons
2006	Arkansas ArchAngels
2006	Amsterdam
2006–2007	Lobos Grises de la UAD
2007	Quad City Riverhawks
2007	Canterbury Rams
2007–2010	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2008–2009	Daegu Orions
2009	Gold Coast Blaze
2010–2011	Austin Toros
2010	Henan Jiyuan
2011	Whampoa
2013–2014	Saitama Broncos
As a coach:
2019–2024	Memphis Hustle (assistant)
2024–present	Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
Career highlights
ACC All-Freshman team (2001)

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Joiner graduated from Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2000. He attended Florida State University.

In 2007, Joiner averaged 19.3 points per game in his 18 matches for the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League.

For the 2008–09 season, Joiner averaged 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Development League.

Coaching career

For the 2019–20 season, Joiner was added to the coaching staff of the G League's Memphis Hustle as an assistant.^[2] In January 2024, the Phoenix Mercury hired Joiner as an assistant coach to Nate Tibbetts.^[3]