Mike Ferrara

Michael James Ferrara (born August 25, 1958) is a retired American basketball player best known for his collegiate career. He was the America East Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81 while playing for Colgate University. After graduating, Ferrara was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets, due to a serious knee injury sustained in the preseason, he never played in the National Basketball Association.^[1]

Mike Ferrara

Personal information
Born	(1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 66) New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Franklin (Franklin, New Jersey)
College	Niagara (1976–1977) Colgate (1978–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 3rd round, 48th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Bullets
Position	Shooting guard
Career highlights
America East Player of the Year (1981) 2× First-team All-America East (1980, 1981) No. 44 retired by Colgate Raiders
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ferrara grew up in Franklin, New Jersey and starred at Franklin High School.^[2]

Ferrara began his career at Niagara University, where after one season he transferred because the head coach who recruited him, Frank Layden, left prior to the start of Ferrara's career.^[3] After sitting out a season as a transfer redshirt, Ferrara spent his final three seasons playing for Colgate University.^[3][4] He scored a then-school record 1,763 points (later broken in 1995) and still holds Colgate records for points in a season (772) and steals in a season (94).^[5] Ferrara finished as the second leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I in 1980–81 with a 28.6 points per game average and was named the conference's player of the year.^[6] His jersey number was retired by Colgate in 2005.^[6]