Miguel Ferrão
Miguel Pedro Ho Ferrão (born 16 January 1996) is a South African-Portuguese basketball player for the Western Cape Mountaineers. In international competitions, Ferrão represents South Africa, although he competed for Portugal in the youth ranks.
| Western Cape Mountaineers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | BNL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 January 1996 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African / Portuguese |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of the Witwatersrand |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2021 | Egoli Magic |
| 2021 | Cape Town Tigers |
| 2022 | Western Cape Mountaineers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College career edit
Ferrão attended University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and helped the Witwatersrand basketball team win the USSA national championship twice (in 2016 and 2018).[1]
Professional career edit
Ferrão played the first years of his career with the Egoli Magic of the Basketball National League (BNL). In the final of the 2020–21 season, he had 25 points and 21 rebounds and was named the league's MVP.[2]
Since 2021, he is on the roster of the Cape Town Tigers.[3] One year later, Ferrão played for the Western Cape Mountaineers and helped the team reach the finals, collecting Afrobasket.com All-League First Team honours in the process.[4]
National team career edit
Ferrão has played with the Portugal under-18 and under-20 team at their respective European Championships in the B division.[5] He switched teams to South Africa and represented the country at AfroBasket 2017.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Cape Town Tigers, A snap shot of the South African Streak". Full Court Press. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Reliving the BNL 2020-2021 Unforgettable Season – Basketball National League". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Miguel FERRAO at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Afrobasket.com All-South African BNL Awards 2022". Eurobasket.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Miguel Ferrao Player Profile, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links edit
- Miguel Ferrão at Eurobasket.com
- Miguel Ferrão at RealGM
- Miguel Ferrão at Proballers