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.

Miguel Ferrão
Western Cape Mountaineers
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueBNL
Personal information
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African / Portuguese
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the Witwatersrand
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2021Egoli Magic
2021Cape Town Tigers
2022Western Cape Mountaineers
Career highlights and awards
  • BNL Most Valuable Player (2021)
  • BNL champion (2016, 2021)

College career

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

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

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

  1. "Cape Town Tigers, A snap shot of the South African Streak". Full Court Press. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "Reliving the BNL 2020-2021 Unforgettable Season – Basketball National League". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Miguel FERRAO at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Afrobasket.com All-South African BNL Awards 2022". Eurobasket.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. "Miguel Ferrao Player Profile, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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