Pennisi with the Barako Bull Energy in 2015
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-03-13) March 13, 1975 (age 49) Australia |
| Nationality | Australian / Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Eastern Michigan (1994–1997) |
| PBA draft | 2000: Direct hire |
| Selected by the Batang Red Bull Energizers | |
| Playing career | 1995–2017 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 7, 34, 88 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996; 1998–1999 | Townsville Suns/Crocodiles |
| 2000–2008 | Batang Red Bull Energizers / Batang Red Bull Thunder / Red Bull Barako |
| 2008–2011 | San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2011–2014 | Barako Bull Energy Cola / Barako Bull Energy |
| 2014–2015 | Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots |
| 2015–2016 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2016 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| 2016–2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Alfio Pennisi (born March 13, 1975) is an Australian-Filipino former professional basketball player. After playing for the Townsville Suns/Crocodiles of the Australian NBL during the 1990s, Pennisi moved to the Philippines in 2000 and played the rest of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Pennisi played three seasons of college basketball in the United States for the Eastern Michigan Eagles between 1994 and 1997.[1]
Pennisi made his professional debut with the Townsville Suns of the Australian NBL in the 1995 season. He played a second season with the Suns 1996. For the 1998–99 NBL season, Pennisi returned to Townsville, now known as the Crocodiles.[2]
In 2000, Pennisi moved to the Philippines where he was signed by Red Bull Barako, then an expansion team in the Philippine Basketball Association. There, he was one of the team's stars, along with Lordy Tugade, Junthy Valenzuela, Davonn Harp, and Kerby Raymundo, leading Red Bull to two consecutive Commissioner's Cup championships in 2001 and 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup. He was also a key player in Red Bull's 2006 PBA Fiesta Conference championship-winning squad.
Pennisi was traded to the San Miguel Beermen after the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference in exchange for San Miguel's 2010 first round pick (which Red Bull traded to Barangay Ginebra which then used it to pick John Wilson).
On August 28, 2011, Pennisi was traded by San Miguel to Barako Bull Energy Cola along with Sunday Salvacion and the rights for the 2010 no. 8 pick (which was used by Barako Bull to pick Allein Maliksi for Dondon Hontiveros.[3]
On March 21, 2012, he achieved his 700th career 3-point field goal in the 1st quarter of their game against his former team, Petron Blaze Boosters. He became only the eighth player to achieve such feat joining a list that included Allan Caidic and Ronnie Magsanoc. On the same day also he made a controversy by reacting late in a flop when Will McDonald threw the ball, hitting Mick Pennisi in the head.[4][5]
On December 8, 2014, Pennisi was traded to Purefoods Star Hotshots in exchange for Ronnie Matias and Isaac Holstein.[6]
On September 19, 2015, Pennisi was sent by the Hotshots back to Barako Bull in exchange for Barako Bull's 2017 second round pick.[7]
On November 11, 2016, Pennisi was traded by the Phoenix Fuel Masters to the GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for Doug Kramer.
On September 2, 2017, he announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA.[8]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Red Bull | 35 | 39.2 | .425 | .351 | .710 | 7.4 | 2.3 | .6 | 1.7 | 10.5 |
| 2001 | Red Bull | 41 | 26.1 | .411 | .322 | .679 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Red Bull | 12 | 23.3 | .432 | .345 | .735 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .0 | .5 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | Red Bull | 43 | 25.4 | .454 | .398 | .713 | 6.4 | 1.4 | .3 | .7 | 10.1 |
| 2004–05 | Red Bull | 32 | 29.6 | .404 | .350 | .736 | 7.3 | 2.0 | .2 | .8 | 11.1 |
| 2005–06 | Red Bull | 65 | 24.6 | .415 | .342 | .721 | 6.3 | 1.4 | .3 | .8 | 8.7 |
| 2006–07 | Red Bull | 30 | 27.8 | .367 | .349 | .696 | 7.6 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 2007–08 | Red Bull | 50 | 27.4 | .385 | .376 | .720 | 6.4 | 1.2 | .3 | .6 | 8.6 |
| 2008–09 | San Miguel | 57 | 25.0 | .390 | .350 | .802 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .3 | .7 | 6.8 |
| 2009–10 | San Miguel | 46 | 18.6 | .419 | .400 | .962 | 4.1 | .8 | .2 | .6 | 4.5 |
| 2010–11 | San Miguel | 46 | 14.8 | .385 | .275 | .882 | 3.5 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2011–12 | Barako Bull | 39 | 23.3 | .409 | .341 | .754 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .4 | .6 | 7.7 |
| 2012–13 | Barako Bull | 37 | 23.5 | .406 | .337 | .736 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .7 | 8.1 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 34 | 23.7 | .458 | .415 | .767 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | 9.0 |
| 2014–15 | Barako Bull / Star | 41 | 14.5 | .338 | .289 | .654 | 2.7 | .7 | .1 | .3 | 3.7 |
| 2015–16 | Barako Bull / Phoenix | 35 | 17.1 | .395 | .402 | .824 | 3.2 | .7 | .1 | .4 | 5.1 |
| 2016–17 | GlobalPort | 19 | 13.0 | .440 | .400 | .625 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Career | 662 | 23.3 | .407 | .355 | .748 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .7 | 7.5 | |
Pennisi's younger brother, David, also played in the Australian NBL.[10]
