Mike Maloy

Alvin Michael "Mike" Maloy ( born May 10, 1949 in New York City; † February 3, 2009 in Vienna) was an Austrian- American professional basketball player.

Maloy attended Bryant High School in Long Iceland City, New York, and Davidson College. He was considered one of the best players in the NCAA, and one of the greatest basketball talent. In December 1968, his likeness even appeared on the cover of the prestigious magazine Sports Illustrated. He set the NCAA record with respect to the highest free-throw percentage in a game on (13 of 13). In the 1970 NBA Draft he was selected in the 10th round by the Boston Celtics, but moved to the ABA. There he was active for the Dallas Chaparrals two years for the Virginia Squires and one year. In 1976, he moved to Austria. There he was one of the first American Legion and played in the clubs UBSC Vienna, with which it was 4x Austrian champion, Klosterneuburg, Mattersburg and BBC Tulln 1 and the call to the Austrian National Team was possible through its naturalization in 1980. After his playing career Maloy joined as a trainer and coach at various clubs in appearance ( Mattersburg, Klosterneuburg, Vienna).

Maloy taught at the American International School in Vienna and one secondary school in Klosterneuburg. Maloy was also known as a blues musician, he regularly performed as a singer in the Boring Blues Band.

Mike Maloy was found dead on February 3, 2009 after a severe influenza at his home in Vienna.

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  • ABA Statistics
  • Sports Illustrated
  • Boring Blues Band
  • Interview with Mike Maloy 2005
  • Maloys last interview in 2008
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  • Born in 1949
  • Died in 2009
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