Mike Sylvester
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| Born | December 10, 1951 (age 73) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Dayton | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1974: 6th round, 105th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Michael Joseph "Mike" Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the only American to win a medal at those games, using a dual citizenship to play for Italy.