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{{short description|Filipino-Australian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image           = PBA - Globalport vs Barako Bull - Mick Pennissi-Barako Bull - 2015-1225 (23871084822) (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Pennisi with the [[Barako Bull Energy]] in 2015 
| name            = Mick Pennisi
| number          = 
| position        = 
| league          = 
| team            = 
| nationality     = Australian / Filipino
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|13}}
| birth_place     = Australia
| height_ft       = 6 | height_in = 9
| weight_lbs      = 235
| high school     = 
| college         = [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan]] (1994–1997)
| draft_year_pba  = 2000
| draft_pba       = Direct hire
| draft_team_pba  = [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Batang Red Bull Energizers]]
| career_start    = 1995
| career_end      = 2017
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_number   = 7, 34, 88
| years1          = 1995–1996;<br>1998–1999
| team1           = [[Townsville Crocodiles|Townsville Suns/Crocodiles]]
| years2          = 2000–2008
| team2           = [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Batang Red Bull Energizers / Batang Red Bull Thunder / Red Bull Barako]]
| years3          = 2008–2011
| team3           = [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters]]
| years4          = 2011–2014
| team4           = [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull Energy Cola / Barako Bull Energy]]
| years5          = 2014–2015
| team5           = [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots]]
| years6          = 2015–2016
| team6           = Barako Bull Energy
| years7          = 2016
| team7           = [[Phoenix Fuel Masters]]
| years8          = 2016–2017
| team8           = [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]]
| highlights      = 
* 5× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2001 Commissioner's]], [[2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2002 Commissioner's]], [[2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference|2005–06 Fiesta]], [[2009 PBA Fiesta Conference|2009 Fiesta]], [[2011 PBA Governors' Cup|2011 Governors']])
* 2× [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game|PBA All-Star]] ([[2003 PBA All-Star Weekend|2003]], [[2009 PBA All-Star Weekend|2009]])
}}

'''Michael Alfio Pennisi''' (born March 13, 1975) is an Australian-Filipino former professional [[basketball]] player. After playing for the [[Townsville Crocodiles|Townsville Suns/Crocodiles]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|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).

==College career==
Pennisi played three seasons of [[college basketball]] in the United States for the [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan Eagles]] between 1994 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/mick-pennisi-1.html|title=Mick Pennisi|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Townsville Crocodiles (1995–1996; 1998–1999)===
Pennisi made his professional debut with the [[Townsville Crocodiles|Townsville Suns]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|Australian NBL]] in the [[1995 NBL season|1995 season]]. He played a second season with the Suns [[1996 NBL season|1996]]. For the [[1998–99 NBL season]], Pennisi returned to Townsville, now known as the Crocodiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395352&client=0-189-88242-125697-11143963|title=Player statistics for Michael Pennisi|work=NBL|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

===Red Bull Barako (2000–2008)===
In 2000, Pennisi moved to the Philippines where he was signed by [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|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 [[PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]] championships in [[2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2001]] and [[2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup]]. He was also a key player in Red Bull's [[2006 PBA Fiesta Conference]] championship-winning squad.

===San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters (2008–2011)===
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 San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra]] which then used it to pick [[John Wilson (basketball)|John Wilson]]).

===Barako Bull Energy Cola / Barako Bull Energy (2011–2014)===
On August 28, 2011, Pennisi was traded by San Miguel to [[Barako Bull Energy|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]].<ref>{{ cite news |last=Belen |first=Reynaldo |title=Petron reacquires Dondon Hontiveros in draft day blockbuster |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/petron-reacquires-dondon-hontiveros-in-draft-day-blockbuster |work=InterAksyon |date=August 28, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200648/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/petron-reacquires-dondon-hontiveros-in-draft-day-blockbuster |archive-date=February 15, 2016 }}</ref>

On March 21, 2012, he achieved his 700th career 3-point field goal in the 1st quarter of their game against his former team, [[San Miguel Beermen|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 (basketball)|Will McDonald]] threw the ball, hitting Mick Pennisi in the head.<ref>{{ cite news |last=Golliver |first=Ben |title=Video: Mick Pennisi with the worst basketball flop of all time? |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/17949498/video-mick-pennisi-with-the-worst-basketball-flop-of-all-time |work=[[CBSSports.com]] |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tordecilla |first=Jaemark |title=Mick Pennisi's flop goes viral |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/video-mick-pennisis-flop-goes-viral |work=InterAksyon.com |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414002703/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/video-mick-pennisis-flop-goes-viral |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots (2014–2015)===
On December 8, 2014, Pennisi was traded to [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods Star Hotshots]] in exchange for [[Ronnie Matias]] and [[Isaac Holstein]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Purefoods lands Mick Pennisi from Barako Bull ahead of PBA playoffs |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/purefoods-lands-mick-pennisi-from-barako-bull-ahead-of-pba-playoffs |work=InterAksyon |date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206032443/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/purefoods-lands-mick-pennisi-from-barako-bull-ahead-of-pba-playoffs |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Return to Barako Bull / Phoenix (2015–2016)===
On September 19, 2015, Pennisi was sent by the Hotshots back to Barako Bull in exchange for Barako Bull's [[2017 PBA draft|2017 second round pick]].<ref>{{ cite news |title=Star sends Mick Pennisi back to Barako Bull |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/star-sends-mick-pennisi-back-to-barako-bull |work=InterAksyon |date=September 19, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921022004/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/star-sends-mick-pennisi-back-to-barako-bull |archive-date=September 21, 2015 }}</ref>

===GlobalPort Batang Pier (2016–2017)===
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/mick-pennisi |title=Mick Pennisi calls it quits after 17-year PBA career to focus on poultry business in Thailand |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=September 2, 2017 |publisher=spin.ph |access-date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>

==PBA career statistics==
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
<ref>[http://stats.humblebola.com/pba/players/469-Pennisi-Mick Player Profile] at Humblebola!</ref>

===Season-by-season averages===
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2000}}
| align=left | [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull]]
| 35 || '''39.2''' || .425 || .351 || .710 || 7.4 || '''2.3''' || '''.6''' || '''1.7''' || 10.5
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2001}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 41 || 26.1 || .411 || .322 || .679 || 6.1 || 1.2 || .2 || 1.3 || 7.6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2002}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 12 || 23.3 || .432 || .345 || .735 || 6.5 || 1.2 || .0 || .5 || 8.3
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2003}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 43 || 25.4 || .454 || .398 || .713 || 6.4 || 1.4 || .3 || .7 || 10.1
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2004}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 32 || 29.6 || .404 || .350 || .736 || 7.3 || 2.0 || .2 || .8 || '''11.1'''
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2005}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| '''65''' || 24.6 || .415 || .342 || .721 || 6.3 || 1.4 || .3 || .8 || 8.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2006}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 30 || 27.8 || .367 || .349 || .696 || '''7.6''' || 1.3 || .4 || 1.3 || 10.8
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2007}}
| align=left | Red Bull
| 50 || 27.4 || .385 || .376 || .720 || 6.4 || 1.2 || .3 || .6 || 8.6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2008}}
| align=left | [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]]
| 57 || 25.0 || .390 || .350 || .802 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .3 || .7 || 6.8
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2009}}
| align=left | San Miguel
| 46 || 18.6 || .419 || .400 || '''.962''' || 4.1 || .8 || .2 || .6 || 4.5
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left | San Miguel
| 46 || 14.8 || .385 || .275 || .882 || 3.5 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 3.9
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}
| align=left | [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull]]
| 39 || 23.3 || .409 || .341 || .754 || 4.5 || 1.3 || .4 || .6 || 7.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left | Barako Bull
| 37 || 23.5 || .406 || .337 || .736 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .3 || .7 || 8.1
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}
| align=left | Barako Bull
| 34 || 23.7 || '''.458''' || '''.415''' || .767 || 5.4 || 1.1 || .3 || .3 || 9.0
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}
| align=left | Barako Bull / [[Star Hotshots|Star]]
| 41 || 14.5 || .338 || .289 || .654 || 2.7 || .7 || .1 || .3 || 3.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2015}}
| align=left | Barako Bull / [[Phoenix Fuel Masters|Phoenix]]
| 35 || 17.1 || .395 || .402 || .824 || 3.2 || .7 || .1 || .4 || 5.1
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}
| align=left | [[GlobalPort Batang Pier|GlobalPort]]
| 19 || 13.0 || .440 || .400 || .625 || 2.4 || .5 || .1 || .2 || 3.5
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 662 || 23.3 || .407 || .355 || .748 || 5.3 || 1.2 || .3 || .7 || 7.5
{{end}}

==Personal life==
Pennisi's younger brother, David, also played in the Australian NBL.<ref>{{cite web|last=Henson|first=Joaquin M.|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2000/02/23/108188/sporting-chance|title=Sporting Chance|work=philstar.com|date=23 February 2000|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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