Education
Born in Rock Island, Illinois, Mickeal attended Rock Island High School, the same school attended by former National Basketball Association player and coach Don Nelson.
Born in Rock Island, Illinois, Mickeal attended Rock Island High School, the same school attended by former National Basketball Association player and coach Don Nelson.
He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round, with the 58th pick of the 2000 National Basketball Association Draft. In two full seasons of varsity basketball, Mickeal broke the school"s all-time scoring record. After high school, Mickeal played for two years as a small forward with Indian Hills Community College.
Foreign his junior year, he transferred to play at Cincinnati, where he played with the Cincinnati Bearcats.
National Basketball Association
After two productive seasons with Cincinnati, Mickeal entered the 2000 National Basketball Association Draft. After being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, Mickeal participated in training camp with them.
He never played for them in an actual game. His contract with the Mavs was waived, but he was soon signed as a free agent by the New York Knicks.
He was on the injured reserve his entire time as a Knick, and was waived later in the season.
In the 2002-2003 season, he drew attention again from the National Basketball Association, being signed to a practice-squad contract with the Houston Rockets, before being waived a week later. He also played with the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Summer League and the Las Vegas Summer League in 2004. American Basketball Association
After his unsuccessful run in the National Basketball Association, Mickeal went on to have great success in the American Bar Association with the Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs, and particularly the Kansas City Knights.
Asia
After the 2001-2002 season in the American Bar Association, Mickeal signed with the Talk "North Text Phone Pals team of the Philippine Basketball Association.
He also played in the South Korean League during the 2006-2007 season, playing with Daegu Orions. Europe
After playing with the Houston Rockets practice-squad, Mickeal returned overseas for the 2003-2004 season.
He played in the Greek League with both Peristeri and Makedonikos, with a brief 2004 interlude in the Russian SuperLeague with Dynamo Moscow. In 2005, he moved to the Spanish League club Breogán.
After a season there, he went to the South Korean League for the 2006-2007 season, playing with Daegu Orions, before returning to the Spain to play with the Spanish League club TAU Cerámica.
On June 29, 2009, he signed with the Spanish League club Football Club Barcelona. In 2012 he was named to the All-ACB Finals Team. On January 10, 2014, he signed with UCAM Murcia.
On February 23, 2014 he parted ways with Murcia after playing only 5 games in ACB League.
Latin America
On March 9, 2014, he signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. However he was released on May 31, 2014, due to his knee injury.
On October 28, 2014, Mickael signed with Bucaneros de Louisiana Guaira of Venezuela for the 2015 LPB season. On November 26, 2015, he signed with Atenas de Córdoba of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet.
On December 19, 2015, he parted ways with Atenas after appearing in five games.