Mike Brittain

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{distinguish|Mike Britton}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Mike Brittain

| image =

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| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 235

| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|06|21}}

| birth_place = Clearwater, Florida, U.S.

| death_date = October 17, 1995 (Age 32)

| death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| high_school = Clearwater (Clearwater, Florida)

| college = South Carolina (1981–1985)

| draft_year = 1985

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 29

| draft_team = San Antonio Spurs

| career_start = 1985

| career_end = 1987

| career_position = Center

| career_number = 40

| years1 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1986|end}}

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs

| years2 = 1988–1989

| team2 = Pensacola Tornados

| highlights =

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Michael James Brittain (June 21, 1963 – October 17, 1995) was an American professional basketball player.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Mike Brittain Stats - Basketball-Reference.com |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Mike+Brittain |website=basketball-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=4 March 2022 |language= |date=}}

In his senior year at Clearwater High School, the 7-foot center led the Jack Wilson-coached Clearwater High Tornadoes to a 32–3 record and the 1981 Class 4A State title.{{cite news |title=Day to Remember - The Tornadoes Made History They'll Never Forget|publisher=St. Petersburg Independent |date=March 16, 1981 |author=Mike Flanagan|page=40, Section 24-C}} Brittain scored 32 points in the State Championship game,{{cite news |title=The Great Brittain Lived Up To His Name |publisher=St. Petersburg Independent |date=March 16, 1981 |author=Mike Flanagan|page=40, Section 24-C}} winning easily over Miami Central 79–53.

Brittain went on to play collegiately for the University of South Carolina.

He was selected by the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs in the second round (29th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft and played for the Spurs for 38 games between 1985 and 1987. He also played a season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Pensacola Tornados, averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 15 games.1989-90 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 244

On October 21, 1995, Brittain was found dead in his Atlanta, Georgia, apartment. The DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office attributed his death to high blood-alcohol concentration, based on toxicology tests performed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.{{cite news|title=Alcohol Blamed for Player's Death|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=December 7, 1995|url=https://www.greensboro.com/alcohol-blamed-for-player-s-death/article_002caadd-4369-5cae-a0a3-f8ef7101d492.html

|access-date=2020-01-24}} At the time of his death, he was working as a regional manager for a pharmaceutical company there.