Michael James Ferrara (born August 25, 1958) is a retired American basketball player best known for his collegiate career.

He was the America East Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81 while playing for Colgate University.

After graduating, Ferrara was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets, due to a serious knee injury sustained in the preseason, he never played in the National Basketball Association.

[2] Ferrara began his career at Niagara University, where after one season he transferred because the head coach who recruited him, Frank Layden, left prior to the start of Ferrara's career.

[5] Ferrara finished as the second leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I in 1980–81 with a 28.6 points per game average and was named the conference's player of the year.