New York Knicks guard Cuttino Mobley, who played his prep basketball at Maine Central Institute, retired on Thursday. Mobley said his doctors told him his heart disease has gotten worse.

Mobley has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The condition causes the heart muscle to thicken, making it harder to pump blood. Doctors told the 33-year old Mobley that if he continued to play, his health was at serious risk.

Mobley left MCI for the University of Rhode Island in 1993.He played for five teams in his 11-year NBA career: Houston, Orlando, Sacramento, the Los Angeles Clippers and New York.

Mobley's best season was 2001-02, when he averaged 21.7 points per game for the Rockets. Mobley averaged 16 points per game for his career.

Other MCI alumns currently in the NBA include Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards, Sam Cassell of the Boston Celtics, and Brad Miller of the Sacramento Kings.