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Michael Joseph Wilkinson (born October 1, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8.25 in (2.04 m), he played at the power forward position.

Mike Wilkinson
Personal information
Born (1981-10-01) October 1, 1981 (age 40)
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height6 ft 8.25 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolWisconsin Heights
(Mazomanie, Wisconsin)
CollegeWisconsin (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–2014
PositionPower forward
Career history
2005–2007Aris Thessaloniki
2007–2009Khimki
2009–2010Galatasaray Café Crown
2010–2011Lokomotiv-Kuban
2011–2013UNICS Kazan
2014Levski Sofia
Career highlights and awards
  • Russian Cup winner (2008)
  • Bulgarian League champion (2014)
  • Bulgarian Cup winner (2014)
  • Balkan League champion (2014)
  • Greek League All-Star (2007)
  • Russian League All-Star (2011)
  • Wisconsin Mr. Basketball (2000)

Amateur career


Wilkinson attended Wisconsin Heights High School, where he played basketball for the Vanguards. In his senior year, Wilkinson earned the Mr. Basketball award, which is the player of the year award in Wisconsin high school basketball.[1]

Wilkinson played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2001 to 2005, redshirting his freshman year, for a total of five years with the basketball program. He averaged 14.3 points per game and was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team his senior year. He was just the second player to finish his playing career with at least 1,500 points and 800 rebounds at Wisconsin.[1]


Pro career


After playing in Greece, Russia and Turkey, Wilkinson joined Euroleague team UNICS for two seasons.[2] On January 23, 2014, he signed a contract with Levski Sofia for the rest of the season.[3]


National team


He has been granted a Macedonian citizenship and is known as Majkl Vilkinson (Мајкл Вилкинсон in Cyrillic)[4] and he also played for the national basketball team.[1]


References


  1. Crimson, Ron (8 March 2008). "Where is Mike Wilkinson Now?". UFA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. UNICS tabs Mike Wilkinson
  3. "Mike Wilkinson signs in Bulgaria with Levski Sofia". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. "Eurobasket2009.org". Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-08-17.



На других языках

- [en] Mike Wilkinson (basketball)

[ru] Уилкинсон, Майк

Майкл Джозеф Уилкинсон (англ. Michael Joseph Wilkinson; род. 1 октября 1981) — американский баскетболист. Рост — 204 см. Имеет степень бакалавра в области управления сельским хозяйством, ему предлагали по окончании университета поступить в аспирантуру.


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