Michael Meeks (basketball)
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Born | Kingston, Jamaica | February 23, 1972||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian / German | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
High school | Cardinal Leger Secondary School (Brampton, Ontario) | ||||||||||||||||
College | Canisius (1992–1996) | ||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Brandt Hagen | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Besançon | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Fabriano Basket | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Viola Reggio Calabria | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | ČEZ Nymburk | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Euphony Bree | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | BG Göttingen | ||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | BG Göttingen | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | S.Oliver Baskets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Meeks (born February 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. Meeks is currently working for Canada Basketball. He is a former member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.
College career[]
A 6'9", 235 lb. centre-power forward, Meeks led Canisius College in his senior year in 1996 to the school's only NCAA Tournament appearance since the mid-1950s. They lost badly in the first round, however, to the Utah Utes. He finished his four-year career as the school's second all-time scorer and rebounder and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in January 2007.
National team career[]
Meeks played for Canada in the 2000 Summer Olympics and was central to the team winning their preliminary round group leading the team in scoring. (They lost in the quarter-finals however and finished 7th.) He also competed in two world championships, 1998 and 2002.
Personal[]
Meeks is a dual citizen, having acquired German citizenship whilst playing there. He is a native of Brampton, Ontario, having settled there as a youth after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica.
After returning to Canada, he was named manager of youth player development at Canada Basketball in 2015.[1]
References[]
- ^ Juzenas, Frank (2015-04-08). "Meeks back home with Canada Basketball". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- BC UNICS players
- BG Göttingen players
- Besançon BCD players
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Bree BBC players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in France
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Basketball Nymburk players
- Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
- Fabriano Basket players
- German expatriates in Belgium
- German expatriates in Croatia
- German expatriates in France
- German expatriates in Russia
- German expatriates in the Czech Republic
- German men's basketball players
- German people of Canadian descent
- German people of Jamaican descent
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- KK Zadar players
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- Olympic basketball players of Canada
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players
- Viola Reggio Calabria players
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- 2002 FIBA World Championship players