Mike Wilks (basketball)
Oklahoma City Thunder | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | May 7, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rufus King (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
College | Rice (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–2011 |
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Number | 29, 11 |
Coaching career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001 | Mobile Revelers |
2001–2002 | Huntsville Flight |
2002–2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2003–2004 | Houston Rockets |
2004–2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
2005–2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2006–2007 | Seattle SuperSonics |
2007 | Denver Nuggets |
2007 | Washington Wizards |
2008 | Seattle SuperSonics |
2008 | Montepaschi Siena |
2008–2009 | Orlando Magic |
2009 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2009 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2010–2011 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
As coach: | |
2019–present | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 591 (2.5 ppg) |
Assists | 271 (1.2 rpg) |
Rebounds | 228 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Michael Sharod Wilks, Jr. (born May 7, 1979) is an American coach and former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College career[]
After graduating from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wilks played four years (1997 to 2001) of college basketball at Rice University, where Mike majored in Economics. His senior year, Mike averaged 20.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, earning Western Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete honors.
Professional career[]
Wilks began his professional career as an undrafted free agent. As a rookie in the NBA Development League, Mike won the 2001–02 Sportsmanship Award while playing for the Huntsville Flight.[1] Mike has since played for the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs (with whom he won a title in 2005, averaging 1.8 points per game), Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards. After being waived by the Nuggets in October 2007,[2] Wilks was re-signed four days later after Chucky Atkins suffered an injury.[3] Mike was waived again later in November and signed by the Wizards in December 2007.[4] On February 29, 2008 the Sonics signed Wilks to a 10-day contract. After the contract expired, he was not re-signed.[5]
Wilks signed with the Orlando Magic on September 30, 2008.[6] In the pre season game on October 26, 2008 Mike tore his ACL in his right knee and missed the whole regular season.[7] Mike was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on February 19, 2009.[8] After leaving the Memphis Grizzlies , Michael Wilks signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 26.[9] He was waived by Oklahoma City on December 22, 2009, when the team acquired Eric Maynor. This was his second stint with the franchise.[10]
Wilks wore number 29 throughout his NBA career (with the exception of his stint with the Spurs, in which he wore 11), as a tribute to Milwaukee's 29th Street playground where he grew up playing the game.
On August 25, 2010, he signed a deal with Polish league champion Asseco Prokom Gdynia but was waived in January 2011.[11]
In October 2012, Wilks joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as a scout.[12]
NBA career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–03 | Atlanta | 15 | 7 | 24.3 | .358 | .353 | .724 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 5.7 |
2002–03 | Minnesota | 31 | 0 | 10.5 | .313 | .222 | .889 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
2003–04 | Houston | 26 | 0 | 5.6 | .472 | .600 | .833 | .6 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
2004–05† | San Antonio | 48 | 0 | 5.8 | .416 | .313 | .750 | .5 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
2005–06 | Cleveland | 37 | 0 | 6.6 | .288 | .143 | .500 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 1.1 |
2005–06 | Seattle | 10 | 0 | 10.5 | .387 | .200 | .655 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .0 | 4.4 |
2006–07 | Seattle | 47 | 4 | 11.4 | .468 | .333 | .786 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | 3.6 |
2007–08 | Denver | 8 | 0 | 15.3 | .435 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .8 | .6 | .0 | 3.0 |
2007–08 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | .0 | 1.3 |
2007–08 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .556 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
2009–10 | Oklahoma City | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 233 | 11 | 9.6 | .402 | .321 | .741 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 2.5 |
Playoffs[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
2004 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
References[]
- ^ Huntsville’s Wilks Wins Sportsmanship Award Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nuggets waive Michael Wilks, looking at center, by Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News, published November 28, 2007
- ^ Severe groin strain forces Denver's Atkins out 6-8 weeks, October 27, 2007
- ^ Wizards add depth by signing guard Mike Wilks
- ^ Sonics Sign Guard Mike Wilks
- ^ Magic Sign Three, Prepare For Camp
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies renounce rights to Chris Mihm, Darius Miles and Mike Wilks – NBA Blog".
- ^ "Grizzlies acquire 2009 first round pick from Magic". NBA.com. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Thunder Waives Livingston, Wilks Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ Asseco Prokom picks up Wilks, Brown. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
- ^ OKC Thunder announce staff additions and promotions
External links[]
- NBA.com profile - Mike Wilks
- Mike Wilks at Basketball-Reference.com
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