Michael Kingma
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Michael Kingma (born August 9, 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is a professional basketball player. He started his basketball playing as a junior in Manly, NSW.
Kingma played for seven seasons in Australia's National Basketball League, including six seasons with the Sydney Kings. He was a member of the Kings' 2003 NBL championship team, averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds that year.
For the 2003/04 season Kingma joined the Hunter Pirates, before leaving Australia. He briefly played in Belgium and and in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. As of 2006 he plays for Sundsvall Dragons, in Sweden. 2007 he plays för Borås Basket also in Sweden.
Kingma now plays in the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) for the Gladstone Port City Power.
Outside of basketball, Kingma, along with fellow Australian basketballers Axel Dench and David Stiff, played a bit part in Star Wars: Episode III as a Wookiee. Kingma played a character named Tarfful. The players were chosen as Wookiees for their height; Kingma stands 207 centimeters (6 feet, 9 inches) in height.
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