Michael Jenkins (basketball)

Michael Jenkins

Jenkins with Brescia Leonessa in January 2013
No. 4 – İstanbul BB
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born September 6, 1986
Kinston, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Kinston (Kinston, North Carolina)
College Winthrop (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008 Albany Patroons
2009 Budućnost Podgorica
2009–2010 Tigers Tübingen
2010–2011 Liège Basket
2011–2012 Optima Gent
2012–2013 Basket Brescia Leonessa
2013–2014 Pallacanestro Cantù
2014 Oklahoma City Blue
2015–present İstanbul BB
Career highlights and awards

Michael Jerome Jenkins (born September 6, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). He played college basketball for Winthrop University.

College career

In his four-year career at Winthrop, Jenkins played 131 games (70 starts) while averaging 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 22.6 minutes per game.[1] As a senior, he led the Eagles to their fourth straight conference title and was named the 2008 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 33 points to return the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament. The 6'3" combo guard averaged 13.9 points per game in 2007–08 while leading the Eagles to a 23-10 record. He was also a two-time member of the Big South Conference All-Tournament team and led the Eagles in three-point percentage in 2006–07.[2]

Professional career

2008–09 season

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Jenkins was selected with the first overall pick in 2008 CBA draft by the Albany Patroons on September 23, 2008.[2] However, he left the Patroons after appearing in just three games. On February 12, 2009, he signed with Budućnost Podgorica of the Montenegrin Basketball League[3] where he spent the rest of the season and helped the team win the 2009 Montenegrin Cup.

2009–10 season

On June 25, 2009, Jenkins signed with Tigers Tübingen for the 2009–10 Basketball Bundesliga season.[4]

2010–11 season

On July 22, 2010, Jenkins signed with Liège Basket for the 2010–11 Ethias League season.[5] In January 2011, he left Liège after appearing in 13 league games, six EuroChallenge games and two Eurocup games.

2011–12 season

On September 2, 2011, Jenkins signed with Optima Gent for the 2011–12 Ethias League season.[6]

2012–13 season

On September 8, 2012, Jenkins signed with Basket Brescia Leonessa for the 2012–13 Legadue Basket season.[7]

2013–14 season

On July 12, 2013, Jenkins signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A season.[8]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jenkins joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in five games.[9] On September 29, 2014, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[10][11] However, he was later waived by the Thunder on October 24, 2014 after appearing in all seven of the team's preseason games while averaging 6.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 17.5 minutes per game.[12] On November 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player[13] and went on to play 14 games before terminating his contract with the team on December 31, 2014 in order to sign in Turkey.[14]

On January 2, 2015, Jenkins signed with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor for the rest of the 2014–15 Turkish Basketball League season.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Jenkins Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Albany Patroons Select Michael Jenkins As No. 1 Pick of 2008 CBA Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. September 23, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Buducnost signed youngster Jenkins". Sportando.com. February 12, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tigers sign Jenkins". Sportando.com. June 25, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Belgacom Liege adds Michael Jenkins". Sportando.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Michael Jenkins moves to Optima Gent". Sportando.com. September 2, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brescia officially adds Michael Jenkins". Sportando.com. September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pallacanestro Cantù signs Michael Jenkins". Sportando.com. July 12, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2014 Summer League Player Profile – Michael Jenkins". NBA.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "OKC Thunder training camp: Michael Jenkins, Richard Soloman, Lance Thomas, Talib Zanna added to roster". InsideHoops.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Jessika (October 2, 2014). "Jenkins lands on NBA roster". Kinston.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Thunder Waives Jenkins, Solomon and Zanna". NBA.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Michael Jenkins signing with Istanbul BSB". Sportando.com. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Istanbul BSB announces Vujacic, Jenkins and Markota". Sportando.com. January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

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