- Mickaël Gelabale
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Mickaël Gelabale Position Small forward Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg) Team Free agent Born May 22, 1983
Pointe-Noire, GuadeloupeNationality French Draft 2nd round, 48th overall, 2005
Seattle SuperSonicsPro career 2001–present Career history Cholet Basket (2001–04)
Real Madrid (2004–06)
Seattle SuperSonics (2006–08)
Los Angeles D-Fenders (2009)
Cholet Basket (2009-10)
ASVEL (2010-11)Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983, in Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe) is a French professional basketball player. He currently plays for Spirou Basket in the Belgian BLB. He is a 6-foot 7-inch, 215-pound small forward, with athleticism as his main asset.
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Club career
Gelabale started playing professionally with Cholet Basket, averaging 10 points and five rebounds per game in his final season (2003–04). Subsequently, he joined Real Madrid, being used in the side's rotation during two seasons (about 23 minutes per game combined).
At the end of his first season, Gelabale was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (48th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft, but opted to stay in the Spanish capital instead of immediately joining the NBA.
On July 12, 2006, he signed a two-year contract with the Sonics, joining Johan Petro as the second French player on the team. Barred by both Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis (in 2006-07) and rookie Kevin Durant (2007-08), Gelabale appeared sparingly for the team, also tearing his anterior cruciate ligament midway through his second year.
On March 29, 2009, he restarted playing, one year after his injury, with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League.
On September 28, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA signed him to their practice squad to give him a chance at a long-term contract, but he was waived on October 10, 2009, two weeks before the beginning of the 2009-10 regular season. He then signed with Cholet Basket in the French Pro A on November 26, 2009.[1] He won the 2009-2010 Pro A championship and was named MVP of the Play-Offs Final with Cholet.
In July 2010, Gelabale signed a contract with ASVEL.[2][1]
In August 2011 he signed with Spirou Basket in Belgium for one year [3], but his contract was later indefinitely suspended because of an injury.[4]
International career
In September 2005, Gelabale helped the French national team to the bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship.
NBA career statistics
Legend 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 Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2006–07 Seattle 70 14 17.7 .462 .234 .805 2.5 .8 .3 .3 4.6 2007–08 Seattle 39 0 11.9 .439 .432 .778 1.5 .8 .3 .2 4.3 Career 109 14 15.6 .454 .321 .800 2.1 .8 .3 .2 4.5 See also
- List of French NBA players
References
External links
- Mickaël Gelabale at NBA.com
- Mickael Gelabale at Basketball-Reference.com
- ACB.com profile
- Basketpedya career data
- 'HoopsWorld Global' story on Gelabale; January 28, 2007
2005 NBA Draft First round Andrew Bogut · Marvin Williams · Deron Williams · Chris Paul · Raymond Felton · Martell Webster · Charlie Villanueva · Channing Frye · Ike Diogu · Andrew Bynum · Fran Vázquez · Yaroslav Korolev · Sean May · Rashad McCants · Antoine Wright · Joey Graham · Danny Granger · Gerald Green · Hakim Warrick · Julius Hodge · Nate Robinson · Jarrett Jack · Francisco García · Luther Head · Johan Petro · Jason Maxiell · Linas Kleiza · Ian Mahinmi · Wayne Simien · David LeeSecond round Salim Stoudamire · Daniel Ewing · Brandon Bass · C. J. Miles · Ricky Sánchez · Ersan İlyasova · Ronny Turiaf · Travis Diener · Von Wafer · Monta Ellis · Roko Ukić · Chris Taft · Mile Ilić · Martynas Andriuškevičius · Louis Williams · Erazem Lorbek · Bracey Wright · Mickaël Gelabale · Andray Blatche · Ryan Gomes · Robert Whaley · Axel Hervelle · Orien Greene · Dijon Thompson · Lawrence Roberts · Amir Johnson · Marcin Gortat · Uroš Slokar · Cenk Akyol · Alex AckerFrance squad – EuroBasket 2005 – Bronze medal 4 Fauthoux | 5 Gelabale | 6 Rigaudeau | 7 Julian | 8 M. Piétrus | 9 Parker | 10 Diarra | 11 F. Piétrus | 12 Schmitt | 13 Diaw | 14 Weis | 15 Giffa | Coach: BergeaudFrance squad – EuroBasket 2011 – Silver medal Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- French basketball players
- French expatriates in Spain
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Guadeloupean basketball players
- Small forwards
- Liga ACB players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- ASVEL Basket players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- French people of Black African descent
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