Mickaël Gelabale

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 (1983-05-22) (age 28) Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
Nationality	French
Draft	2nd round, 48th overall, 2005 Seattle SuperSonics
Pro 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.

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

1. ^ ^{a b} Gelabale Mickael (French)
2. ^ Asvel Basket lands Mickael Gelabale, Davon Jefferson
3. ^ Spirou Charleroi signs forward Gelabale
4. ^ Mickael Gelabale leaves Spirou Charleroi

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

Persondata
Name	Gelabale, Mickael
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Date of birth	May 22, 1983
Place of birth	Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
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