Michael Hicks (basketball, born 1983)

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Michael Hicks
Wisła Kraków
Position Shooting guard & Small forward
LeagueII liga
Personal information
Born (1983-06-17) 17 June 1983 (age 40)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
NationalityPolish & American
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
College Central Missouri State
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004-2006 Central Missouri Mules
2006–2007 ALM Evreux Basket
2007 Mutlu Aku Selcuk Universitesi Konya
2007 Grises de Humacao
2008 Basket Kwidzyn
2008–2009 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2009–2010 Phantoms Braunschweig
2010–2014 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2014 Grises de Humacao
2015–2017 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2017–2018AZS Politechnika Kraków
2018–2019 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2019Decka Pelplin
2020 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2020-2023Wisła Kraków
2023–KS Kosz Pleszew
Career highlights and awards
  • MIAA Individual:
    • Conference MIAA Champion 2005
    • Regular season MIAA Champion 2005
    • MIAA MVP 2005
    • Central Missouri State Hall of Fame 2012
  • Polish Team:
    • Polish Supercup (2011)
    • Polish Cup 2011
    • PZKosz Cup 2017
    • PLK All-Star Game 2009, 2011
    • PLK 3-point challenge 2011, 2020
  • Polish Individual:
    • MVP:
      • Final Four PZKosz Cup 2017
      • TBL Month January 2016
      • TBL Round 14, 22 – 2015/16 & 24 – 2018/19
    • 3 point challenge:
      • PLK, during Polish Cup 2020
      • During PZKosz Cup 2017
    • Statistics:
      • PLK Free throw leader 2011
      • I liga top scorer 2018
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Amsterdam

Michael Hicks (born 17 June 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American-Polish professional international basketball player, also specialising in the 3x3 format.

Having settled permanently and married in the country, [1] he represented Poland in the 2019 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam winning top scorer and the bronze medal, [2] and at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. [3]

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References

  1. "Michael Hicks w telewizji śniadaniowej (WIDEO) - PolskiKosz.pl" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. "Wiadomości: Historia Michaela Hicksa - od Basketu Kwidzyn do IO w Tokio". Strefa Koszykówki (in Polish). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. "Polski kosz na igrzyskach, choć w nowej formie. Tłumaczymy fenomen basketu 3x3". newonce.sport. Retrieved 2021-07-24.