Michael Jenkins (basketball)

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Michael Jenkins
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Jenkins with Brescia Leonessa in January 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 36)
Kinston, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Kinston (Kinston, North Carolina)
College Winthrop (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–2020
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
Career history
2008 Albany Patroons
2009 Budućnost Podgorica
2009–2010 Tigers Tübingen
2010–2011 Liège
2011–2012 Optima Gent
2012–2013 Brescia Leonessa
2013–2014 Cantù
2014 Oklahoma City Blue
2015 İstanbul BB
2015–2016 Türk Telekom
2016–2017 Aris Thessaloniki
2017 Pistoia
2017–2018 Reyer Venezia
2018–2019 BC Astana
2019–2020 Nizhny Novgorod
Career highlights and awards

Michael Jerome Jenkins (born September 6, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Winthrop University.

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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] Later that month, he was part of the TBL All-Star Weekend at Ankara Arena, where he came away as the champion of the three-point contest. [16]

2015–16 season

On June 4, 2015, Jenkins signed with Türk Telekom of Turkey for the 2015–16 season. [17]

2016–17 season

On July 29, 2016, Jenkins signed a two-year deal with Aris Thessaloniki of Greece. [18] On March 13, 2017, he parted ways with Aris after averaging 10 points per game in Basketball Champions League and 11 points per game in Greek League. [19] Seven days later, he signed with Italian club Pistoia Basket 2000 for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season. [20]

2017–18 season

On September 20, 2017, Jenkins signed with Umana Reyer Venezia for the 2017–18 LBA season. [21] On May 2, Jenkins won the European fourth-tier FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer. [22]

2018–19 season

Jenkins spent the 2018–19 season with BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and VTB United League. [23]

2019–20 season

On December 11, 2019, Jenkins signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. [24] He averaged 11.5 points and 2.6 assists per game. Jenkins parted ways with the team on July 16, 2020. [25]

See also

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  2. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. 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.
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  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. Archived from the original on November 6, 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.
  16. ↑ "Former Winthrop Standout Jenkins Wins Turkish League 3-Point Contest". WinthropEagles.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Turk Telekom Ankara lands Michael Jenkins and J'Covan Brown". Sportando.com. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Michael Jenkins signs two-year deal with Aris BC". Sportando.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Aris Thessaloniki, Michael Jenkins part ways". Sportando.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  20. ↑ "The Flexx Pistoia lands Michael Jenkins". Sportando.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Reyer Venezia signs Michael Jenkins". Sportando.com. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  22. ↑ Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
  23. ↑ "Michael Jenkins". pbcastana.kz. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod added Michael Jenkins". Sportando. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Michael Jenkins, BC Nizhny part ways". Sportando. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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