Michael Stockton

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Michael Stockton
No. 20BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Position Point guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1989-05-07) May 7, 1989 (age 35)
Spokane, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Gonzaga Preparatory School
(Spokane, Washington)
College Westminster (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013 Karlsruhe
2013–2015 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2015–2016 Canton Charge
2016–2017 Avtodor Saratov
2017 Apollon Patras
2017–2019 Göttingen
2019–2021 Cholet Basket
2021–2022 Budivelnyk
2022 Champagne Basket
2022–present Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Michael Stockton (born May 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup. He played college basketball for the Griffins from Westminster College. He is the son of longtime Utah Jazz Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton.

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Professional career

Karlsruhe (2011–2013)

Stockton went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In July 2011, he signed his first professional contract with BG Karlsruhe of the German Pro A league. [1]

In July 2012, Stockton joined the Utah Jazz for the 2012 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games. [2] He later re-joined BG Karlsruhe for the 2012–13 season.

In July 2013, Stockton re-joined the Utah Jazz for the 2013 NBA Summer League where he averaged 4.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in three games. [3]

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2013–2015)

On August 30, 2013, Stockton signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [4]

On June 10, 2014, Stockton re-signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg on a one-year deal. [5] In July 2014, he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [6] In 28 games for Ludwigsburg in 2014–15, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Canton Charge (2015–2016)

On October 31, 2015, Stockton was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft [7] and later that night traded to the Canton Charge for Adrian Forbes. [8]

Avtodor Saratov (2016–2017)

After joining the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2016 NBA Summer League, [9] Stockton signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League on September 10, 2016. [10] On January 23, 2017, Stockton left Avtodor Saratov.

Apollon Patras (2017)

Stockton signed with Apollon Patras for the rest of the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season. [11]

Göttingen (2017–2019)

On July 14, 2017, Stockton signed a one-year contract with German Bundesliga side BG Göttingen. [12]

Cholet Basket (2019–2021)

Stockton signed with Cholet Basket on July 15, 2019. [13] He averaged 12.2 points and 6.8 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. [14] He signed a two-year extension with the team on June 15, 2020. [15]

Budivelnyk (2021–2022)

On July 27, 2021, Stockton signed with Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. [16] In February 2022, he left the team due to the Russo-Ukrainian crisis. [17]

Champagne Basket (2022)

On April 2, 2022, he has signed with Champagne Basket of the LNB Pro A. [18]

Pau-Orthez (2022–present)

On August 17, 2022, he has signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. [19]

Personal life

Stockton is the son of John and Nada Stockton. His father played 19 years for the Utah Jazz and entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. His great-grandfather, Houston Stockton, played football for Gonzaga from 1922 to 1924, going undefeated his senior year of 1924 as he earned All-America honorable mention honors. His brother, Houston, played football for the University of Montana. Another brother, David, played college basketball at Gonzaga and played professionally in the NBA. [20]

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