Michael Cobbins

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Michael Cobbins
Michael Cobbins Go-Go.jpg
Cobbins in November 2019
No. 20–Basket Brescia Leonessa
Position Power forward / center
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1992-08-09) August 9, 1992 (age 31)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High school Palo Duro (Amarillo, Texas)
College Oklahoma State (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Oklahoma City Blue
2016–2017 Apollon Patras
2017 s.Oliver Würzburg
2017–2018Oklahoma City Blue
2018–2019 Split
2019–2020 Capital City Go-Go
2021 Maccabi Haifa
2021–present Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2013, 2015)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Cobbins (born August 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Basket Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Oklahoma State.

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High school career

Cobbins attended Palo Duro High School where, as a junior, he averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, leading the Dons to the Region I-4A finals. In his senior season, he averaged 15.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, making him a consensus four-star recruit. He was ranked as the 12th-best power forward by Scout.com and the ninth-best power forward by Rivals.com, who also ranked him as the No. 38 player of the nation. [1]

College career

After graduating Palo Duro, Cobbins attended Oklahoma State where he appeared in 105 games and averaged 5.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 25.4 minutes per game. He averaged 6.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in his senior year. [2] A two-time member of the Big 12 All-Defensive Team, Cobbins ranked second in the conference in blocks per game (1.83) during his senior season. [1] [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Cobbins joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [2] On October 22, 2015, he signed with the Thunder, [3] but was waived two days later. [4] On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue as an affiliate player from the Thunder. [5]

On July 19, 2016, Cobbins signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras. [6]

On August 22, 2018, Cobbins was selected by the Capital City Go-Go of the G League in the 2018 expansion draft. [7]

On September 11, 2018, he signed with Split. [8]

For the 2019–20 season, Cobbins signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. [9] He missed a game in December 2019 with an arm injury. [10] Cobbins missed another game against the Westchester Knicks in January 2020 with an illness. [11] On February 22, 2020, Cobbins contributed 16 points, eight rebounds and an assist in a win over the Greensboro Swarm. [12]

In 2021 he played for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. While on July 26, 2021, he signed in Italy for Basket Brescia Leonessa. [13]

The Basketball Tournament

Cobbins joined Stillwater Stars, composed of Oklahoma State alumni, in The Basketball Tournament 2020. [14]

Personal life

The son of Dennis and Joy, Cobbins has two sisters, Kim and Jade. He graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in university studies with an emphasis in entrepreneurship in May 2014. [1]

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  2. 1 2 "OSU Sports: Michael Cobbins to join Thunder's summer league team". TulsaWorld.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Thunder Signs Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Thunder Waives Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Michael Cobbins inks with Apollon Patras". Sportando.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Capital City Go-Go Select 14 Players in 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft". NBA.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Split zatvorio roster" (in Croatian). petnapetblog.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Rakusin, Kelly (October 27, 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Mike Cobbins: Sits with injury". CBS Sports . December 13, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Michael Cobbins: Sits with illness". CBS Sports . January 20, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Michael Cobbins: Posts 16 points in G League win". CBS Sports . February 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Brescia ha il suo centro: Michael Cobbins completa il reparto lunghi della Germani". basketbrescialeonessa.it (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Gillispie, Jimmy (May 27, 2020). "Carroll returns home from Italy, prepares for TBT". Stillwater News Press . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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