Victor Bychkov, BC Khimki General Manager:

— Our team needs strengthening, and we would very much like to see in the club Mickael Gelabale. As we announced earlier, the results of his medical examination in December, were unsatisfactory. But we did not lose a contact with the player, and continued to consult with doctors. Since that time, Mickael has participated in several additional surveys and a number of procedures. Based on new data, we still found it possible to invite Mickael to the team. However, before signing an agreement several changes had been made.

Mickael Gelabale (France)

Born: May 22, 1983 in Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Position: small forward

Pro career: 2001–present

Teams played:
2001-2004 — Cholet Basket (France),
2004-2006 — Real Madrid (Spain),
2006-2008 — Seattle SuperSonics (NBA, USA),
2009 — Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League, NBA, USA),
2009-2010 — Cholet Basket (France),
2010-2011 — ASVEL (France),
2011-2012 — Spirou Basket (Belgium) (his contract was later indefinitely suspended because of an injury).
Since January 2012 – BC Khimki

Achievements:
Selected by Seattle supersonics in the second round (# 48 overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft;
Champion of France — 2010;
France championship regular season winner — 2010;
Champion of Spain — 2005;
Spanish Cup runner-up — 2005;
French championship semifinalist — 2002, 2011-2012;
Euroleague quarterfinalist — 2006.

Since 2005 — player of France national team:
EuroBasket-2005 bronze medalist (held in Serbia and Montenegro),
World championship-2006 participant (held in Japan),
World championship-2010 participant (held in Turkey),
EuroBasket-2011 silver medalist (held in Lithuania): played 9 games, 7.3 ppg, 1.8 rebounds per game, 1.0 assists per game, ranks #1 in 3 Pts Field Goal Percentage (63.6%)