On Saturday, January 14, new BC Khimki forward and French National team player Mickael Gelabale arrived in Khimki and joined our club. He was warmly met by his new teammates and coaching staff. Gelabale spent his first training.
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%)
PRIVATE LIFE
Name of girlfriend: Neriwe Julie
Hobby: Watching movies
Favourite film: Case départ
Favourite music: Reggae
Favourite food: Rice and chicken
Favourite sport, apart from basketball: Football