Michael Kingma

Michael Kingma
Kingma in his Flames uniform in 2012
Personal information
Born (1979-08-09) 9 August 1979
Manly, New South Wales
Nationality Australian / Dutch
Listed height 207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1997–2013
Position Center
Career history
1997–2003 Sydney Kings
2003–2004 Hunter Pirates
2004 Otago Nuggets
2004–2005 Scarlet Vilvoorde
2005–2006 Aris Leeuwarden
2006–2007 Sundsvall Dragons
2007–2009 Borås
2009–2010 Sundsvall Dragons
2010–2011 Glasgow Rocks
2012–2013 GasTerra Flames
Career highlights and awards

Michael Kingma (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player.

Kingma was born in Manly, New South Wales, where he started his basketball playing as a junior. Kingma played seven seasons in Australia's National Basketball League, including six seasons with the Sydney Kings. He was a member of the Kings' 2003 NBL championship team,[1] averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds that year.

For the 2003–04 season, Kingma joined the Hunter Pirates, before leaving Australia. He briefly played in Belgium and in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. In 2006 he moved to Sweden to play for Sundsvall Dragons. In 2007 and 2008 he played for Borås Basket, returning to Sundsvall for the 2009–10 season.

Kingma played in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the Rockhampton Rockets and the Mackay Meteors winning championships in 2010 (Rockets) and 2011 (Meteors).

For the 2010–11 season, Kingma played for British Basketball League team Glasgow Rocks. For the 2012–13 season, he played for the GasTerra Flames in the Netherlands. In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Rockhampton Rockets, winning championships in both years. He returned to the Rockets for the 2015 season.[2]

Outside of basketball, Kingma, along with fellow Australian basketballers Axel Dench and David Stiff, played a part in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as Tarfful. Kingma played a character named Tarfful.[3] The players were chosen as Wookiees for their height; Kingma is 207 centimeters (6 feet, 10 inches) tall.

References

  1. ↑ "Kings to wear the crown, if the cap fits - www.smh.com.au". smh.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ JennaJohnstone. "Star American basketball import returns for Rockets". themorningbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Michael Kingma". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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