Michael Jenkins (basketball)
Jenkins with Brescia Leonessa in January 2013
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| No. 21 – Pistoia Basket 2000 | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 6, 1986 Kinston, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kinston (Kinston, North Carolina) |
| College | Winthrop (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008 | Albany Patroons |
| 2009 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2009–2010 | Tigers Tübingen |
| 2010–2011 | Liège Basket |
| 2011–2012 | Optima Gent |
| 2012–2013 | Basket Brescia Leonessa |
| 2013–2014 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2014 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2015 | İstanbul BB |
| 2015–2016 | Türk Telekom |
| 2016–2017 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2017–present | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
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Michael Jerome Jenkins (born September 6, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Winthrop University.
In his four-year career at Winthrop, Jenkins played 131 games (70 starts) while averaging 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 22.6 minutes per game. As a senior, he led the Eagles to their fourth straight conference title and was named the 2008 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 33 points to return the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament. The 6'3" combo guard averaged 13.9 points per game in 2007–08 while leading the Eagles to a 23-10 record. He was also a two-time member of the Big South Conference All-Tournament team and led the Eagles in three-point percentage in 2006–07.
After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Jenkins was selected with the first overall pick in 2008 CBA draft by the Albany Patroons on September 23, 2008. However, he left the Patroons after appearing in just three games. On February 12, 2009, he signed with Budućnost Podgorica of the Montenegrin Basketball League where he spent the rest of the season and helped the team win the 2009 Montenegrin Cup.
On June 25, 2009, Jenkins signed with Tigers Tübingen for the 2009–10 Basketball Bundesliga season.
On July 22, 2010, Jenkins signed with Liège Basket for the 2010–11 Ethias League season. In January 2011, he left Liège after appearing in 13 league games, six EuroChallenge games and two Eurocup games.
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