Mickaël Gelabale

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Mickaël Gelabale
Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
League	NBA
Team	Seattle SuperSonics
Jersey	#15
Born	May 22, 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 25) Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
Nationality	French
Draft	2^nd round, 48^th overall, 2005 Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career	2001–present
Former teams	Cholet Basket (2001-2004) Real Madrid (2004–2006)
Official profile	Info Page

Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983 in Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe) is a French professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. A 6'7", 215 lbs. small forward, Gelabale was selected by the SuperSonics in the second round (48th overall pick) in the 2005 NBA Draft. During the 2005-06 season, Gelabale opted to play in the Spanish league ACB with Real Madrid Baloncesto instead of immediately joining the NBA.

On July 12, 2006, Gelabale signed a two-years contract with the Sonics, joining Johan Petro as the second French player on the team.

In September 2005 he won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship with the French National Team. He is known for the size of his hair, which measures an astounding 47" around.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

List of French NBA players

[edit] External links

Mickaël Gelabale Info Page at NBA.com
Mickael Gelabale Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
ACB.com profile
'HoopsWorld Global' story on Mickael Gelabale (January 28, 2007)

v • d • e Seattle SuperSonics current roster

0 Dupree \| 4 Collison \| 8 Ridnour \| 15 Gelabale \| 16 Elson \| 18 Sene \| 21 Wilkins \| 22 Green \| 25 Watson \| 27 Petro \| 31 Swift \| 35 Durant \| 42 Marshall \| 44 Griffin \| 54 Wilcox \| Coach Carlesimo

v • d • e 2005 NBA Draft

First Round Andrew Bogut • Marvin Williams • Deron Williams • Chris Paul • Raymond Felton • Martell Webster • Charlie Villanueva • Channing Frye • Ike Diogu • Andrew Bynum • Fran Vázquez • Yaroslav Korolev • Sean May • Rashad McCants • Antoine Wright • Joey Graham • Danny Granger • Gerald Green • Hakim Warrick • Julius Hodge • Nate Robinson • Jarrett Jack • Francisco García • Luther Head • Johan Petro • Jason Maxiell • Linas Kleiza • Ian Mahinmi • Wayne Simien • David Lee

Second Round Salim Stoudamire • Daniel Ewing • Brandon Bass • C.J. Miles • Ricky Sanchez • Ersan İlyasova • Ronny Turiaf • Travis Diener • Von Wafer • Monta Ellis • Roko Ukić • Chris Taft • Mile Ilić • Martynas Andriuškevičius • Louis Williams • Erazem Lorbek • Bracey Wright • Mickaël Gelabale • Andray Blatche • Ryan Gomes • Robert Whaley • Axel Hervelle • Orien Greene • Dijon Thompson • Lawrence Roberts • Amir Johnson • Marcin Gortat • Uroš Slokar • Cenk Akyol • Alex Acker

Draft Templates 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08

v • d • e France squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship - 5th place

4 Gomis \| 5 Gelabale \| 6 Jeanneau \| 7 Foirest \| 8 M. Piétrus \| 9 Diarra \| 10 N'Djali \| 11 F. Piétrus \| 12 Petro \| 13 Diaw \| 14 Turiaf \| 15 Weis \| Coach: Bergeaud