Michael Meeks (basketball)
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Michael Meeks (born February 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional
Canadian men's national basketball team and is currently working for Canada Basketball
.
College career
A 6'9", 235 lb.
NCAA Tournament appearance since the mid-1950s. They lost badly in the first round, however, to the Utah Utes
. He finished his four-year career as the school's second all-time scorer and rebounder and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in January 2007.
National team career
Meeks played for Canada in the 2000 Summer Olympics and was central to the team winning their preliminary round group leading the team in scoring. (They lost in the quarter-finals however and finished 7th.) He also competed in two world championships, 1998 and 2002.
Personal
Meeks is a dual citizen, having acquired German citizenship whilst playing there. He is a native of
Brampton, Ontario
, having settled there as a youth after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica.
After returning to Canada, he was named manager of youth player development at Canada Basketball in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ Juzenas, Frank (2015-04-08). "Meeks back home with Canada Basketball". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.