Biography
January 27, 2021 On the official website of the CSKA basketball club appeared shocking for fans Mike James announcement. The Americans removed from workouts and matches because of the incident that occurred five days earlier in the locker room after a meeting with Fenerbahce. Doubted his further stay in the team. It was reported that the player not only responded sharply to the words of the head coach, but also came up with a colleague of Torny Shengelia.Childhood and youth
Future celebrity was born on August 18, 1990 in Portland, receiving the name of his beloved grandfather at birth - Michael Perry Wilkexen. The latter did for the grandson more than the native father. A man brought up a child, not missing his match and graduation, and was the main inspirer and an example of how to treat the family and loving his wife. Both were passionate fans of the cowboys.
The boy since childhood was fond of football, basketball, baseball, followed Allen Everson, Tracy McGrudy, Michael Jordan, but did not think to tie his life with sports at the professional level. Maximum, what a teenager hoped is to go to a college with a sports scholarship. Therefore, everything that is happening still surprises himself.
"I didn't think about anything when I started playing. I wanted something to achieve something - I don't care, just to get out of the situation in which we were with the mother Liza Berndt. Not that I have nothing to eat. I had more than some, but nothing superfluous. I just didn't want to sit on my mother's neck, "James told in an interview.In Grant High School, the young man was in the school basketball team under the leadership of Tony Broadous, in 2008 the winning state championship, breaking victory from the opponents from Oregon City High School. In high school, he was offered to study at universities whose teams were in the 3rd NCAA Division.
Until 2010, the student performed for the College of Eastern Arizona, adopting knowledge from Maurice Leitzke. Already on the 2nd course, he turned out to be the fourth best scorer in NJCAA I. Then the young man moved to Lamar University, where he became part of the Lamar Cardinals, which was located in NCAA Division I and was under the wing of Steve Roccafort, and then Pat Knight.
In 2012, James held a noticeable game against the University of Kentucky, gaining 29 points. By the end of the season, T-shirt was chosen to the first symbolic five Conference All-Southland and called the most valuable player of Southland Tournament and the best member of Southland Conference.
Basketball
In August 2012, Mike began a professional biography in the Croatian "Zagreb", in February next year, by going to Israeli "Hapel Galil Elion", speaking at Liga Leumit. In the summer of 2013, the athlete moved to the Italian Paffoni Ommi BC (League DNA Silver), and then briefly joined the ranks "Colossos Rhodes".The next destination was the Spanish Basqueonia, where the American was listed 2 seasons and "made his way" into the final of the four Euroleagues. In 2016, he fell into Panathinaikos, which became the two-time champion of Greece, winner of the Greek Cup and was recognized as the most valuable player of the 13th Euroleague Tour 2016/2017.
July 3, 2017, James replenished the series "Phoenix Sans" and went out for a new team in the Summer League of the NBA, won the titles of the best scorer and assistant. His debut in the NBA took place on October 18 against Portland Trail Blazers. Then the basketball player recorded 12 points on his account, and already on November 26 she scored a record 26 points in a meeting with Minnesota Timbervulvz. However, on December 23, after 2 weeks after signing the annual contract, the club abandoned the American services.
Having spent 4 matches in the NBA for the "New Orleans Pelicans" and briefly returning to Panathinaikos, the defender settled in Olympia Milan. During your stay here, the piggy bank has enriched in Italy Super Cup, the Alfonso Ford's prize named, the title of MVP February 2019 and the 26th Euroleague Tour 2018/2019. Despite the progress, the new head coach of Ettor Messina said that Mike James was not included in the team plans for the 2019/2020 season.
After a few days, the native of Portland found himself in CSKA, where he again showed himself from the best part, which in the 2020th led to the signing of the contract for 3 years with the team in the Unified League VTB and Euroleague.
"Now I am really glad to be in CSKA, these are great opportunities. It is waiting for a lot from players. This is understandable, because CSKA is one of the greatest clubs in Europe. I know that come to Moscow is a big step. I like the situations where the fans are waiting for a maximum of players, because they can be given all of themselves, "the Arometa admitted.Personal life
In the details of the personal life, the titled athlete (height of 185 cm with weight 89 kg), whose body decorate numerous tattoos, is not going. In his instagram account, of course, you can find photos with girls, but they are either girlfriends or close relatives.
Among the colleagues, a man allocates Kevin Durant, Kairi Irving, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker and Lebron James. The latter he appreciates not only for professional qualities, but also for social activities.
As for other sports, the basketball player is a passionate fan of the football "Juventus" and loves to observe, "how people are fighting," trying to understand why they act so, and not otherwise.
James is active in social networks and is famous for being involved in a dispute with Heites, explaining that it is just trying to be as honest as possible. The offensors do not hurt him, do not be angry and do not distract - the T-shirt does not matter how they will react and what they think.
Mike James now
2021th started for James from tragic events. At the end of January, because of the ocean, a sad news about the death of a beloved grandfather, who was an indispensable person for her grandson came.This was added to the head coach of Dimitris Iitudis after a losing match with Turkish Fenerbahce and the estimated fight with Georgian striker Torch of Schengeliya with removal from games. It did not exceed the fact that the athlete will leave CSKA. Thus, a meeting with the German "Allabo" was held without him and Andrei Lopatina, recovered after the injury of the brush.
Both army team hurried to speak with refutations about their conflict through Twitter, advising the media carefully check published news, and readers - to believe not everything that they write.
Achievements
- 2012 - as part of the national team of all stars conference SOUTHLAND
- 2017 - winner of the Greek Cup with Panathinaikosom
- 2017 - the most spectacular player of the Greece Championship
- 2017, 2018 - Greece Champion with Panathinaikosom
- 2018 - Winner of the Super Cup of Italy with Olympia Milan
- 2019 - winner of the name of Alfonso Ford
- 2019 - as part of the second team of all stars of Euroleague
- 2020 - Member of the "Match of All Stars" of the Unified League VTB