Guy-Marc Michel (born October 4, 1988) is a French professional
basketball
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player. He is a tall
center
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.
College career
Michel played
college basketball
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at
Northern Idaho College from 2008 to 2010. He also enrolled to play college basketball at
Indiana
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, with the
Indiana Hoosiers
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, from 2010 to 2011, but he was declared ineligible by the
NCAA
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, due to having previously played professionally in France.
Professional career
Michel started his pro career in 2008, during the 2007–08 season, with the
French League
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club
SLUC Nancy
Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...
. He then moved to the US to play
college basketball
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. After playing college basketball in the US, he joined the
Greek League club
KAOD in 2011.
In 2013, he signed with the Greek club
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...
.
Eurocupbasketball.com PANIONIOS posts shot-blocking presence with Michel.
/ref> He moved back to KAOD in 2014.
References
External links
Eurocup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile
French League Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
1988 births
Living people
Centers (basketball)
French expatriate basketball people in the United States
French men's basketball players
K.A.O.D. B.C. players
Lille Métropole BC players
North Idaho Cardinals men's basketball players
Panionios B.C. players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
21st-century French sportsmen
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