Michael Earl Gilmore (born January 15, 1995) is an American-Belgian professional

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player for the UCC Assigeco Piacenza of the Serie A2. He played

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for

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a Public university, public research university in Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virgin ...

(VCU) and for Florida Gulf Coast. He is the nephew of former

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player

Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Ba ...

High school career

Gilmore attended James S. Rickards in

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College career

Gilmore played three years of

and one year in Florida Gulf Coast.

Professional career

Phoienix Hagen

After going undrafted in the

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, Gilmore joined

Phoenix Hagen Phoenix Hagen is a German professional basketball club that is based in Hagen, Germany. After withdrawing from the Basketball Bundesliga in November 2016, Phoenix Hagen re-launched its basketball team for the 2017-18 ProA season. The ProA is Germ ...

of the

ProA The ProA is the German basketball league system, second-tier Sports league, league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which consists of the t ...

Ostende

On December 30. 2020, Gilmore joined Oostende of the

Belgian League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

NBA G League and Mexico

After some brief stints with

Wisconsin Herd The Wisconsin Herd are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and are affiliated with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Herd play their home games at Oshkosh Arena. History On June 29, 2016, it was anno ...

and

Raptors 905 The Raptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Mississauga, and are affiliated with the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 began play in the 2015–16 season and play their home games at Paramount Fine Foods ...

, Gilmore joined Rayos de Hermosillo in Mexico.

Lulea

For the 2022–2023 season, Gilmore joined

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of the

Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...

. He went on to average 18.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

PAOK Thessaloniki

On August 14, 2023, he signed a one-year contract with

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

Openjobmetis Varese

On March 21, 2024, Gilmore signed with

Openjobmetis Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian first division LBA. For past club spo ...

of the

Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club (sport), club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball ...

Liaoning Flying Leopards

In June 2024, Gilmore signed with the

Liaoning Flying Leopards The Liaoning Flying Leopards (), also known as the Liaoning Shenyang Sansheng Flying Leopard Club or Liaoning Bengang (), are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hunnan District, Shenyang, Liaoning, which plays in the Northern Divisi ...

for the

2024 Basketball Champions League Asia The 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia was the first edition of the Basketball Champions League Asia, and the 29th season of the continent's top club competition. The tournament was previously known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and was las ...

Büyükçekmece Basketbol

On October 3, 2024, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League (; TBSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Bas ...

(BSL).

UCC Assigeco Piacenza

On January 10, 2025, Gilmore signed with the UCC Assigeco Piacenza of the Serie A2.

National team career

Gilmore is a member of the senior

Belgium men's national basketball team The Belgium men's national basketball team has represented Belgium in international basketball since 1928. The supervising body for the national team is Basketball Belgium. Belgium has qualified for the EuroBasket 19 times throughout their hi ...

. His mother was born in Belgium, so he gained Belgium chitizenship, and played for the men's team under coach

Dario Gjergja Dario Gjergja (born 21 August 1975) is a Croatian-Belgian professional basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A and the Belgium national team. Coaching career Gjergja signed with Telenet BC Oosten ...

References

External links

RealGM profile

Michael Gilmore
at Proballers
VCU Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Michael 1995 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Basketball players from Florida BC Luleå players Büyükçekmece Basketbol players Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball players Liaoning Flying Leopards players P.A.O.K. BC players Pallacanestro Varese players Power forwards Raptors 905 players Rayos de Hermosillo players VCU Rams men's basketball players Wisconsin Herd players