Eric Mika (born January 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the

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of the

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. Mika played collegiately at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYU).

High school career

Mika played at

Waterford School Waterford School is an independent school offering classes pre-k through grade twelve, located in Sandy, Utah, United States. Founded in 1981 by Nancy and Dustin Heuston, The Waterford School was originally established as a non-tuition, researc ...

his freshman and sophomore seasons before attending

Lone Peak High School Lone Peak High School (LPHS) is a public high school in Highland, Utah, United States. Part of the Alpine School District, in northern Utah County, it was built in 1997 to serve students in the cities of Alpine, Highland, and Cedar Hills. Lone ...

Highland, Utah Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo– Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase o ...

for his final 2 seasons. Mika help lead Lone Peak to a 26–1 record, the 2012-13 MaxPreps.com National Title and the 5A Utah state title with other future BYU Cougars Nick Emery and T.J. Haws.

College career

Mika played college basketball for

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

. He was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team and averaged double figures in points. Mika returned to a BYU team and in his first season back from the mission field in 2016–17 he averaged 20.3 points and 9.2 rebounds a game. Mika was named to the All-

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...

team.

Collegiate statistics

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Professional career

Consultinvest Pesaro (2017–2018)

Mika declared for the 2017 NBA draft after his sophomore season. After going undrafted, Mika joined the

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for the NBA Summer League, then ultimately signed with Consultinvest Pesaro in Italy.

Basket Brescia Leonessa (2018–2019)

On July 9, 2018, Mika signed a deal with Basket Brescia Leonessa.

Medi Bayreuth (2019)

On January 8, 2019, Mika signed a contract with

Medi Bayreuth Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest division o ...

of the German

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Stockton Kings (2019)

On August 20, 2019, Mika signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

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. On October 11, 2019, Mika was waived by the Kings and ultimately included in the roster of Stockton Kings,

affiliate team of the

Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2019)

On December 6, 2019, the

Xinjiang Flying Tigers The Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers () is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team play its home games at the Hongshan Arena, which has a capacity for 3,800 spectators. The club joined the Chinese Basketball ...

announced that they had added Mika to their roster. On December 27, 2019, Mika was removed from the roster of the

Second stint with Stockton Kings (2020)

On January 7, 2020, the Stockton Kings announced that they had acquired Mika.

Sacramento Kings (2020)

On February 1, 2020 Mika signed a 10-day contract with the

. He made his NBA debut the same day, scoring six points with seven rebounds in 19 minutes as the Kings lost to the

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129–113. On February 6, 2020, the

announced that they had requested waiver on Mika.

Third stint with Stockton Kings (2020)

Mika was reported to have returned to Stockton Kings after being waived by the

on February 6, 2020. He averaged 18.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 season.

Partizan Belgrade (2020–2021)

On August 24, 2020 Mika signed a contract with the

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. He averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

JL Bourg (2021–2022)

On July 1, 2021, Mika signed with

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

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NBA G League Ignite (2022–present)

On September 28, 2022, Mika signed with the

. He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.

Personal

Mika served as a

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for

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

for two years in

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between his freshman and sophomore years of college.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

LBA profileBYU Cougars bio
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