Michael Stockton (born May 7, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the French LNB Pro A and the

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. He played college basketball for the

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from Westminster College. He is the son of longtime

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Hall of Fame point guard

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Professional career

Karlsruhe (2011–2013)

Stockton went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In July 2011, he signed his first professional contract with

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of the German Pro A league. In July 2012, Stockton joined the

for the 2012 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games. He later re-joined BG Karlsruhe for the 2012–13 season. In July 2013, Stockton re-joined the Utah Jazz for the

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where he averaged 4.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in three games.

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2013–2015)

On August 30, 2013, Stockton signed with

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of the Basketball Bundesliga. On June 10, 2014, Stockton re-signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg on a one-year deal. In July 2014, he joined the

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for the

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. In 28 games for Ludwigsburg in 2014–15, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Canton Charge (2015–2016)

On October 31, 2015, Stockton was selected by the

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in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft and later that night traded to the

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for Adrian Forbes.

Avtodor Saratov (2016–2017)

After joining the Cleveland Cavaliers for the

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, Stockton signed with Avtodor Saratov of the

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on September 10, 2016. On January 23, 2017, Stockton left Avtodor Saratov.

Apollon Patras (2017)

Stockton signed with

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for the rest of the

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season.

Göttingen (2017–2019)

On July 14, 2017, Stockton signed a one-year contract with German Bundesliga side BG Göttingen.

Cholet Basket (2019–2021)

Stockton signed with

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on July 15, 2019. He averaged 12.2 points and 6.8 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. He signed a two-year extension with the team on June 15, 2020.

Budivelnyk (2021–2022)

On July 27, 2021, Stockton signed with Budivelnyk of the

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. In February 2022, he left the team due to the Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

Champagne Basket (2022)

On April 2, 2022, he has signed with Champagne Basket of the LNB Pro A.

Pau-Orthez (2022–present)

On August 17, 2022, he has signed with

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for the French Pro A.

Personal life

Stockton is the son of

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and Nada Stockton. His father played 19 years for the

and entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. His great-grandfather, Houston Stockton, played football for Gonzaga from 1922 to 1924, going undefeated his senior year of 1924 as he earned All-America honorable mention honors. His brother, Houston, played football for the

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. Another brother,

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, played

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at Gonzaga and played professionally in the NBA.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stockton, Michael 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Russia American people of Montenegrin descent American people of Serbian descent American men's basketball players American people of Croatian descent Apollon Patras B.C. players Basketball players from Spokane, Washington BC Avtodor players BG Göttingen players BG Karlsruhe players Canton Charge players Champagne Basket players Cholet Basket players Élan Béarnais players Gonzaga Preparatory School alumni Point guards Riesen Ludwigsburg players Westminster Griffins men's basketball players