Mike Lenzly
{{Short description|British basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
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| name = Mike Lenzly
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| height_m = 1.89
| weight_kg = 85
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|05|1}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| high_school = Lovejoy (Hampton, Georgia)
| college = Wofford (1999–2003)
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2013
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| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard
| years1 = 2003–2004
| team1 = TBB Trier
| years2 = 2004–2005
| team2 = Ventspils
| years3 = 2005–2006
| team3 = Tenerife CB
| years4 = 2006–2007
| team4 = APOEL
| years5 = 2007–2008
| team5 = Dexia Mons-Hainaut
| years6 = 2008–2009
| team6 = Scafati Basket
| years7 = 2009–2012
| team7 = ČEZ Nymburk
| years8 = 2013
| team8 = S.Oliver Baskets
| highlights =
- FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day (2008)
- 3× Czech NBL champion (2010–2012)
- 3× Czech Cup winner (2010–2012)
- Latvian League champion (2005)
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Mike Lenzly (born 1 May 1981) is a British former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.89 m (6'2 {{1/2}}"), he played the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Career
=College=
Lenzly attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He played four seasons for the Terriers, before graduating in 2003. He was selected to the Wofford College Athletics Hall of Fame.
=Professional=
Lenzly played professional basketball for several European clubs. In 2005 he won the Latvian League championship with Ventspils. He was a part of the Dexia Mons-Hainaut team that made the final of the FIBA EuroChallenge's 2007–08 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_6412-78-A-1.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2008.roundID_5839.teamID_.html |title=Barons LMT – Dexia Mons-Hainaut | EuroCup 2008 |publisher=FIBA Europe |date=20 April 2008 }} With ČEZ Nymburk, he won the Czech League and Czech Cup, in 2010, 2011, and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=JKV |title=Lenzly, Mike – Welcome To Euroleague Basketball |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=1 May 1981 }}
=National=
Lenzly was a member of the senior Great Britain national basketball team. He played with the team at the EuroBasket 2009, and averaged 6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1 assist per tournament game. His best performance was 14 points, scored in the team's first-round loss to Spain.[http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.gameID_6365-C-3-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.html Great Britain v. Spain boxscore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912062917/http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.gameID_6365-C-3-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.html |date=12 September 2009 }} at eurobasket2009.org He also played at the EuroBasket 2011 and 2012 London Summer Olympics.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811012644/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp/q/Mike%20Lenzly/pid/_/players.html FIBA Profile]
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?pcode=JKV EuroCup Profile]
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Mike-Lenzly/Germany/sOliver-Wuerzburg/36218? Eurobasket.com Profile]
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Category:Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Belfius Mons-Hainaut players
Category:British expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:British expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:British men's basketball players
Category:Basketball Nymburk players
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Olympic basketball players for Great Britain
Category:People from Hampton, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Henry County, Georgia
Category:Scafati Basket players
Category:Wofford Terriers men's basketball players