Mike Helms
Encyclopedia
Mike Helms is an American basketball
player who played guard at Oakland University
. He was named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-League team three years in a row and the Mid-Con Conference Player of the Year in 2003. He averaged 27 points per game that year, which placed him as the third highest scorer in NCAA Division I.
He was drafted into the CBA
and played 18 games for the Michigan Mayhem
and also had a spell with Atletico Argentino Junin in Argentina
He played for the Hunter Pirates
of the Australia
National Basketball League
in 2005-06 and was second in NBL scoring at 22.1 points per game (ppg). After the license of the franchise was sold, he moved to the new Singapore Slingers
. In February 2007 he joined the German team Gießen 46ers.
In the 07/08 season in the NBL, Helms was in the top 20 in the league for scoring averaging 20.6 ppg. For Giessen, Helms averaged 7.83 ppg and 1.17 assists in his short stint.
In the 08/09 season Helmes joined Ironi Ramat Gan
from Israel
.
On April 4, 2010, Helms signed with new New Zealand NBL franchise, the Southland Sharks
.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played guard at Oakland University
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...
. He was named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-League team three years in a row and the Mid-Con Conference Player of the Year in 2003. He averaged 27 points per game that year, which placed him as the third highest scorer in NCAA Division I.
He was drafted into the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
and played 18 games for the Michigan Mayhem
Michigan Mayhem
The Michigan Mayhem was a minor league professional basketball team based in Muskegon, Michigan that competed in the Continental Basketball Association. In the CBA's 2004-05 season the Mayhem finished third in the league's Eastern Conference. The team played its home games at the L.C...
and also had a spell with Atletico Argentino Junin in Argentina
He played for the Hunter Pirates
Hunter Pirates
The Hunter Pirates were an Australian basketball team, based in the city of Newcastle, that competed in the National Basketball League.-Team history:...
of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
in 2005-06 and was second in NBL scoring at 22.1 points per game (ppg). After the license of the franchise was sold, he moved to the new Singapore Slingers
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
. In February 2007 he joined the German team Gießen 46ers.
In the 07/08 season in the NBL, Helms was in the top 20 in the league for scoring averaging 20.6 ppg. For Giessen, Helms averaged 7.83 ppg and 1.17 assists in his short stint.
In the 08/09 season Helmes joined Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan is a basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Ramat Gan...
from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
On April 4, 2010, Helms signed with new New Zealand NBL franchise, the Southland Sharks
Southland Sharks
The Southland Sharks are a professional basketball team based in the Southland region in the New Zealand National Basketball League.The team plays their home games at Invercargill's Stadium Southland where 3,000 of the 4,500 seats are made available for regular season games.-Establishment:The...
.