{{short description|Australian-Dutch basketball player (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Michael Kingma | image = Michael Kingma 2012-2013.jpg | caption = Kingma in his Flames uniform in 2012 | position = Center | height_cm = 207 | weight_kg = 120 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|8|9}} | birth_place = Manly, New South Wales | nationality = Australian / Dutch | high_school = | college = | career_start = 1997 | career_end = 2013 | years1 = 1997–2003 | team1 = Sydney Kings | years2 = 2003–2004 | team2 = Hunter Pirates | years3 = 2004 | team3 = Otago Nuggets | years4 = 2004–2005 | team4 = Scarlet Vilvoorde | years5 = 2005–2006 | team5 = Aris Leeuwarden | years6 = 2006–2007 | team6 = Sundsvall Dragons | years7 = 2007–2009 | team7 = Borås | years8 = 2009–2010 | team8 = Sundsvall Dragons | years9 = 2010–2011 | team9 = Glasgow Rocks | years10 = 2012–2013 | team10 = GasTerra Flames | highlights = *NBL champion (2003) *4× QBL champion (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) }} '''Michael John Kingma'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael John Kingma (Netherlands) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/148424-michael-john-kingma |website=FIBA Basketball |access-date=25 July 2025}}</ref> (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player.
== Professional career == Kingma was born in Manly, New South Wales, where he started his basketball playing as a junior. Kingma played seven seasons in Australia's National Basketball League, including six seasons with the Sydney Kings. He was a member of the Kings' 2003 NBL championship team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/30/1064819935522.html|title=Kings to wear the crown, if the cap fits|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds that year.
For the 2003–04 season, Kingma joined the Hunter Pirates, before leaving Australia. He briefly played in Belgium and in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. In 2006 he moved to Sweden to play for Sundsvall Dragons. In 2007 and 2008 he played for Borås Basket, returning to Sundsvall for the 2009–10 season.
Kingma played in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the Rockhampton Rockets and the Mackay Meteors winning championships in 2010 (Rockets) and 2011 (Meteors).
For the 2010–11 season, Kingma played for the British Basketball League team Glasgow Rocks.
For the 2012–13 season, Kingma played in the Netherlands for the GasTerra Flames (also known as Donar) in the Dutch Basketball League. He had already tried out for the team in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2004-08-23 |title=Michael Kingma op proef bij Capitals |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/41426/michael-kingma-op-proef-bij-capitals |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.rtvnoord.nl |language=nl}}</ref> In 2013 and 2014. He played for the Rockhampton Rockets, winning championships in both years. He returned to the Rockets for the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/star-import-returns-for-rockets/2629711/|title=Star American basketball import returns for Rockets|first=Jenna|last=Johnstone|work=themorningbulletin.com.au|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>
== National team career == Kingma played in 25 games for the Netherlands national team, after making his debut on 20 August 2004 against Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oranje Internationals |url=http://www.oranjebasketball.com/historie/oranje-internationals/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Oranje Basketball |language=nl}}</ref>
== Acting career == Outside of basketball, Kingma, along with fellow Australian basketballers Axel Dench, David Stiff and Julian Khazzouh, played a part in ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. Kingma played a Wookiee named Tarfful.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432899/|title=Michael Kingma|work=imdb.com|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> The players were chosen as Wookiees for their height.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/the-nbl-acting-rookies-who-played-wookiees|title=The NBL Acting Rookies Who Played Wookiees|work=NBL.com.au|date=4 May 2019|accessdate=4 May 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023841/http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/the-nbl-acting-rookies-who-played-wookiees|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Personal == Kingma has Dutch ancestors, which is why he holds a Dutch passport.<ref name=":0" />
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Michael_Kingma/4487 Australiabasket.com profile] *[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?client=1-4144-69438-301786-20554095&sID=&action=PSTATS&pID=188653386 QBL profile]
{{Sydney Kings 2002–03 NBL champions}}
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