EJ Rowland
February 2, 2021
Mike Helms
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 29/12/82
- Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 184
- Weight (KG): 94
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Oakland (2000–2004)
- NBL DEBUT: 14/09/05
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/02/08
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Hunter 2006 | Singapore 2007-08
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Mike Helms was born in Detroit, Michigan (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Mike Helms made his NBL debut with the Hunter Pirates at 22 years of age. He scored 28 points in his first game.
Helms went on to sign with the Hunter Pirates for the 2005/06 NBL season. He had a great season as he earned All-Star honours and was third in the league for scoring with 21.9 points per game.
After the license of the franchise was sold, he moved to the new Singapore Slingers for the 2006/07 season. Following the conclusion of the NBL season in February 2007, he signed with the Gießen 46ers for the rest of the 2006/07.
He returned to the Slingers for the 2007/08 season.
Mike Helms played three seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Singapore Slingers and the Hunter Pirates. He averaged 21.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 95 NBL games.
HIGHLIGHTS:
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 25 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 30 | 1,272 | 627 | 156 | 93 | 38 | 118 | 26 | 7 | 102 | 79 | 212 | 536 | 40% | 71 | 208 | 34% | 132 | 185 | 71% | 50% | 46% | 44 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 34 | 1,381 | 770 | 171 | 82 | 54 | 117 | 31 | 15 | 101 | 106 | 266 | 584 | 46% | 65 | 176 | 37% | 173 | 239 | 72% | 55% | 51% | 38 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | Hunter | 13-19 (8) | 31 | 1,096 | 678 | 110 | 66 | 20 | 90 | 24 | 14 | 116 | 95 | 243 | 556 | 44% | 66 | 192 | 34% | 126 | 183 | 69% | 53% | 50% | 42 | Totals | 95 | 3749 | 2075 | 437 | 241 | 112 | 325 | 81 | 36 | 319 | 280 | 721 | 1676 | 43.0% | 202 | 576 | 35.1% | 431 | 607 | 71.0% | 53% | 49% | 44 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 25 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 30 | 42.4 | 20.9 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 17.9 | 40% | 2.4 | 6.9 | 34% | 4.4 | 6.2 | 71% | 50% | 46% | 44 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 34 | 40.6 | 22.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 46% | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37% | 5.1 | 7.0 | 72% | 55% | 51% | 38 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | Hunter | 13-19 (8) | 31 | 35.4 | 21.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 17.9 | 44% | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34% | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69% | 53% | 50% | 42 | Total | 95 | 39.5 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 17.6 | 43.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.1% | 2.1 | 6.1 | 71.0% | 53% | 49% | 44 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 44 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Argentina - Argentino de Junín (2004) | Germany - Gießen 46ers (2007) | Israel - Ironi Ramat Gan (2008–2009) | New Zealand - Southland Sharks (2010) | Mexico - Toros de Nuevo Laredo (2010)
Helms began his professional career with Argentino de Junín in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet in 2004, a short stint that served as his first stop outside the United States.
In 2007, Helms joined the Gießen 46ers in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga and appeared in six games, averaging 7.8 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.0 blocks in 21.0 minutes per game while shooting 29.1% from the field, 19.2% on three-pointers, and 83.3% at the free-throw line.
Helms signed with Ironi Ramat Gan in Israel in November 2008 and played the 2008–09 season as a point guard alongside teammates including Josh Gomes, Sean Daniel, Shmulik Brener, Carmelo Lee, and Chen Zigdon. He totaled 240 points across 20 regular season games (12.0 points per game) while averaging 25.0 minutes, and his full regular season line included 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game with shooting splits of 48.5% on two-pointers, 31.8% from three, and 67.6% from the line. In the playoffs, he started all three games against Kiryat Ata and raised his production to 18.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 30.0 minutes, including a 22-point effort in Game 1 and another 22 points in Game 3.
In April 2010, Helms signed with the Southland Sharks for the remainder of the 2010 New Zealand NBL season, joining fellow import Rene Rougeau, and he scored 19 points in his first game for the franchise on May 3, 2010, with Rougeau adding 22 points and 13 rebounds in the same win. Later in the year he delivered a 30-point, five-rebound performance in an 88–79 Sharks victory over the Heat, and Southland’s season ended in the quarter-finals with a loss to the Nelson Giants, a game in which Helms scored 19 points and the Giants were led by Michael Harrison’s 23.
In October 2010, Helms joined Toros de Nuevo Laredo in Mexico’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and played 11 games for the club.
COLLEGE
Mike Helms played four NCAA Division I seasons at Oakland, and his career ended with him listed as the leading scorer in Oakland history, while also finishing his time at the school with 2,314 career points and placement among Oakland’s all-time leaders in three-point field goals and steals.
Helms began his Oakland career in 2000–01 on a team that went 12–16 overall (8–8 in Mid-Continent Conference play), appearing in 28 games with seven starts while scoring 316 points (11.3 points per game) in 18.9 minutes per game, shooting .434 from the field, .414 on three-pointers, and .724 at the line, along with 2.2 rebounds per game, 30 assists (1.1 per game), 20 steals, and five blocks.
As a sophomore in 2001–02, Oakland improved to a 17–13 overall record (10–4 conference), and Helms started 29 of 30 games while averaging 18.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in 29.8 minutes per night, shooting .439 from the field, .288 from three, and .705 on free throws, while posting 58 steals and 10 blocks across the season, with his conference-only line listed at 17.5 points per game with 4.6 rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game.
In 2002–03, Helms delivered his biggest NCAA season as Oakland went 17–11 overall (10–4 conference), and he set an Oakland single-season scoring record with 752 total points while averaging 26.9 points per game to finish third nationally in scoring that season, leading to Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year recognition and All-America honours; his season line included 28 games played with 34.5 minutes per game, shooting .452 from the field, .379 from three, and .745 at the line, alongside 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.
Helms finished his Oakland career as a senior in 2003–04 on a 13–17 team (7–10 in conference play), playing 30 games with 25 starts while totaling 695 points (23.2 points per game) in 920 minutes, shooting 224-for-556 (.403) overall, 79-for-228 (.346) from three, and 168-for-224 (.750) at the foul line, while adding 109 rebounds, 71 assists, 45 steals, 16 blocks, and 81 turnovers across the season.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
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