Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a name that carries a specific kind of basketball weight for me. Going second overall in the 2012 NBA draft, right behind Anthony Davis, after that title-winning Kentucky team is rare air. What I find interesting is that his reputation was built less on scoring and more on defense and effort, the unglamorous things that don't always survive in highlight reels. At 201 centimeters he had the tools, and the expectations that come with a high pick are enormous. He's listed now as a former player, which makes me read his run as a reminder of how unforgiving that second-overall spotlight can be.

Name (English)

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・キッド＝ギルクリスト

Reading

まいける・きっど＝ぎるくりすと

Born

September 26, 1993 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

St. Patrick High School

University

University of Kentucky

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/MKG14
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.