Joey Vickery
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Joey David Vickery is a Canadian professional basketball player. He plays for the Austrian basketball club Traiskirchen Arkadia Lions.
He graduated Westwood Collegiate in Winnipeg in 1985, and played for Brandon University
Bobcats for two seasons. After a successful debut where Brandon won the Championship and he was named MVP, he moved to Europe
and played for the now defunct Olimpas Plungė of Lithuania
. He averaged 23.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He played for various clubs in Spain, Huelva, Algeciras and Melilla and then moved to the Austria
n club Mattersburg 49ers. After yet another successful season, he moved to Sweden
's Jamtland Basket KFUM
. In 2005, he returned to Austria and signed contracts with his previous teams.
and the 1997 Tournament of the Americas
. He also appeared internationally in the 1994 and 1998 FIBA World Championship.
He graduated Westwood Collegiate in Winnipeg in 1985, and played for Brandon University
Brandon University
Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr....
Bobcats for two seasons. After a successful debut where Brandon won the Championship and he was named MVP, he moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and played for the now defunct Olimpas Plungė of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. He averaged 23.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He played for various clubs in Spain, Huelva, Algeciras and Melilla and then moved to the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n club Mattersburg 49ers. After yet another successful season, he moved to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Jamtland Basket KFUM
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
. In 2005, he returned to Austria and signed contracts with his previous teams.
Clubs
- Olimpas Plungė (1995–1996) Huelva, Spain (1996–1997) Poissy Chatou Basket (1997–2000) Algeciras, Spain (2000–2001) Mattersburg 49ers (2001–2002) Huelva, Spain (2002–2003) Jamtland Basket KFUM (2003–2004) Melilla, Spain (2004–2005) Mattersburg 49ers (2005–2006) Traiskirchen Arkadia Lions (2005–2008) Mattersburg Rocks, Austria (2008–present)
Canadia national basketball team
Joey Vickery was a member of the Canada national men's basketball team in the 1995 Tournament of the Americas1995 Tournament of the Americas
The 1995 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Argentina from August 15 to August 27, 1995. The games were played in Tucuman and Neuquen. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the...
and the 1997 Tournament of the Americas
1997 Tournament of the Americas
The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from August 21 to August 31, 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the...
. He also appeared internationally in the 1994 and 1998 FIBA World Championship.