Michael Kingma (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
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, averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds that year.
For the 2003β04 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 BorΓ₯s Basket, returning to Sundsvall for the 2009β10 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 2010β11 season, Kingma played for British Basketball League team Glasgow Rocks.
For the 2012β13 season, he played for the GasTerra Flames in the Netherlands.
In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Rockhampton Rockets, winning championships in both years.
He returned to the Rockets for the 2015 season.Outside of basketball, Kingma, along with fellow Australian basketballers Axel Dench, David Stiff and Julian Khazzouh, played a part in Star Wars: Episode III β Revenge of the Sith.
Kingma played a Wookiee named Tarfful.
The players were chosen as Wookiees for their height.