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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
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| Born | May 1, 2001 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| Career history | |
| 2025-present | Miami Heat |
Gabe Madsen (born May 1, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He established the Utah Utes single-season (105) and career (315) record for made three point shots.
Madsen attended Mayo High School located in Rochester, Minnesota. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to play college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats alongside his twin-brother Mason, over other offers from schools such as Marquette, Minnesota, Northwestern, and Iowa. [1] After the COVID-19 stay-at-home ban was lifted, he and his brother had practices with Will Tschetter. [2]
During his first collegiate season in 2020-21, Madsen played in just two games before opting out due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [3] After the conclusion of the season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]
Madsen transferred to play for the Utah Utes. [3] During his first season with Utah in 2021-22, he played in 25 games with ten starts, averaging 6.7 points, 1.0 rebound, and 0.7 assists per game. [5] In the 2022-23 season, Madsen started in 23 games, where he averaged 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. [6] During the 2023-24 season, he appeared in all 37 games for the Utes, averaging 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists while breaking the Utah single-season record with 105 made 3-pointers. [7] On December 31, 2024, Madsen scored just three points in a blowout loss to Baylor. [8] On February 5, 2025, he recorded 17 points in a victory versus Colorado. [9] On February 15, 2025, he notched 24 points, three rebounds, two steals, an assist, while also setting the school career record for made three's in an upset win over Kansas. [10] During the 2024-25 season, he started in 33 games, averaging 15.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists on 37.1% shooting from the field and 32.2% from three-point range. [11] For his performance during the 2024-25 season, Madsen earned an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention nod. [12] After the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, he declared for the 2025 NBA draft. [11]
Madsen signed a free agent NBA Summer League contract with the Golden State Warriors. [13] Madsen appeared in 2 of 3 California Classic Summer League games. [14] After logging 8 points in 9 minutes in his July 11, 2025 NBA Summer League debut, Madsen went 6–7 against the Utah Jazz in the first half on July 13 for a game high 18 points at the half in 8 minutes of action off the bench. [15] [16] He finished with a game-high 22 points. [17] Madsen shot 51.9 (14–27) on three-point shots in summer league play. [18]
On July 26, 2025, Madsen signed a Exhibit-10 contract with the Miami Heat, giving the Heat his G-League rights if he is waived. [19] The contract is a fully non-guaranteed one-year, minimum salary agreement that confers the team the right to sign him to a two-way contract before the regular season. It also accords Madsen a bonus as high as $85,300 if he stays with the team's G League affiliate for 60 days after being waived. [20]
Madsen is the twin-brother of former Utah teammate Mason Madsen. [21] Madsen became engaged to his long-time girlfriend Autumn Busse on July 22, 2025 according to their social media accounts.