Gabe Vincent

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Gabe Vincent
Gabe Vincent at the 2023 Miami Heat Family Festival (cropped).png
Vincent in 2023
No. 7–Los Angeles Lakers
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1996-06-14) June 14, 1996 (age 28)
Modesto, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school St. Mary's
(Stockton, California)
College UC Santa Barbara (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020 Stockton Kings
2020–2023 Miami Heat
2020–2021→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2023–present Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent (born June 14, 1996) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Nigerian national basketball team. [1] He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Undrafted out of college, Vincent signed with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League before joining the Miami Heat on a two-way contract. With Miami, he reached the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023 before signing with the Lakers.

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Early life

Vincent was born in Modesto, California, to Franklyn and Cynthia Vincent. [2] His father is Nigerian and his mother is American from Connecticut. They both earned doctorates in psychology. [3] [4] The youngest of three brothers, Vincent attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton. [3]

College career

Vincent played college basketball for University of California, Santa Barbara from 2014 to 2018, averaging 12.8 points in 113 games for the team. After his senior season, he was named to the 2018 All-Big West Second Team.

Professional career

Stockton Kings (2018–2020)

After graduating, Vincent had a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings. [5] Although he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Sacramento on October 2. [6] He was waived a few days later. [7] He played 24 games, with three starts, for the Stockton Kings of the G League during the 2018–19 season, averaging 8.8 points in 18.6 minutes per game. [8] He scored 35 points in a game twice for the Kings in December 2019. [9] Vincent played in 20 games (three starts) in his second season with Stockton while averaging 23.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.30 steals per game and shooting 46.9 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from three-point range and 89.7 percent from the free throw line. [10]

Miami Heat (2020–2023)

On January 8, 2020, the Miami Heat announced that they had signed Vincent to a two-way contract. [10] He made his NBA debut against the Orlando Magic on January 29. [11] In the G League, Vincent tallied 27 points, three assists and one rebound in a win over the Salt Lake City Stars on February 3. [12] He averaged 20.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 31 G League games. On June 22, 2020, the NBA G League announced that Vincent won the Most Improved Player award. [13] The Heat reached the 2020 NBA Finals, but lost in 6 games to the Los Angeles Lakers.

On August 1, 2021, Vincent joined the Heat for the NBA Summer League [14] and five days later, he signed a standard contract with the Heat. [15]

In Game 3 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, Vincent scored a playoff career high of 29 points in a 128–102 win to give the Heat a 3–0 lead over the Boston Celtics. [16] The Heat eventually advanced to the NBA Finals after winning the series in seven games. In Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals, Vincent had a team-high 23 points in a 111–108 win over the Denver Nuggets to tie the series 1-1. [17] Vincent struggled to shoot from the 3 point line in the NBA Finals, shooting just 33% from beyond the arc.[ citation needed ] The Heat went on to lose the series in five games.

Los Angeles Lakers (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, Vincent signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. [18]

National team career

Vincent represents the Nigerian national team, D'Tigers. On August 24, 2019, he scored 23 points against Poland, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left in the game. [19] He represented the Nigerian team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. [20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Miami 909.2.216.222–.6.7.6.02.4
2020–21 Miami 50713.1.378.309.8701.11.3.4.04.8
2021–22 Miami 682723.4.417.368.8151.93.1.9.28.7
2022–23 Miami 683425.9.402.334.8722.12.5.9.19.4
2023–24 L.A. Lakers 11019.8.306.107.500.81.9.8.03.1
Career2066820.9.395.332.8471.32.3.8.17.4

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 Miami 2225.8.250.250—2.52.0.0.03.0
2024 L.A. Lakers 1017.9.500.5001.0004.01.01.0.09.0
Career3223.1.357.3331.0003.01.7.3.05.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020 Miami 10.3———.0.0.0.00.0
2021 Miami 304.7.667.500—.3.7.0.01.7
2022 Miami 18823.5.382.309.9501.93.2.8.38.0
2023 Miami 222230.5.402.378.8821.43.5.9.212.7
2024 L.A. Lakers 5013.8.250.143—1.6.6.4.01.4
Career493024.6.393.347.9071.52.9.7.28.9

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gabe Vincent - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "During Our Interview It Is Clear To See That Vincent Has An Intense Work Ethic, Is Very Grounded, Humble, And Is A Man of Strong Faith". Contemporary Approaches. February 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Beguiristain, Joe (May 25, 2021). "HEAT Proud Of Their Connection To Nigeria". Heat.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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