Marcus Gilbert (basketball)

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Marcus Gilbert
Personal information
Born (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 (age 31)
Smyrna, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Academy of New Church
(Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania)
College Fairfield (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Position Small forward
Career history
2016–2017 Basket Ferentino
2017 Viola Reggio Calabria
2017–2018 FC Porto
2018–2019 Palma
2019–2020 Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021 APOEL
2022 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2022 Héroes de Falcón
2023 Shumen
2023 SLAC
2024–presentGréngewald Hueschtert
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x All-MAAC (2015, 2016)

Marcus Emmanuel Gilbert (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. Previously, Gilbert played college basketball for Fairfield University where he was All-MAAC in 2015 and 2016. [1]

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Playing career

High school

Gilbert is a native of Smyrna, Delaware, and attended the Academy of New Church in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. As a senior, Gilbert averaged 17 points and 8 rebounds per game while leading his team to a 19–7 overall record and a 6–1 mark in conference play. [1]

College

Gilbert played college basketball for Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, from 2013 to 2016. During his freshman season for the Fairfield Stags, Gilbert earned a spot on the MAAC All-Rookie team after being named MAAC rookie of the week three times. [1] Gilbert finished his career as one of the top basketball players in Fairfield history. He scored 1,661 points which ranks fourth all-time, and hit 240 three-point field goals which ranks second all-time at Fairfield. Gilbert earned All-MAAC third team selection in 2015 and All-MAAC first team in 2016. He also collected spots on the NABC Division I All-District 1 and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) teams in 2016. [2]

Professional

Gilbert participated in several NBA workouts including the Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz. [3] After going undrafted, Gilbert signed to play for Basket Ferentino in the Serie A2 Basket. [4]

On August 7, 2017, Gilbert signed with FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [5]

On July 9, 2018, Gilbert signed with Iberojet Palma of the LEB Oro. [6]

On August 13, 2019, Gilbert signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League. He averaged 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. On September 30, 2020, Gilbert signed with APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. [7] He averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On February 12, 2022, Gilbert signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. [8]

In October 2023, Gilbert played for the Guinean club SLAC in the Road to BAL. In three games, he averaged 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds, while SLAC failed to qualify for the semi-finals. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fairfield Stags: Marcus Gilbert Bio". FairfieldStags.com. FairfieldStags.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marcus Gilbert Senior Year Highlights 2015–2016". FairfieldStags.com. FairfieldStags.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Gilbert Earns NBA Workouts". Fairfield.edu. Fairfield.edu. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Marcus Gilbert Signs With FMC Ferentino". Sportando.com. Sportando.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "FC Porto signs Will Hanley, Marcus Gilbert and Will Sheehey". Sportando.com. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Marcus Gilbert, dinamita de primer nivel para el perímetro del Iberojet Palma". FEB (in European Spanish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Katsaros, Antonis (September 30, 2020). "Marcus Gilbert (ex Ifestos) is a newcomer at Apoel". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ Katsaros, Antonis; Mammides, Chris (February 12, 2022). "GhostHawks tab Marcus Gilbert, ex Apoel". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Marcus Emmanuel GILBERT at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
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