Brandon Gilbeck Explained

Brandon Gilbeck
Number:34
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:235
League:Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Team:Formosa Dreamers
Nationality:American
Birth Date:9 December 1996
High School:River Valley
(Spring Green, Wisconsin)
College:Western Illinois (2015–2019)
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:Horsens IC
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:Latina
Years3:2021-2022
Team3:Fraser Valley Bandits
Years4:2021–present
Team4:Formosa Dreamers
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Brandon Gilbeck (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for Western Illinois.

High school career

Gilbeck played basketball for River Valley High School in Spring Green, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game.[1] Gilbeck was named Wisconsin Division 5 All-State Honorable Mention and graduated as his school's all-time leader in blocks.[2]

College career

Gilbeck played for Western Illinois for four years. As a sophomore, he set a single-season school record with 85 blocks and ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I with three blocks per game. In his junior season, Gilbeck was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Summit League Honorable Mention. He became Western Illinois' all-time leader in blocks.[3] Gilbeck averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game as a junior.[4] On November 17, 2018, Gilbeck posted nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 68–66 overtime loss to Eastern Illinois.[5] On February 7, 2019, Gilbeck recorded 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks against Purdue Fort Wayne, the first triple-double in the Summit League since 2007. He averaged 3.42 blocks per game, which led NCAA Division I, repeated as Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and earned Second Team All-Summit League honors.[6] Gilbeck also averaged 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior.

Professional career

On August 8, 2019, Gilbeck signed his first professional contract with Horsens IC of the Danish Basketligaen.[7] He averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and a league-high 2.9 blocks per game before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On July 30, 2020, Gilbeck signed with Latina Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.[9]

On June 2, 2021, Gilbeck signed with the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[10] He averaged 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and a league-high 2.8 blocks per game.[11] On August 18, he was named the league Defensive Player of the Year.[12] Gilbeck signed with the Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the P. League+ on September 8.[13]

In July 2024, the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association signed Gilbeck to a naturalized player's contract. Following ratification of the contract by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior and the Sports Administration, Gilbeck would be eligible to play for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team.[14]

On August 2, 2024, Gilbeck re-signed with the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivera . Cody . Men continue to build . The Western Courier . August 12, 2020 . November 11, 2015.
  2. Web site: Semrau . Dennis . Prep boys basketball: Mount Horeb's Drew Fredrickson named 2014–2015 All-Area Player of the Year . . August 12, 2020 . April 12, 2015.
  3. Web site: Richards . Haley . Gilbeck shines on and off the court . The Western Courier . August 12, 2020 . November 2, 2018.
  4. News: Summit League Preseason Men's Basketball Poll . August 12, 2020 . Dakota News Now . October 4, 2018.
  5. News: Eastern Illinois stops Western Illinois in overtime, 68–66 . August 12, 2020 . . . November 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Cornish Jr. . Tony . Western Illinois Standout Brandon Gilbeck Preparing To Gain Addition National Exposure In April . . August 12, 2020 . March 28, 2019 . March 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328223702/https://wgem.com/2019/03/28/western-illinois-standout-brandon-gilbeck-preparing-to-gain-addition-national-exposure-in-april/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Brandon Gilbeck goes pro with Horsens IC . Court-Side . August 12, 2020 . August 8, 2019.
  8. Web site: Keep Moving Up . Western Illinois University Athletics . August 12, 2020 . June 10, 2020.
  9. Web site: Schirra . Donatella . Brandon Gilbeck è il primo straniero della stagione 2020/21 . Latina Basket . August 12, 2020 . Italian . July 30, 2020.
  10. Web site: FRASER VALLEY BANDITS SIGN BRANDON GILBECK FOR 2021 CEBL SEASON . The Bandits . August 18, 2021 . June 2, 2021.
  11. Web site: Brandon Gilbeck Player Profile . CEBL . August 18, 2021.
  12. Web site: Problem in the Paint. Confirmed. FV_Bandits big man Brandon Gilbeck has been named the 2021 CEBL Defensive Player of the Year . CEBL Twitter . August 18, 2021 . August 18, 2021.
  13. Web site: Brandon Gilbeck will be joining the Dreamers for the upcoming season . Twitter . September 15, 2021 . September 8, 2021.
  14. News: Chen . Jung-chen . Chao . Yen-hsiang . BASKETBALL/Brandon Gilbeck to become Taiwan's 3rd naturalized basketball player . 7 July 2024 . Central News Agency . 1 July 2024.
  15. News: 夢想家續約吉爾貝克 新賽季改叫「高柏鎧」征戰 . August 2, 2024 . ETtoday . August 2, 2024.