Gabriela Mărginean Explained

Gabriela Mărginean
Number:44
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
League:Turkish Super League
Team:İzmit Belediyespor
Birth Date:1987 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Nationality:Romanian
College:Drexel (2006–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:26
Draft Team:Minnesota Lynx
Draft League:WNBA
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010
Team1:Minnesota Lynx
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Panathinaikos
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:Arras Pays d'Artois
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:CSM Târgovişte
Years5:2013–2014
Team5:İstanbul Üniversitesi
Team6:AGÜ Spor
Team7:Perfumerías Avenida
Years6:2014–2015
Years7:2015–2017
Years8:2017–2018
Team8:AGÜ Spor
Years9:2018–2019
Team9:Adana Basketbol
Years10:2019–2020
Team10:Çukurova Basketbol
Years11:2020–2021
Team11:Landerneau Bretagne Basket
Years12:2021–present
Team12:İzmit Belediyespor

Gabriela Mărginean (born 12 February 1987 in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian professional women's basketball player who plays for the Turkey club İzmit Belediyespor.

College career

Mărginean was a two-sport athlete at Drexel University and led the NCAA in made free throws in her sophomore season. Her 2,581 career points while at Drexel makes her Philadelphia's highest scoring women's basketball player. This point total also med her the highest scoring athlete in the history of the CAA until 2013, when she was surpassed by Elena Delle Donne.[1] [2]

While playing for the Drexel Dragons women's basketball team Mărginean played in 125 games and averaged 20.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Marginean led Drexel to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009.[3]

Statistic

SeasonGPFG-FGAPct3FG-FGAPctFT-FTAPctReb AvgABlkStlPts Avg
201031255-530.48139-98.398178-200.8907.76056023.5
200933252-529.47622-63.349243-271.8977.32925223.3
200830213-428.49826-75.347118-129.9157.15035319.0
200731184-434.4242-13.154145-169.8588.23343816.6
Totals125904-1921.47189-249.357FT-FTAPctReb AvgABlkStl20.6

Awards and honors

Professional career

WNBA

Mărginean was drafted to the Minnesota Lynx, the 26th pick of the 2010 WNBA draft. In May the Lynx activated Rebekkah Brunson and Mărginean was waived from the roster.[9] [10] She is the second Romanian who has played in the WNBA after Florina Pașcalău who was the player of Seattle Storm in 2008.

Europe

Later she played for Panathinaikos Athens. Her stats read 17.3 points, 7.6 boards, 2.2 steals and 1.5 assists per game. Eurobasket.com named her All-Greek League Bosman Player of the Year.[11]

Gabriela Mărginean joined Arras Pays d'Artois in the summer of 2010. She appeared 26 times in Ligue Féminine de Basketball averaging 12.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. She managed to win in the 2012 French Cup handing a 58–64 loss to Bourges to take the trophy. Mărginean was one of the best Arras players in the final. She scored 11 points and pulled down 6 rebounds for 35 minutes on the court. Thanks to this victory Arras also booked a spot for the EuroLeague Women 2012–13 season. In EuroCup, Marginean added 16.9 ppg and 4.8 rpg for 10 games.[12]

On July 7, 2012, it was reported that the Romanian champions CSM Târgovişte have signed Gabriela Mărginean.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Minnesota| 4 || 0 || 3.0 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.5

International career

Mărginean is currently the best player on Romania women's national basketball team as she averaged 19.6 points per game in eight games in EuroBasket Women 2013 qualifiers.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 20, 2010 . Ambler and Marginean Named Semanik Award Winners at the Best of the Blue and Gold Banquet . Drexel Dragons . 2010-06-10.
  2. News: April 9, 2010 . Drexel's Marginean drafted by WNBA's Minnesota Lynx . Mike . Mazzeo . Philadelphia Daily News . 2010-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100411232207/http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20100409_Drexel_s_Marginean_drafted_by_WNBA_s_Minnesota_Lynx.html . April 11, 2010 .
  3. News: May 20, 2010 . Overcoming the Odds, Marginean Makes the Team . Jeffrey . Williams . Sports Page Magazine . 2010-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122151/http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/bb/wp-bb/art-wp-bb/overcoming-the-odds-marginean-makes-the-team.shtml?40342 . 2011-07-16 . dead .
  4. News: March 16, 2009 . No. 7 Baylor wins Big 12, beats No. 9 Texas A&M 72-63 . USA Today . 2010-04-22.
  5. Web site: #44 Gabriela Marginean . Drexel Dragons . 2010-04-22.
  6. Web site: October 22, 2009 . Gabriela Marginean Earns Preseason CAA Basketball Honors . Drexel Daily Digest . 2010-04-21.
  7. Web site: March 10, 2010 . Marginean Earns First Team All-CAA Selection, Dean Ehlers Award at CAA Banquet . Drexel Dragons . 2010-04-21.
  8. News: March 9, 2007 . Marginean powers Drexel to a CAA win . Mel . Greenberg . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 2010-04-21.
  9. News: May 24, 2010 . Lynx reinstate Brunson, waive Marginean . The Kansas City Star . 2010-06-10.
  10. News: May 25, 2010 . Sports in Brief: Fla. court rules against NCAA . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 2010-06-10.
  11. News: July 7, 2012 . CSM Targoviste add Gabriela Marginean and Florina Pascalau - . EuroBasket . 2012-07-14.
  12. News: May 21, 2012 . Gabriela Marginean wins French Cup with Arras . eurobasket.com . 2012-07-13.
  13. News: July 7, 2012 . Sports in Brief: Fla. court rules against NCAA . lovewomensbasketball.com . 2012-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051148/http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2012/07/07/csm-targoviste-sign-marginean-pascalau-and-stoenescu/ . 2013-06-18 . dead .