| Jimmy Gavin | |
| Number: | 6 |
| Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 195 |
| League: | NB1/A |
| Team: | Szolnoki Olajbányász |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Prospect High School (Mt. Prospect, Illinois) |
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| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Dzūkija |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Team2: | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Team3: | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Team4: | Igokea |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Team5: | Burevestnik Jaroslav |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Team6: | Cherno More |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Team7: | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Team8: | Akhisar Belediyespor |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Team9: | Donar |
| Years10: | 2022–present |
| Team10: | Szolnoki Olajbányász |
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Jimmy Gavin (born August 28, 1991) is an American basketball player for Szolnoki Olajbányász of the Hungarian first division.
Gavin played on his high school team in his freshman and sophomore year, but was unable to complete his sophomore year after he was diagnosed with Chrone's disease.[1]
Gavin enrolled at Mississippi State University as a regular student focused on academics. In the spring of 2011, he left the university to return home after his younger brother was killed in a car crash.[2]
The following year he joined the varsity team of Bradley, before transferring to the Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers in 2013. In two seasons, he scored 1,004 points in the NCAA Division II. As a senior he averaged 17.4 points and as named to the GLVC All-First Team.
In his final college season, he played in the Division I for Winthrop, averaging 18.7 points per game.
Gavin started his career with Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Prior, he was invited for the 2016 NBA Summer League to play for the Orlando Magic.
On November 12, 2021, Gavin signed with Donar of the BNXT League.[3] On May 20, 2022, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar, contributing with a team-high of 15 points in the final.[4]
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