| Julian Gamble | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height M: | 2.08 |
| Weight Kg: | 114 |
| League: | LNBP |
| Team: | Lobos BUAP |
| Number: | 45 |
| Birth Date: | 1989 9, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | Southern (Durham, North Carolina) |
| College: | Miami (Florida) (2008–2013) |
| Draft Year: | 2013 |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Team3: | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Team4: | ASVEL |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Team5: | Nanterre 92 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Team6: | Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Team7: | Virtus Bologna |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Team8: | Lenovo Tenerife |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Team9: | San Pablo Burgos |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Team10: | Bnei Herzliya |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Team11: | Scafati Basket |
| Years12: | 2024–present |
| Team12: | Lobos BUAP |
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Julian Gamble (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Lobos BUAP of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He plays the center position.[1]
After five years with the Miami Hurricanes, in 2013 Gamble signed with the Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme, in France. In 2014, he became a new player of the Phoenix Brussels, where he remained until 2016. That year, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[2]
In May 2018, Gamble left Telekom Baskets Bonn and joined ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[3] However, at the end of the season, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A and in the Basketball Champions League (BCL).[4]
On July 22, 2019, he has signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5] On 7 April 2020, after more than a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to the coronavirus pandemic that severely hit Italy.[6] Virtus ended the season first, with 18 wins and only 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.[7] On 5 May, the EuroCup season ended too.[8]
In April 2021, despite a winning record of 19–2, Virtus was defeated in the EuroCup's semifinals by UNICS Kazan.[9] However, the season ended with a great success. In fact, after having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[10]
On September 28, 2021, Gamble signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB, called to replace the injured Giorgi Shermadini.[11] He averaged 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Gamble parted ways with the team on November 7.[12]
On November 10, 2021, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]
On October 10, 2022, he has signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[14]
On December 8, 2023, he signed with Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[15] He signed with The Raleigh Firebirds of the TBL on May 13, 2024 for the remainder of the TBL season.
In the summers of 2014 and 2017, Gamble played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team Armored Athlete. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team Armored Athlete in 2017, he averaged 15.3 points per game along with 7.8 rebounds per game.
Gamble helped take team Armored Athlete in 2017 to the West Regional Championship Game, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS 75–63. In TBT 2018, Gamble averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game for Armored Athlete. They reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army.[16]