Marcus Gilbert (basketball) explained

Marcus Gilbert
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:1 January 1993
Birth Place:Smyrna, Delaware, U.S.
Nationality:American
High School:Academy of New Church
(Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania)
College:Fairfield (2012–2016)
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Basket Ferentino
Years2:2017
Team2:Viola Reggio Calabria
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:FC Porto
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:Palma
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Ifaistos Limnou
Years6:2020–2021
Team6:APOEL
Years7:2022
Team7:Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Years8:2022
Team8:Heroes de Falcon
Years9:2023
Team9:Shumen
Years10:2023
Team10:SLAC
Years11:2024–present
Team11:Gréngewald Hueschtert
Highlights:
  • 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]

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]

External links

Notes and References

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