Trevor Gaskins Explained

Trevor Gaskins
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
League:LNBP
Team:El Calor de Cancún
Number:2
Nationality:Panamaian / American
Birth Date:November 24, 1989
Birth Place:Columbia, South Carolina
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Bahía Basket
Years2:2015
Team2:Ferro Carril Oeste
Years3:2016
Team3:Correcaminos Colon
Years4:2016
Team4:Indios de Mayagüez
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Correcaminos Colon
Years6:2018
Team6:Maccabi Haifa
Years7:2019–2020
Team7:Ciclista Olímpico
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:Quimsa
Years9:2021–2024
Team9:Unifacisa
Years10:2024–present
Team10:El Calor de Cancún
Highlights:
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2008)

Trevor Crosby Gaskins (born November 24, 1989) is a Panamanian professional basketball player for El Calor de Cancún of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, and the Panama national team. He played college basketball at Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech.

College career

As a freshman at Ole Miss, Gaskins averaged 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors. On November 7, 2008, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice, forcing him to miss his sophomore season.[1]

After earning his bachelor's degree at Ole Miss, Gaskins filed a waiver with the NCAA to play a graduate season at Louisiana Tech.[2]

Professional career

On February 27, 2018, Gaskins signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the rest of the season, joining his former college teammates Zach Graham and Reginald Buckner.[3] Five days later, he made his debut in an 82–77 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv, scoring 17 points off the bench.[4]

In 2024, Gaskins joined El Calor de Cancún, an expansion team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in Mexico.[5]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Gaskins played for Ole Hotty Toddy of The Basketball Tournament. Gaskins' team was upset in the first round of the tournament by team NC Prodigal Sons. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[6]

National team career

Gaskins represented the Panama men's national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship in San José, Costa Rica, where he was the tournament's second-best scorer and helped secure the gold medal.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ole Miss guard Trevor Gaskins out for basketball season. Laurel Leader-Call. November 9, 2008. B2.
  2. News: Ole Miss graduate Gaskins seeks to play at Tech. The Victoria Advocate. June 17, 2011. August 18, 2024.
  3. News: Trevor Gaskins signs with Maccabi Hunter Haifa. February 27, 2018. Sportando.com.
  4. News: Winner League, Game 18: M. Haifa Vs Hapoel TA - Box Score. March 4, 2018. basket.co.il.
  5. News: El Calor de Cancún inicia su pretemporada. Pedro. Torres. Deportes Quintana Roo. June 27, 2024. July 16, 2024. es.
  6. Web site: Trevor Gaskins.
  7. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/11743/tid/87/_/2015_COCABA_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship for Men