Gabe Vincent

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Gabe Vincent
No. 2 – Miami Heat
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-06-14) June 14, 1996 (age 25)
Modesto, California
NationalityNigerian / American
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Mary's
(Stockton, California)
CollegeUC Santa Barbara (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020Stockton Kings
2020–presentMiami Heat
2020–2021→Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA G League Most Improved Player (2020)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent (born June 14, 1996) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Nigerian national basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

Early life[]

Vincent was born in Modesto, California, to Franklyn and Cynthia Vincent.[2] His father is Nigerian and his mother is from Connecticut. They both earned doctorates in psychology.[3][4] The youngest of three brothers, Vincent attended St. Mary’s High School in Stockton.[3]

College career[]

Vincent played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara from 2014 to 2018, averaging 12.8 points in 113 games for the team. After his senior season, he was named to the 2018 Second Team All-Big West.

Professional career[]

Stockton Kings (2018–2020)[]

After graduating, Vincent had a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings.[5] Although he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 2.[6] He was waived a few days later[7] He played 24 games, with 3 starts, for the Stockton Kings of the G League during the 2018–19 season, averaging 8.8 points in 18.6 minutes per game.[8] He scored 35 points in a game twice for the Kings in December 2019.[9] Vincent played in 20 games (three starts) in his second season with Stockton while averaging 23.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.30 steals per game and shooting 46.9 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from three-point range and 89.7 percent from the free throw line.[10]

Miami Heat (2020–present)[]

On January 8, 2020, the Miami Heat announced that they had signed Vincent to a two-way contract.[10] He made his NBA debut against the Orlando Magic on January 29.[11] In the G League, Vincent tallied 27 points, three assists and one rebound a win over the Salt Lake City Stars on February 3.[12] He averaged 20.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 31 G League games. On June 22, 2020, the NBA G League announced that Vincent won the Most Improved Player award.[13] The Heat reached the 2020 NBA Finals, but lost in 6 games to the Los Angeles Lakers.

On August 1, 2021, Vincent joined the Heat for the NBA Summer League[14] and five days later, he signed a standard contract with the Heat.[15]

National team career[]

Vincent represents the Nigerian national team, D'Tigers. On August 24, 2019, he scored 23 points against Poland, including the game winning three pointer with 0.3 seconds left in the game.[16] He represented the Nigerian Team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[17]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Miami 9 0 9.2 .216 .222 – .6 .7 .6 .0 2.4
2020–21 Miami 50 7 13.1 .378 .309 .870 1.1 1.3 .4 .0 4.8
Career 59 7 12.5 .356 .295 .870 1.0 1.2 .4 .0 4.5

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Miami 1 0 .3 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0
2021 Miami 3 0 4.7 .667 .500 1.000 .3 .7 .0 .0 1.7
Career 4 0 3.5 .667 .500 1.000 .3 .5 .0 .0 1.3

References[]

  1. ^ "Aminu, Obekpa, Okoye arrive as D'Tigers open FIBA World Cup camp". The Guardian. July 11, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gabe Vincent". UCSBGauchos.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "During Our Interview It Is Clear To See That Vincent Has An Intense Work Ethic, Is Very Grounded, Humble, And Is A Man of Strong Faith". Contemporary Approaches. February 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Beguiristain, Joe (May 25, 2021). "HEAT Proud Of Their Connection To Nigeria". Heat.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stockton product Gabe Vincent participates in Kings pre-draft workout". KXTV. May 21, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Mike Klan (October 3, 2018). "Former Gaucho Gabe Vincent signs contract with Sacramento Kings". KEYT-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. ^ James Ham (October 13, 2018). "Breaking down Kings' roster ahead of NBA's mandatory cut down day". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Dakota Schmidt (August 25, 2019). "Look at Five Players With G League Experience To Keep An Eye On During The FIBA World Cup". SB Nation. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Local Roundup: Gabe Vincent scores 35 points again for G-Kings". The Record. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "GABE VINCENT GETS TWO-WAY OPPORTUNITY WITH HEAT". NBA.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Taheri, Hannah (January 29, 2020). "Stockton Native, Kings Alum Gabe Vincent Earns First NBA Action". NBA.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Heat's Gabe Vincent: Superb offensive outing". CBS Sports. February 4, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "Sioux Falls Skyforce's Gabe Vincent Named 2019-20 NBA G League Most Improved Player". gleague.nba.com. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  14. ^ "2021 Miami HEAT Summer League Roster". NBA.com. August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "HEAT RE-SIGNS GABE VINCENT". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Nigeria defeats Poland in "Peak International Tournament"". eurohoops.net. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Nwora Releases D'tigers Final Roster For FIBA World Cup". Channels TV. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

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