Germán Antonio Gabriel Benaches (born November 16, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played as a power forward and as a center.
 Gabriel setting to shoot a free-throw while playing with Estudiantes. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1980 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2016 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–1999 | Unicaja B |
| 1999–2004 | Unicaja |
| 2001 | →Club Ourense Baloncesto |
| 2001–2003 | →CB Estudiantes |
| 2004–2005 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2005–2007 | CB Girona |
| 2007–2009 | Unicaja |
| 2009–2013 | CB Estudiantes |
| 2013–2014 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2014 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2014–2015 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2015 | Unicaja |
| 2015–2016 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2017 | Iowa Energy (assistant) |
Professional career edit
Gabriel signed with the Liga ACB club Estudiantes in 2009.[1] After spending four years in the club of Madrid, he signed for Bilbao Basket.
He came back to Unicaja, his first club, in 2015 once he left Bilbao.[2] On December 2, he left Unicaja.[3]
On 4 November 2016, Gabriel announced his retirement from professional basketball.
National team career edit
After playing with the junior national teams of Spain, Gabriel joined the senior Spain men's national basketball team. He was selected to play with Spain at the EuroBasket 2013.
Career statistics edit
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Unicaja | 14 | 1 | 10.1 | .514 | .556 | .700 | 2.6 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2007–08 | Unicaja | 18 | 3 | 16.6 | .556 | .491 | .692 | 2.8 | .8 | .7 | .1 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 2008–09 | Unicaja | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | .500 | .467 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .2 | .7 | .0 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| 2014–15 | Unicaja | 7 | 0 | 9.0 | .438 | .375 | .714 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Career | 45 | 4 | 12.4 | .527 | .483 | .704 | 2.5 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
References edit
- ^ Sportando.net Estudiantes signs German Gabriel.
- ^ Germán Gabriel regresa a casa hasta final de temporada; ACB.com 30 January 2015
- ^ "Germán Gabriel se desvincula del Unicaja". ACB.com (in Spanish). December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
External links edit
- Germán Gabriel at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Germán Gabriel at eurobasket.com
- Germán Gabriel at euroleague.net
- Germán Gabriel at fiba.com
- Germán Gabriel at fibaeurope.com
- Germán Gabriel on Twitter
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