Gabe Vincent
No. 2 – Miami Heat | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Modesto, California, U.S. |
June 14, 1996
Nationality | Nigerian / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Mary's (Stockton, California) |
College | UC Santa Barbara (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2020 | Stockton Kings |
2020–present | Miami Heat |
2020–2021 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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.
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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 | |||||
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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 |
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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 |
2021–22 | Miami | 68 | 27 | 23.4 | .417 | .368 | .815 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | 8.7 |
Career | 127 | 34 | 18.3 | .396 | .343 | .831 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 6.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020 | Miami | 1 | 0 | .3 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
2021 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .667 | .500 | – | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
2022 | Miami | 18 | 8 | 23.5 | .382 | .309 | .950 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | 8.0 |
Career | 22 | 8 | 19.9 | .388 | .313 | .950 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | 6.8 |
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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- NBA G League profile
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio
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