Yancy Gates

Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Abejas de León of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati.

Yancy Gates
Abejas de León
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High schoolWithrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)
CollegeCincinnati (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Pieno žvaigždės
2013Brujos de Guayama
2013–2014Hapoel Eilat
2014–2015Hapoel Tel Aviv
2015Shanxi Zhongyu
2016Telekom Baskets Bonn
2016–2017Ironi Nahariya
2017–2018Cholet Basket
2018-2019Abejas de León
2019Pieno žvaigždės
2019–2020Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2020–presentAbejas de León

College career

Gates was a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, and he committed to play college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior, he was suspended for a game due to a confrontation with an assistant coach.[1] As a senior, he was a part of the 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl, punching Xavier center Kenny Frease. After the brawl, a tearful Gates apologized for his role in the scrum.[2] He was suspended for six games as a result.[3] After the suspension, Gates blossomed, scoring 23 points in an important win over Georgetown and 18 points in a huge upset over the second-ranked Syracuse. He averaged 12.4 points and just under 10 rebounds a game in leading Cincinnati to the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Professional career

On August 29, 2012, Gates signed with Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės for the 2012–13 season.[4] On May 18, 2013, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2013 BSN season.[5]

On July 27, 2013, Gates signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season.[6]

On July 31, 2014, Gates signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season.[7]

On September 3, 2015, Gates signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem,[8] but left the team in pre-season. In October 2015, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.[9] In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi after appearing in 18 games.[10] On January 4, 2016, he signed with German club Telekom Baskets Bonn for the rest of the season.[11] On March 6, 2016, he parted ways with Bonn after averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in Beko BBL.[12]

On July 25, 2016, Gates signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.[13]

On October 31, 2017, Gates signed with Cholet Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.[14]

On August 10, 2019, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the PLK. [15] Gates averaged 9.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. On August 8, 2020, Gates signed with Abejas de León in Mexico.[16]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gates played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and in 2017 for Pedro's Posse, he scored 23 points in their first round loss to Team 23 by a score of 107-92.[17]

References
  1. Chalifoux, Mark (March 19, 2012). "Rising Star: Cincinnati's Yancy Gates". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. Koch, Bill (December 12, 2011). "Tearful Yancy Gates, UC apologize for role in Xavier game". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. Garcia, Marlen (December 12, 2012). "Yancy Gates, Cincinnati teammates issue apologies for brawl". USA Today. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. Pieno Zvaigzdes officially adds rookie Yancy Gates
  5. Brujos de Guayama waive Josh Harrellson, sign Yancy Gates
  6. Hapoel Eilat sign Yancy Gates too
  7. Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Yancy Gates
  8. Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Yancy Gates
  9. Shanxi to replace Jeff Ayres with Yancy Gates
  10. Shanxi Zhongyu waived Yancy Gates
  11. "Baskets stärken Frontcourt mit Yancy Gates" [Baskets strengthen frontcourt with Yancy Gates] (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. January 4, 2016. (English translation via Google)
  12. Yancy Gates, Telekom Baskets Bonn part ways
  13. Ironi Nahariya signs Yancy Gates
  14. Yancy Gates signs with Cholet Basket
  15. "Stal Ostrow inks Yancy Gates". Sportando. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  16. "Abejas de Leon signed Yancy Gates". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  17. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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