Anton Gavel (born October 24, 1984) is a Slovak-German professional

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coach and former player. He is a 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall

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who primarily played at the

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position. He is

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for

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of the

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. He is a four-time Slovak Player of the Year (2005, 2010, 2011, 2012).

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of Chemosvit, Gavel began his professional career in the German 2nd Division with Karlsuhe, during the 2001–02 season. He then moved to the German 1st Division club

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in 2004. He was named the German League's Rookie of the Year in 2006. After that, he joined the Spanish League club

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in 2006. He then joined the Greek League club

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for the 2008–09 season. He then joined the

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club Chemosvit for the start of the 2009–10 season, before signing with the German 1st Division club

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that same season. He was named the BBL Best Defensive Player in 2012. In 2013, he won the award again, and was as well named the BBL Finals MVP, after he won his 4th straight German League title. On July 22, 2014, Gavel signed a two-year contract with the German champion

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. On July 8, 2016, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team. Gavel announced his retirement on August 28, 2018.

National team career

Slovak national team

Gavel played at the 2005 World University Games. He was a member of the senior men's Slovak national basketball team. Some of the tournaments that he played in with the Slovak senior men's national team included: the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. He also played at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification tournament.

German national team

In July 2015, two months before

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, Gavel expressed his desire to represent the senior German national team. On 13 August 2015,

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permitted him to switch to the German national team. Gavel made his debut for Germany on 14 August 2015, against

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Coaching career

In the 2019–20 season, Gavel would be the head coach of

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of the German third tier

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. On June 25, 2022, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

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