Brandon Gilbeck (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the ASEAN Basketball League and P. League+. He played

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for

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High school career

Gilbeck played basketball for River Valley High School in Spring Green, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game. Gilbeck was named Wisconsin Division 5 All-State Honorable Mention and graduated as his school's all-time leader in blocks.

College career

Gilbeck played for

for four years. As a sophomore, he set a single-season school record with 85 blocks and ranked fourth in the

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with three blocks per game. In his junior season, Gilbeck was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Summit League Honorable Mention. He became Western Illinois' all-time leader in blocks. Gilbeck averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game as a junior. On November 17, 2018, Gilbeck posted nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 68–66 overtime loss to

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. On February 7, 2019, Gilbeck recorded 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks against Purdue Fort Wayne, the first triple-double in the Summit League since 2007. He averaged 3.42 blocks per game, which led NCAA Division I, repeated as Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and earned Second Team All-Summit League honors. Gilbeck also averaged 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior.

Professional career

On August 8, 2019, Gilbeck signed his first professional contract with

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of the Danish Basketligaen. He averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and a league-high 2.9 blocks per game before the season was cut short due to the

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. On July 30, 2020, Gilbeck signed with Latina Basket of the Italian

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. On June 2, 2021, Gilbeck signed with the

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of the

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. He averaged 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and a league-high 2.8 blocks per game. On August 18, he was named the league

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. Gilbeck signed with the

of the ASEAN Basketball League and P. League+ on September 8.

References

External links

Western Illinois Leathernecks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbeck, Brandon 1996 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in Italy Basketball players from Wisconsin Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball players Horsens IC players Vancouver Bandits players People from Spring Green, Wisconsin Centers (basketball) American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Formosa Dreamers players P. League+ imports