Dominic Gilbert (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian-Croatian professional basketball player for Eastern of the ASEAN Basketball League. Standing tall, he plays in

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positions.

Early life and professional career

Gilbert was born in Hong Kong, where his parents lived for several years. He was raised in

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. He studied at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada when he decided to pursue a career in professional basketball in Croatia, country of his mother's origin. After playing in Kvarner 2010 and Šanac Karlovac, in 2017 he signed for

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. In May 2019, he scored the decisive points in the last moments of the 4th game of the final series of the 2018–19 Croatian League, taking the title for

. In August 2019, he signed for Zadar, continuing to play in the Croatian League and ABA League. In December, 2020, unsatisfied with his status in Zadar, Gilbert moved to

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of the

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. Gilbert played for

until June 2021, when he moved to the French ADA Blois. After playing only four games in the LNB Pro B, in August, 2021, Gilbert moved back to Croatia, signing with Alkar. On February 23, 2022, he has signed with Real Valladolid of the Spanish LEB Oro.

References

External links

Dominic Gilbert Profile
at abaliga.com
Dominic Gilbert Profile
at Eurobasket.com
Dominic Gilbert Profile
at realgm.com 1996 births Living people ADA Blois Basket 41 players Australian men's basketball players Australian people of Croatian descent Basketball players from Sydney Forwards (basketball) Heroes Den Bosch players KK Cibona players KK Kvarner 2010 players ASEAN Basketball League players Eastern Sports Club basketball players KK Zadar players KK Alkar players Sportsmen from New South Wales UBC Thunderbirds basketball players {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub