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Edward Gill III (born August 16, 1978) is an American former professional
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player. Gill was born played
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at the
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,
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, and
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. With the
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, Gill was
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of the 1999 Big Sky Conference tournament. Not selected in the 2000 NBA Draft, Gill began his professional career with the
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of the IBL and debuted with the
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of the
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late in the season. Gill has had a
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career in basketball and has played in various teams in the NBA,
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, minor leagues, and overseas. In the NBA, Gill has played for the New Jersey Nets,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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all usually in
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roles. However, Gill has been a starter and high scorer for much of his non-NBA career. Professionally, Gill has been an All-Star selection in the CBA (2004) and
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(
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) and won championships with the D-League (2009 with the
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) and
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(2010 with
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). Won a regional Emmy award for his work as an analyst on Pacers Live Pregame.


Early life and college

Gill was born in
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and graduated from
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in 1996. After high school, Gill enrolled at the
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, a
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in
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, and played on the basketball team, averaging 6.1 points and 2.4 assists. In 1997, Gill transferred to
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and again played basketball. At Salt Lake CC, Gill had 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. Gill transferred to
Weber State University Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...
in 1998 and played for two seasons on the
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team. In his junior year (1998–1999), Gill averaged 14.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. For the 1999
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, Gill was
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after scoring 15 points and making 9 assists and 6 rebounds in 40 minutes of play. He also only committed two of his team's five turnovers in the 82–75 victory over
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I despite playing 40 minutes. This tournament championship qualified Weber State for an automatic NCAA tournament bid. In the Round of 64 game, 14th-seeded Weber State upset third-seeded
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76–74. Gill scored 16 points despite only making 4 of 12 field goals; he also made 5 of 5
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s and had 2 assists and 5 defensive
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. In Weber State's next round loss to sixth-seeded
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, Gill scored 19 points in 5-for-14 shooting and 7-for-8 free throw shooting and also made 3 defensive rebounds and 5 assists. Weber State finished the season 25–8. As a senior (1999–2000), Gill averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists. In both seasons, Gill earned First-Team All-
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honors.


Professional career


Las Vegas Silver Bandits, Kansas City Knights, New Jersey Nets, and Italy (2000–2001)

Not selected in the 2000 NBA Draft, Gill began his professional career with the
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of the IBL. In 31 games with Las Vegas, Gill averaged 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.9 assists. Gill then played in 10 games with the
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of the ABA and averaged 6 points and 9 assists. On March 29, 2001, Gill signed a 10-day contract with the
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's
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and would sign another 10-day contract afterwards. Playing in a game against the
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on April 15, 2001, Gill scored the eight millionth point in NBA history. With New Jersey, Gill averaged 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.3 turnovers in 8 games. He made 39% of field goals. Gill joined the Italian
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team Paf Bologna in April 2001.


Return to Kansas City and Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2002)

Returning to the Kansas City Knights in fall 2001, Gill played in 18 games and averaged 12.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists. Gill signed with the
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for a 10-day contract on February 23, 2002 and later signed for the rest of the season. Gill played 23 games with Memphis and started 5. He averaged 5.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 turnovers. In a game that used only eight players, Gill scored 20 points in his debut with Memphis on February 25, a 90–77 loss to the
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. Gill made 7 of 12 field goals (including 1 of 2 three-pointers) and made all 5 free throw attempts. He also had 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and a steal. Gill would score in double figures in only three other games: 11 on March 3 against
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, 11 on March 4 against
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, and 10 on March 7 against
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.


D-League and Italy (2002–2003)

Gill signed with
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team
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on November 23, 2002 and was waived on February 24, 2003. Gill played 35 games with Asheville and averaged 12.5 points and 5.2 assists. Gill later signed with
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of the Italian league
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and averaged 14.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13 games.


Greek League, CBA, and return to NBA (2003–2004)

In the beginning of the season, Gill played with
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team Ionikos Athens. In six games, Gill averaged 15.8 points and 3.7 assists. He later played in 25 games for the
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of the CBA and averaged 18.1 points and 8.0 assists. In the CBA All-Star Classic on January 20, Gill helped the National team rally from a 20-point deficit to a 2-point win with 15 points, 6 assists, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gill returned to the NBA on February 5, 2004 by signing as a free agent with the
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. In 22 games, Gill averaged 2.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists.


Indiana Pacers (2004–2006)

On June 24, 2004, Portland traded Eddie Gill to the
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, but the Nets waived Gill on July 6. Gill signed as a free agent with the
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on July 28. In the infamous game on November 19, 2004 that concluded with the
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, Gill joined two of his Pacers teammates and others in an effort to break up a fight between players and fans. The following day, Gill started the game and was one of only six players used due to the suspensions from yesterday's brawl. In Indiana's 86–83 loss to
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on November 20, Gill made 3 of 10 field goals (including 1 of 1 three-point attempt), converted 1 of 2 free throws, and had 8 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a turnover. Gill played in 73 games in and had 3 starts in the season for the Pacers and averaged 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. Gill scored a season-high 21 points on December 1 against the
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. Gill made his postseason debut on April 23, 2005, in the Pacers' first first-round playoff game against the
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. Gill made one field goal out of four attempts and made two free throws; in 17 minutes of play he scored 4 points and made 2 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and 2 turnovers. In the season with Indiana, Gill played only 41 games an averaged 1.1 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.3 assists.


Dynamo Moscow (2006–2007)

For the season, Gill again played overseas, for
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of
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. He averaged 7.3 points and 2.5 assists in 33 Russian League games and 6.2 points and 1.4 assists in 20 Euroleague games.


Return to the Nets and D-League, Seattle SuperSonics (2007–2008)

On October 1, 2007, Gill signed with the
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but was waived on October 25. The
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drafted Gill as the top pick in the 2007 NBA Development League Draft. Due to a thigh injury to
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, the Nets re-signed Gill on November 16. With New Jersey, Gill averaged 2.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists before the Nets waived him on December 12. In his short stint, Gill had two games in double figures: 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting on November 19 against
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and 10 points on December 4 against
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. Gill also started the December 5 game against
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. Gill returned to the Colorado 14ers on December 17. In 37 games with Colorado, Gill averaged 18.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 8.5 assists. In the 2008
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on February 16, Gill played on the Red Team and scored 3 points off one three-pointer but missed 6 other field goals. He also had 3 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 turnovers. The Blue Team won 117–99 over Red. On March 24, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics signed Gill to a ten-day contract, due to a depleted lineup. He played only 5 minutes against the
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in his first game on March 24. On April 3, his contract expired and was not renewed.


Return to Colorado 14ers, call-up to Milwaukee Bucks (2009)

He signed with the New Jersey Nets in the 2008 offseason but was waived, among with 3 other players, before the season started (October 24). He had averaged 4.5 points and 1 assist in six preseason games. Gill returned to the Colorado 14ers on December 8. The
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, facing a depleted roster due to injuries, signed Gill to a 10-day contract on February 9, 2009. He signed a second 10-day contract on February 20. In 6 games for the Bucks he averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 assists in 7.2 minutes per game. This call-up to Milwaukee would end up being Gill's final days in the NBA, as his final NBA game was played on February 25th, 2009 in a 96 - 116 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In his final game, Gill played for 5 and half minutes and recorded 2 assists and 1 rebound. In 40 games with Colorado, Gill averaged 14.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.6 steals. D-League coaches voted Gill as Player of the Year at the end of the season. In Game 1 of the D-League finals on April 21, Gill made the tying free throw to force overtime, and Colorado beat the
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136–131 in overtime. Colorado won the D-League title in Game Two on April 23.


BC Oostende (2009–2010)

In November 2009, Gill signed with the
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team
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and in 26 games averaged 7 points, 3. rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals with 28.0% field goal shooting. On February 19, 2010, during a late 12–4 run by Oostende, Gill made five free throws in the last two minutes to seal a 75–68 win over the
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. Oostende won the Belgian Cup championship for the season.


EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2010–2011)

On September 24, 2010, he signed with the
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of the
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but was waived on October 6, 2010. On December 6, 2010, Gill signed with
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for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. Gill played in 27 league games and averaged 7.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals with 40.9% field goals made. In 2 Eurocup games, Gill averaged 5 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 1.5 steals.


Townsville Crocodiles (2011–2012)

On July 15, 2011, Gill signed with the
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of the Australian NBL for the 2011–12 season. In the 28 games of the regular season he averaged 12.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 29 minutes per game. Gill scored 21 in an October blowout 95–67 win over the
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. On November 11, Gill led Townsville with 30 points and seven assists in Townsville's 95–88 overtime upset of the
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; with 2 seconds left in regulation, Gill made the tying free throw. With 73% field goals made, Gill scored 26 in a 100–93 win over the
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on December 23. Against doctor's orders, Gill played on March 4, 2012 with 15 stitches in his right hand. He had 4 points, 3 assists, and 7 turnovers but drew a last-second charging foul to seal Townsville's three-point victory over the
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. Gill won the NBL Player of the Week twice, in rounds 6 and 12, and was also named to the 2011–12 All-NBL Third Team. The Crocodiles made it to the 2011–12 NBL playoffs, finishing in fourth position overall for the regular season with a win–loss record of 15–13 (54.57%). On Friday 30 March 2012, the Crocodiles scored an upset 99–82 win over the
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in the first game of the 2011–12 NBL postseason competition. Gill scored 21 points, 4 steals, and 3 rebounds in the win. Gill signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
on October 1 but was waived before the regular season on October 27. In three preseason games, Gill had limited playing time and made 0 of 4 field goals in one game.


Personal life

Eddie Gill is married to Marisa and has two children: Eddie (born 2000) and Kiara (born 2002). Gill and his family have lived in
Zionsville, Indiana Zionsville is a suburban town located in the extreme southeast area of Boone County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 14,160 at the 2010 census, 30,693 at the 2020 census, and grew to 33,891 in the 2022 esti ...
since 2005. Since 2016, he has served as a studio analyst for Pacers games on FOX Sports Indiana.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Notes


External links

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NBA Profile
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