Jimmy Gavin (born August 28, 1991) is an American
basketball
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player for
Szolnoki Olajbányász
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Established in 1959, it is ...
of the
Hungarian first division.
Early career
Gavin played on his high school team in his freshman and sophomore year, but was unable to complete his sophomore year after he was diagnosed with
Chrone's disease.
College career
Gavin enrolled at
Mississippi State University
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as a regular student focused on academics. In the spring of 2011, he left the university to return home after his younger brother was killed in a car crash.
The following year he joined the varsity team of
Bradley
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Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
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, before transferring to the
Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers
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in 2013. In two seasons, he scored 1,004 points in the
NCAA Division II
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. As a senior he averaged 17.4 points and as named to the GLVC All-First Team.
In his final college season, he played in the Division I for
Winthrop, averaging 18.7 points per game.
Professional career
Gavin started his career with
Dzūkija
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of the
Lithuanian Basketball League
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(LKL). Prior, he was invited for the
2016 NBA Summer League
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Ten teams participated in the week ...
to play for the
Orlando Magic
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.
On November 12, 2021, Gavin signed with
Donar
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of the
BNXT League
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. On May 20, 2022, he won the
Dutch Basketball Cup
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with Donar, contributing with a team-high of 15 points in the final.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
;Donar
*
Dutch Cup
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: (
2022
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)
Individual
*All-
Big South
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First Team: (2016)
*Big South All-Tournament Team: (2016)
*GLVC All-First Team: (2015)
*GLVC All-Second Team: (2014)
*NABC All-District Midwest Second Team: (2015)
References
External links
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1991 births
BC Dzūkija players
Living people
Bradley Braves men's basketball players
Donar (basketball club) players
American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
American men's basketball players
Winthrop Eagles men's basketball players
BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
KK Igokea players
Point guards
Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois
Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois