Jimmy Gavin (born August 28, 1991) is an American

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player for

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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

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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

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, before transferring to the

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in 2013. In two seasons, he scored 1,004 points in the

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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

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of the

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(LKL). Prior, he was invited for the

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to play for the

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. On November 12, 2021, Gavin signed with

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of the

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. On May 20, 2022, he won the

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with Donar, contributing with a team-high of 15 points in the final.

Awards and accomplishments

Club

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: (

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)

Individual

*All-

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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)

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