Markeisha Gatling (born July 14, 1992) is an American and Montenegrin professional

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player for

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College career

Gatling spent two years at

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and then attended North Carolina State University the next two years.

Professional career

WNBA

Gatling was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the

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by the

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2 ...

. Gatling averaged 10.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2014, her rookie year with the Sky. Upon the 2015 season, she was waived by the Sky and then signed with the Seattle Storm. During the 2015 season, she averaged a career-high in scoring. In the 2016 season, Gatling was waived by the Storm after 11 games played and the signed with the

Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real e ...

. In February 2017, Gatling re-signed with the Dream to a training camp contract. In May 2017, Gatling was waived by the Dream.

Overseas

On 8 January 2015 she joined

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in the Polish league. In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Gatling played in

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for Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds. In August 2016, she signed a short-term deal with

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of the

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for the 2016-17. In 2018-2019 she played in France for Basket Landes . In 2019-2020 she played in Italy for Sicily by car . WNBA off-season. In 2022 she come back to Casademont Zaragoza and in 2023 she won the Copa de la Reina title. At the end of the season he announces his goodbye to Casademont Zaragoza.

References

External links

NC State profileQ&A – Swish Appeal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gatling, Markeisha 1992 births Living people African-American basketball players American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream players Athens Drive High School alumni Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina Centers (basketball) Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Junior college women's basketball players in the United States NC State Wolfpack women's basketball players Seattle Storm players Montenegrin women's basketball players Naturalized citizens of Montenegro