Robert Gilchrist (born 14 October 1990) is a professional

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player currently playing for

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of the

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. Gilchrist was born in London, England and played his college career in the United States.

High school / college career

After graduating from

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in the U.S. state of

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, Gilchrist played two years for

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, where he earned an associate degree in business administration. Gilchrist then played for two years for

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, where he earned a bachelor's degree in social science. Gilchrist started 24 games at the small forward and power forward positions. Florida State participated in the NIT tournament in both of Gilchrist's seasons.

Professional career

Upon graduation in 2014, Gilchrist began his professional career with

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. On 24 September 2015, he signed with Greek A2 club

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. He averaged 12.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 blocks per game. On 29 September 2016 he signed with Holargos of Greek 2nd Division. On 28 February 2017 he joined Araberri of the

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until the end of the season. On 1 December 2017 Gilchrist joined the

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of the

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. During the 2018-19 season, Gilchrist played in the FIBA EuroCup with Swedish team BC Lulea. A strong season in Sweden led to Gilcheist being signed by Tokyo Z in Japan's B2 League for the 2019-20 season. Following a short term contract to play in the

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with the Surrey Scorchers, Gilchrist joined Mes Rafsanajan in the Iranian Super League for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. In November 2022, Gilchrist played for the Beninese club

in the 2023 BAL qualification. He scored 13 points in his debut.

International career

In 2015, Gilchrist began playing for the Great Britain Men's National Team, scoring 12 points in his debut vs. New Zealand. Later that same summer, Gilchrist led Great Britain to victory over Portugal in the KIA Autohaag Classic with a 12 point, 10 rebound double-double. Gilchrist has since represented Great Britain a total of 16 times and has featured in FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifying, FIBA World Cup 2019 Qualifying, and FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifying campaigns. Gilchrist was a member of the Great Britain men's national team that set a programme best seven game FIBA winning streak during the 2018-19 season. Gilchrist has career averages of 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for the national team. His .640 2FG% is the highest two-point field goal percentage in Great Britain Men's National Team history. In 2018, Gilchrist was selected to represent England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

References

External links

Eurobasket profileFlorida State Seminoles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilchrist, Robert 1990 births Living people Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games British men's basketball players British expatriate basketball people in the United States British expatriate basketball people in Germany British expatriate basketball people in Greece Centers (basketball) Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players Holargos B.C. players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Peristeri B.C. players Polk State College alumni Power forwards (basketball) Worcester Academy alumni Commonwealth Games competitors for England