Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for Semt77 Yalovaspor of the BSL. He played college basketball for the

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College career

Gates was a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, and he committed to play college basketball for the

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. As a junior, he was suspended for a game due to a confrontation with an assistant coach. As a senior, he was a part of the

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, punching Xavier center Kenny Frease. After the brawl, a tearful Gates apologized for his role in the scrum. He was suspended for six games as a result. After the suspension, Gates blossomed, scoring 23 points in an important win over Georgetown and 18 points in a huge upset over the second-ranked

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. He averaged 12.4 points and just under 10 rebounds a game in leading Cincinnati to the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Professional career

On August 29, 2012, Gates signed with Lithuanian club

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for the 2012–13 season. On May 18, 2013, he signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2013 BSN season. On July 27, 2013, Gates signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season. On July 31, 2014, Gates signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season. On September 3, 2015, Gates signed with Israeli club

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, but left the team in pre-season. In October 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi after appearing in 18 games. On January 4, 2016, he signed with German club

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for the rest of the season. On March 6, 2016, he parted ways with Bonn after averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in Beko BBL. On July 25, 2016, Gates signed with

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for the 2016–17 season. On October 31, 2017, Gates signed with

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for the rest of the

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. On August 10, 2019, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the PLK. Gates averaged 9.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. On August 8, 2020, Gates signed with

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in Mexico.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gates played in

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for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and in 2017 for Pedro's Posse, he scored 23 points in their first round loss to Team 23 by a score of 107–92.

References

External links

Yancy Gates
at realgm.com

at gobearcats.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gates, Yancy 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cincinnati BC Pieno žvaigždės players Centers (basketball) Cholet Basket players Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Power forwards (basketball) Shanxi Loongs players Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski players Telekom Baskets Bonn players Yalovaspor BK players