Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent (Gabe Vincent) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Gabe Vincent played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, from 2014 to 2018, averaging 12.8 points in 113 games for the team.
After his senior season, he was named to the 2018 Second Team All-Big West.
Gabe Vincent was born in Modesto, California, to Franklyn and Cynthia Vincent.
Gabe’s father is a Nigerian and his mother is from Connecticut.
Gabe’s parents both earned doctorates in psychology.
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After graduating, Gabe Vincent had a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings.
Although Gabe went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 2.
On January 8, 2020, the Miami Heat announced that they had signed Gabe Vincent to a two-way contract.
Gabe Vincent plays for the Nigerian national basketball team and on August 24, 2019, he scored 23 points against Poland, including the game winning three pointer with 0.3 seconds left in the game.
Gabe Vincent also represented the Nigerian Team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
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