Gabe Louis Levin (; born August 2, 1994) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the Long Beach State Beach.

Early and personal life

Levin was born in

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, grew up in

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, and is Jewish. His parents are Mary Jo and Hillel Levin, and he has two brothers and two sisters. His brother Aaron played basketball at

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, and is now an assistant coach for the school's basketball team. He is tall, and weighs .

College career

Levin attended

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, and averaged almost 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior. He was a fourth-team All-State selection of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, and was named to the

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Chicago All-Area Team. Levin then attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut, for a year of

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studies. He was a First-Team All- New England Preparatory School Athletic Council selection. He attended

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(Psychology) in 2013–14. Levin played for the

, averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and was fifth in the conference with 1.2 blocks per game. In 2014 he was

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All-Freshman Team. He

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ed during the 2014–15 season, attending

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. Levin then transferred to

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in 2015, where he played basketball for the Long Beach State Beach from 2015 to 2018. In 2015-16 he averaged 9.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds a game (second in the league), shot 50.2% from the field (sixth-best in the

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), and was seventh with 0.8 blocks per game. In 2016 he was All-Big West Honorable Mention. In 2016-17 he averaged 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, until a fractured knee injury ended his season, which was followed by successful knee surgery. In 2017-18 he averaged 18.5 points (third in the Big West) and 7.3 rebounds per game, and was third in the Big West in field goal percentage (.455), fourth in rebounds per game (7.2), and sixth in free throw percentage (.815). On February 3, 2018, Levin scored 45 points to match a 47-year-old Long Beach State men's basketball record. On January 15, 2018, he was named Big West Player of the Week, and in 2018 he was Big West First Team.

Professional career

Bnei Herzliya (2018–2021)

He has played for

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in the

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in 2018-19 and 2020–2021.

South Bay Lakers (2022–2023)

On November 3, 2022, Levin joined the South Bay Lakers, but was waived on December 21. On March 9, 2023, Levin was reacquired by South Bay and on November 13, he was waived.

Stockton Kings (2024–present)

On February 2, 2024, Levin joined the

References

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