Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA) and the

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. He played

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for the

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. Undrafted out of college, Vincent signed with the

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of the

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before joining the

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on a

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. With Miami, he reached the

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and

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before signing with the Lakers.

Early life and education

Vincent was born in

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, to Franklyn and Cynthia Vincent. His father is

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n and his American mother is from

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. They both earned

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s in

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. The youngest of three brothers, Vincent attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton. Vincent played college basketball for

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from 2014 to 2018, averaging 12.8 points in 113 games. After his senior season, he was named to the 2018 All-

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Second Team.

Career

Stockton Kings (2018–2020)

After graduating, Vincent had a pre-draft workout with the

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. Although he went undrafted in the

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, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Sacramento on October 2. He was waived a few days later. He played 24 games, with three starts, for the

of the

during the 2018–19 season, averaging 8.8 points in 18.6 minutes per game. He scored 35 points in a game twice for the Kings in December 2019. Vincent played in 20 games (three starts) in his second season with Stockton while averaging 23.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.30 steals per game and shooting 46.9 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from three-point range and 89.7 percent from the free throw line.

Miami Heat (2020–2023)

On January 8, 2020, the

announced that they had signed Vincent to a

. He made his NBA debut against the

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on January 29. In the G League, Vincent tallied 27 points, three assists and one rebound in a win over the

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on February 3. He averaged 20.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 31 G League games. On June 22, 2020, the NBA G League announced that Vincent won the Most Improved Player award. The Heat reached the

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, but lost in 6 games to the

. On August 1, 2021, Vincent joined the Heat for the

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and five days later, he signed a standard contract with the Heat. In Game 3 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, Vincent scored a playoff career-high of 29 points in a 128–102 win to give the Heat a 3–0 lead over the

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. The Heat eventually advanced to the

after winning the series in seven games. In Game 2 of the

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, Vincent had a team-high 23 points in a 111–108 win over the

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to tie the series 1–1. Vincent struggled to shoot from the 3 point line in the NBA Finals, shooting just 33% from beyond the arc. The Heat went on to lose the series in five games.

Los Angeles Lakers (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, Vincent signed with the

National team career

Vincent represents the Nigerian national team, D'Tigers. On August 24, 2019, he scored 23 points against

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, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left. He represented the Nigerian team at the

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in China.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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College

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, 33 , , 32 , , 32.0 , , .406 , , .385 , , .808 , , 3.2 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 20 , , 18 , , 32.0 , , .355 , , .329 , , .762 , , 3.7 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .1 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 30 , , 29.1 , , .450 , , .377 , , .805 , , 1.9 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 12.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 113 , , 101 , , 29.7 , , .409 , , .376 , , .769 , , 2.7 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 12.8

References

External links

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NBA G League profile

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Gabe 1996 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen American men's basketball players American basketball players of Nigerian descent Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Stockton, California Los Angeles Lakers players Miami Heat players NBA players from Nigeria Nigerian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Nigeria Point guards Sioux Falls Skyforce players St. Mary's High School (Stockton, California) alumni Stockton Kings players UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball players Undrafted NBA players