Kaiser Evan Bray-Gates (born November 8, 1996) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

Xavier Musketeers The Xavier Musketeers are the 19 teams representing Xavier University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The Mus ...

High school career

Gates attended St. Francis High School. Alongside teammate

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and

Malik Beasley Malik JonMikal Beasley ( ; born November 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended St. Francis Schools, Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia, w ...

, he led the team to two, back to back, state titles. Gates finished with more than 1,200 points and is the school's all-time leading rebounder. He was regarded as three-star recruit and the 10th best player in Georgia by 247 sports and selected Xavier over offers from

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, Vanderbilt,

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and

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College career

Gates posted 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game as a freshman. He missed the first five games of his sophomore season with a knee injury. As a sophomore, Gates averaged 5.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and played an important role in Xavier's run to the Elite Eight. In a win over Florida State in the Round of 32, he contributed 14 points, five rebounds and two assists. Gates averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior. He was a strong defender and shooter, hitting 37.8 percent of his three-point attempts. Gates started 22 games as a junior, with most coming in the first half of the season. After the season, Gates declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent, thus forgoing his senior season at Xavier. He finished his career with 533 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Gates signed with the

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for NBA Summer League play. He averaged 6.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in three games. Gates signed a training camp contract with the Bulls on September 14, 2018. He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018. Gates was added to the training camp roster of the Bulls' G League affiliate, the

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. On October 18, 2019, the Celtics waived Gates. Gates played in all 50 of Windy City's games, averaging 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. On September 12, 2019, his returning rights were traded to the

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for the #4 overall pick in the 2019 G League draft. On January 9, 2020, Gates finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds and made a buzzer-beating game-winning layup in a 120–118 triple overtime win over the

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. On December 16, 2020, Gates was signed by the

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, and was then waived the next day. On January 27, 2021, Gates was included in the roster of the

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. In 12 games, Gates averaged 9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. On September 8, 2021, Gates signed with

Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club (), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (הפועל בנק יהב ירושלים), is a professional basketball club based in the City of Jerusalem, and competes in the Israeli Basketbal ...

of the

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. On November 4, 2022, Gates was named to the opening night roster for the

. On September 30, 2023, Gates signed a

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with the

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, but was waived on November 3. On November 12, 2023, Gates rejoined the

. On July 26, 2024, Gates signed with

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two team ...

of the

. On January 20, 2025, Gates signed with

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of the

until the end of the 2024-25 season, with a one-year extension option.

Career statistics

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References

External links

Xavier Musketeers bio

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