Kenneth Benard Gabriel (born July 3, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. H ...

of the Italian Serie A2. At a height of tall, he plays at the

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position. He played

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for the

Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) a ...

High school

Gabriel attended

United Faith Christian Academy United Faith Christian Academy (UFCA) is a private, accredited, college-preparatory Christian school for children in Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade that was founded in 1985. Its two-building facility is located in Charlotte, NC. Notable alumni ...

, in

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, where he also played high school basketball.

College career

Gabriel played

Paris Junior College Paris Junior College (PJC) is a Public college, public community college with three campuses in East Texas: Paris, Texas, Paris, Greenville, Texas, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs, Texas, Sulphur Springs. The college was founded in 1924 as a cam ...

(

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), and at Auburn (

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), where he played with the

. In his senior season, Gabriel averaged 12.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and was named the team's MVP.

Professional career

On August 10, 2012, Gabriel signed his first professional contract with the Israeli League club

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...

. On November 20, 2012, he parted ways with Ashdod, after appearing in five games. In that season, he also played with

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

of the

Cypriot League The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

, and

Taranaki Mountainairs The Taranaki Airs are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in New Plymouth New Plymouth () is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Pl ...

of the New Zealand National Basketball League. In the summer of 2013, Gabriel signed for the Greek League club Rethymno Aegan, for the 2013–14 season. On June 28, 2014, Gabriel signed a one-year deal to play in Turkey, with the

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club

Pınar Karşıyaka Pınar is a common feminine Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While th ...

. In July 2015, he won the Turkish League championship with Karşıyaka, after his team beat

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...

4–1 in the league's finals. On August 3, 2015, he re-signed with Karşıyaka, for one more season. On August 8, 2016, Gabriel signed a two-year deal with Russian club

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League. Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...

. On November 24, 2016, he left Lokomotiv and signed with Greek club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

for the rest of the season. On June 28, 2017, after having won both domestic titles with Panathinaikos, Gabriel renewed his contract with the Greek champions for three (1+1+1) years. His team option was declined on June 25, 2018, and he was compensated with a buy-out. On June 26, 2018, he returned to Turkey and signed with

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. On October 28, 2019, the

College Park Skyhawks The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in College Park, Georgia, and are affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks. The Skyhawks play their home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park af ...

, the

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team owned by the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

, invited Gabriel to their training camp as an affiliate player. On December 20, Gabriel tallied 19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal in a win against the

Austin Spurs The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the po ...

. He averaged 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game for College Park. On July 18, 2020, Gabriel signed with Mornar Bar of the

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and the Montenegrin League. He averaged 8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. On July 23, 2021, Gabriel signed with

Basket Brescia Leonessa The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...

of the

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. On July 24, 2024, Gabriel signed with

of the Serie A2.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

FIBA profileEuroLeague profileEurobasket.com profileGreek League profile

TBLStat.net profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel, Kenny 1989 births Living people AEL Limassol B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Auburn Tigers men's basketball players Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina College Park Skyhawks players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Karşıyaka basketball players KK Mornar Bar players Lega Basket Serie A players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Pallacanestro Brescia players Panathinaikos B.C. players Paris Dragons basketball players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Power forwards Rethymno B.C. players Small forwards Taranaki Mountainairs players Türk Telekom B.K. players