Marcus Emmanuel Gilbert (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional

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player. Previously, Gilbert played college basketball for

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where he was All- MAAC in 2015 and 2016.

Playing career

High school

Gilbert is a native of

Smyrna, Delaware Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2020, the population of the town is 12,883. The international juri ...

, and attended the Academy of New Church in

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Bryn Athyn is a home-rule borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formerly a borough, and its official name remains "Borough of Bryn Athyn". The population was 1,375 at the 2010 census. It was formed for religious re ...

. As a senior, Gilbert averaged 17 points and 8 rebounds per game while leading his team to a 19–7 overall record and a 6–1 mark in conference play.

College

Gilbert played college basketball for

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, from 2013 to 2016. During his freshman season for the

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, Gilbert earned a spot on the MAAC All-Rookie team after being named MAAC rookie of the week three times. Gilbert finished his career as one of the top basketball players in Fairfield history. He scored 1,661 points which ranks fourth all-time, and hit 240 three-point field goals which ranks second all-time at Fairfield. Gilbert earned All- MAAC third team selection in 2015 and All- MAAC first team in 2016. He also collected spots on the NABC Division I All-District 1 and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) teams in 2016.

Professional

Gilbert participated in several

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workouts including the

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and

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

. After going undrafted, Gilbert signed to play for Basket Ferentino in the

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. On August 7, 2017, Gilbert signed with

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

of the

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. On July 9, 2018, Gilbert signed with Iberojet Palma of the

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. On August 13, 2019, Gilbert signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

. He averaged 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. On September 30, 2020, Gilbert signed with

APOEL B.C. APOEL Basketball Club, also known as APOEL PERESTROIKA for sponsorship reasons and better known simply as APOEL, is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in the city of Nicosia. It is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one o ...

of the

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. He averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On February 12, 2022, Gilbert signed with the

Tainan TSG GhostHawks The TSG GhostHawks ( zh, 台鋼獵鷹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Tainan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Scienc ...

of the

T1 League The T1 League ( zh, T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020). ...

. In October 2023, Gilbert played for the Guinean club

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in the

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. In three games, he averaged 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds, while SLAC failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

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Marcus Gilbert
at fairfieldstags.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Marcus 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Delaware Basket Ferentino players Fairfield Stags men's basketball players FC Porto basketball players Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players People from Smyrna, Delaware Small forwards Sportspeople from New Castle County, Delaware Viola Reggio Calabria players American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Tainan TSG GhostHawks players T1 League imports SLAC (basketball club) players 21st-century American sportsmen Héroes de Falcón players