Christopher Gabriel

Christopher James Gabriel (born 19 December 1988) is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team.[2][3]

Christopher Gabriel
No. 42 – Cape Town Tigers
PositionCenter
LeagueBAL Qualifying Tournaments
Personal information
Born (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988
Cape Town, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Listed height2.11[1] m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight125 kg (276 lb)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014Hopsi Polzela
2014–2018Team FOG Næstved
2018Stockholmo Montevideo
2018–2019Real Canoe NC
2019Shahrdari Qazvin
2021–presentCape Town Tigers

Professional career

Gabriel started the 2018–19 season with Team FOG Næstved in Denmark, averaging 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds in 28 games. On 19 May 2018, Gabriel signed with Stockholmo Montevideo in Uruguay.[4]

Since 2021, Gabriel is on the roster of the Cape Town Tigers and helped the team win its first South African championship. He was also on the team during the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.

National team career

In 2009, Gabriel appeared with the South African national team at the 2009 African Championships. Gabriel averaged 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as one of South Africa's top players, but the team finished in 15th place in the tournament.[2]

See also

References
  1. Eurobasket.com profile
  2. FIBA Africa (2009). Christopher Gabriel. FIBA.com profile. Originally retrieved from http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/79104/sid/6599/tid/2610/profile.html. Archived on 2016-02-03 at https://web.archive.org/web/20160203063759/http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/79104/sid/6599/tid/2610/profile.html.
  3. "Christopher James GABRIEL at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".


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