James Gist

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Basketball player
James Gist
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Player information
birthday October 26, 1986
place of birth Adana , Turkey
size 206 cm
position Power forward
college Maryland
NBA draft 57. Pick ( 2008 ), San Antonio Spurs
Club information
society Panathinaikos Athens
league A1 Ethniki
Jersey number 14th
Clubs as active
2008–2009 Angelico Biella 2009–2010 Locomotive Kuban 2010–2011 Partizan Belgrade 2011–2012 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2012 Unicaja Málaga 2012–2019 Panathinaikos Athens 2019 KK Red Star BelgradeItalyItaly
RussiaRussia
SerbiaSerbia
TurkeyTurkey
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GreeceGreece
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National team
2007 United States

James Gist (born October 26, 1986 in Adana , Turkey ) is an American basketball player .

Career

After Gist played for the University of Maryland between 2004 and 2008 , he was selected in the 2008 NBA Draft 57th by the San Antonio Spurs . After moving to Italy in 2008 , Gist played for various European clubs in a row. In 2011 he had his most successful season when he won the Adriatic League with Partizan Belgrade in addition to the national championship and the club cup . In December 2012, Gist moved from Málaga to Panathinaikos Athens in exchange with Andrew Panko . After the 2015 Greek Cup final, he passed a positive doping test and was banned for eight months.

National team

In 2007, Gist took part with the United States national team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil , where he finished fifth.

successes

Awards

  • MVP of the Serbian Cup Final: 2011
  • Participation in the Pan American Games : 2007
  • Participation in the Turkish All-Star Game: 2012
  • Participation in the Greek All Star Game: 2013, 2014

Individual evidence

  1. Gist blocked for drug abuse sport1.de May 12, 2015