Gabriel Deck
No. 24 – Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||||
League |
Liga ACB EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Colonia Dora, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | February 8, 1995||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2016 | Quimsa | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Alejandro Deck (born February 8, 1995) is an Argentinian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague. He plays at both the small forward and power forward positions, with power forward being his main position.
Early career
In August 2011, Deck attended the Basketball Without Borders camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was named the camp's most valuable player.[1] He later played at the Nike Hoops Summit in 2013.
Professional career
Argentina
Deck started his professional career with the Argentinian LNB club Quimsa. In 2016, he joined the Argentine club San Lorenzo. With San Lorenzo, he won the 2018 FIBA Americas League championship, while also being named the league's Grand Final MVP. Deck was also the top scorer of the competition, with a scoring average of 19.1 points per game, over 8 games played.
Europe
On July 19, 2018, he signed a three-year deal with Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague, after he reached a buyout agreement with San Lorenzo.[2][3]
National team career
Argentine junior national team
With the junior national team of Argentina, Deck was the top scorer of the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, with an average of 21.5 points per game. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
Argentine senior national team
Deck also represented the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in Mexico City, where he won a silver medal. During the tournament, he recorded his team's best two point field goal percentage.[4] He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
References
- ↑ "BWB Americas 2011." Archived September 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., FIBA. Retrieved on 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Deck joins Real Madrid | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Official Announcement: Gabriel Deck | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ 2015 FIBA Americas Championship – Gabriel Deck's profile, FIBA.com, accessed 11 Feb 2016.