South Sudanese-American basketball player (born 1997)
Wenyen Gabriel
Gabriel with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022
No. 32 – Vaqueros de Bayamón
Position
Center / power forward
League
BSN
Personal information
Born
(1997-03-26) March 26, 1997 (age 27) Khartoum, Sudan
Nationality
South Sudanese / American
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
Trinity (Manchester, New Hampshire)
Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
College
Kentucky (2016–2018)
NBA draft
2018: undrafted
Playing career
2018–present
Career history
2018–2020
Sacramento Kings
2018–2019
→Stockton Kings
2020
Portland Trail Blazers
2020–2021
New Orleans Pelicans
2021–2022
Wisconsin Herd
2021
Brooklyn Nets
2021–2022
Los Angeles Clippers
2022–2023
Los Angeles Lakers
2023–2024
Wisconsin Herd
2024
Memphis Grizzlies
2024–present
Vaqueros de Bayamón
Career highlights and awards
FIBA World Cup blocks leader (2023)
Jordan Brand Classic (2016)
Nike Hoop Summit (2016)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Wenyen Gabriel (born March 26, 1997) is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, after being a 5-star prospect in 2016, ranked as high as #14 on ESPN's Top 100. Gabriel has also played in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
WenyenGabriel (born March 26, 1997) is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior...
Duke". ESPN.com. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024. "Lakers forward WenyenGabriel fortifies South Sudan World Cup squad". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11...
of Kentucky. He joined fellow freshmen Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox, and WenyenGabriel. On December 7, 2016, Adebayo recorded 16 points and 7 rebounds in an...
20, 2020, Ariza was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers along with WenyenGabriel and Caleb Swanigan in exchange for future teammate Kent Bazemore, Anthony...
traded back to the Portland Trail Blazers along with Trevor Ariza and WenyenGabriel in exchange for Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver, and two future second-round...
South Sudan include Manute Bol, Kueth Duany, Deng Gai, Ater Majok, WenyenGabriel, and Thon Maker. The South Sudan national basketball team played its...
Sportando.basketball. Retrieved November 3, 2023. "Lakers forward WenyenGabriel fortifies South Sudan World Cup squad". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved August...
professor Luol Deng – former NBA player Thomas Deng – football player WenyenGabriel – NBA Player John Garang – former First Vice President of Sudan, Commander...
"Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023. "Lakers forward WenyenGabriel fortifies South Sudan World Cup squad". fiba.basketball. 10 August 2023...
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