Anton Gavel

Anton Gavel
No. 25 – FC Bayern Munich
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League German League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born October 24, 1984
Košice, Slovakia
Nationality Slovak / German
Listed height 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2003 Karlsuhe (Germany 2nd)
2004–2006 Giessen 46ers (Germany)
2006–2008 Murcia (Spain)
2008–2009 Aris (Greece)
2009 Chemosvit (Slovakia)
2009–2014 Brose Baskets (Germany)
2014–present FC Bayern Munich (Germany)
Career highlights and awards

Anton Gavel (born October 24, 1984 in Košice, Slovakia) is a Slovak-German[1][2] professional basketball player for FC Bayern Munich of the German League. He is a 1.89 m (6 ft 2½ in) tall point guard-shooting guard.

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of Chemosvit, Gavel began his professional career in the German 2nd Division with Karlsuhe, during the 2001-02 season. He then moved to the German 1st Division club Giessen 46ers in 2004. He was named the German League's Best Young Player in 2006.

After that, he joined the Spanish League club Murcia in 2006.[3] He then joined the Greek League club Aris Thessaloniki for the 2008-09 season.[4] He then joined the Slovak League club Chemosvit for the start of the 2009-10 season, before signing with the German 1st Division club Brose Baskets Bamberg that same season.[5]

He was named the German League's Best Defender in 2012.[6] In 2013 he won the award again and was as well named the BBL Finals MVP after he won his 4th straight title.

After Brose Baskets was eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2013–14, Gavel signed with the German champion FC Bayern Munich.[7]

Slovak national team

Gavel played at the 2005 World University Games. He is a member of the senior men's Slovak national basketball team. Some of the tournaments that he has played in with the Slovak senior men's national team include: the FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B, the FIBA EuroBasket 2007 Division B, the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B, and the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Division B. He also played at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification tournament.

Euroleague career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Brose 10 10 30.8 .434 .333 .857 2.1 1.9 .6 .0 8.3 5.7
2011–12 Brose 10 10 29.6 .386 .308 .731 1.7 2.1 .9 .2 8.5 8.0
2012–13 Brose 23 22 31.5 .441 .367 .794 2.1 3.0 .7 .1 12.3 11.5
2013–14 Brose 10 10 28.0 .446 .500 .806 2.5 3.4 .7 .1 11.6 12.8
2014–15 Bayern 7 5 29.0 .370 .278 .900 2.1 3.3 .3 .0 8.1 10.0
Career 60 57 30.1 .431 .365 .803 2.1 2.8 .7 .1 10.4 10.0

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Heinnews.com Gavel’s German passport helps Bamberg rebounding, frontcourt consistency.
  2. ↑ Beko-BBL.de Bambergs Combo-Guard Anton Gavel ist deutscher Staatsbürger / Kein Einsatz für die DBB-Auswahl möglich (German).
  3. ↑ ACB.com Anton Gavel, primer fichaje del Polaris World Murcia (Spanish).
  4. ↑ ArisBC.gr Gavel: “It is an honor that I will be playing for ARIS”.
  5. ↑ Sportando.net Bamberg extends Anton Gavel.
  6. ↑ Beko-BBL.de Beko BBL-Awards: Gavel und Wood sind bester Verteidiger und Angreifer, Zirbes räumt doppelt ab (German).
  7. ↑ "Anton Gavel agreed terms with B.Muenchen". Eurobasket.com. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

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