Dominic Gilbert

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dominic Gilbert

| image =

| caption =

| position = Forward

| height_cm = 198

| weight_kg = 98

| league = Croatian League
ABA League

| team = Zadar

| number =

| nationality = Australian / Croatian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|2|28}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| high_school =

| college = UBC (2015–2016)

| draft_year = 2018

| career_start = 2016

| career_end =

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = Kvarner 2010

| years2 = 2017

| team2 = Šanac Karlovac

| years3 = 2017

| team3 = South China

| years4 = 2017–2019

| team4 = Cibona

| years5 = 2017–2018

| team5 = → Bosco

| years6 = 2018

| team6 = South China

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = Zadar

| years8 = 2021

| team8 = Heroes Den Bosch

| years9 = 2021

| team9 = ADA Blois

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = Alkar

| years11 = 2022

| team11 = Real Valladolid

| years12 = 2022

| team12 = Sutherland Sharks

| years13 = 2022

| team13 = Real Valladolid

| years14 = 2022–2024

| team14 = Hong Kong Eastern

| years15 = 2024–present

| team15 = Zadar

| highlights =

2× Croatian League champion (2019, 2025)
ASEAN Basketball League champion (2023)
Hong Kong A1 Division champion (2024)
Croatian Cup winner (2020)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Dominic Gilbert (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian-Croatian professional basketball player for Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing {{convert|1.98|m|ft}} tall, he plays in forward positions.

Early life and professional career

Gilbert was born in Hong Kong, where his parents lived for several years. He was raised in Sydney, Australia. He studied at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada when he decided to pursue a career in professional basketball in Croatia, country of his mother's origin.{{cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/napustio-30-najbolji-fakultet-na-svijetu-da-bi-dosao-u-hrvatsku-1277001|title=Napustio 30. najbolji fakultet na svijetu da bi došao u Hrvatsku|trans-title=Left world's 30th best college to come to Croatia|publisher=vecernji.hr|date=18 October 2018|accessdate=1 September 2019|language=Croatian}}

After playing in Kvarner 2010 and Šanac Karlovac, in 2017 he signed for Cibona. In May 2019, he scored the decisive points in the last moments of the 4th game of the final series of the 2018–19 Croatian League, taking the title for Cibona.{{cite web|url=https://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/rubrika/kosarka/cibona-srusila-cedevitu-vukovi-osvojili-naslov-prvaka-u-ludoj-zavrsnici---562895.html|title=Cibona srušila Cedevitu: Vukovi osvojili naslov prvaka u ludoj završnici|trans-title=Cibona took over Cedevita: the Wolves take the title in a crazy game finale|publisher=gol.hr|date=20 May 2019|accessdate=1 September 2019|language=Croatian}}{{cite web|url=http://crosarka.com/crosarka-news/dominic-gilbertmoj-trening-traje-dok-me-ne-izbace-iz-dvorane-136054|title=Dominic Gilbert:"Moj trening traje dok me ne izbace iz dvorane"|trans-title=Dominic Gilbert:”My training ends when they kick me out of the gym”|publisher=crosarka.hr|date=19 June 2019|accessdate=1 September 2019|language=Croatian}}

In August 2019, he signed for Zadar, continuing to play in the Croatian League and ABA League.{{cite web|url=http://kkzadar.hr/aba-liga/sluzbeno-dominic-gilbert-i-sluzbeno-clan-kk-zadar/|title=SLUŽBENO: DOMINIC GILBERT NOVI ČLAN KK ZADAR|trans-title=It's official: Dominic Gilbert is the new player for Zadar|publisher=kkzadar.hr|date=20 August 2019|accessdate=1 September 2019|language=Croatian}}

In December, 2020, unsatisfied with his status in Zadar, Gilbert moved to Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League.{{cite web|url=https://crosarka.com/gilbert-i-sluzbeno-napustio-zadar-poznat-novi-klub-zadarnima-ide-odsteta/|title=Gilbert i službeno napustio Zadar: Poznat novi klub, Zadranima ide odšteta|publisher=crosarka.com|date=28 December 2020|language=Croatian}}

Gilbert played for Heroes Den Bosch until June 2021, when he moved to the French ADA Blois.{{cite web|url=https://crosarka.com/dominic-gilbert-potpisao-za-francuskog-drugoligasa/|title=DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA FRANCUSKOG DRUGOLIGAŠA|publisher=crosarka.com|date=10 June 2021|accessdate=27 August 2021|language=Croatian}} After playing only four games in the LNB Pro B, in August, 2021, Gilbert moved back to Croatia, signing with Alkar.{{cite web|url=https://crosarka.com/dominic-gilbert-potpisao-za-alkar/|title=DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA ALKAR!|publisher=crosarka.com|date=23 August 2021|accessdate=27 August 2021|language=Croatian}}

On February 23, 2022, he has signed with Real Valladolid of the Spanish LEB Oro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/732746/Valladolid-tabs-Dominic-Gilbert|title=Valladolid tabs Dominic Gilbert|last=|first=|date=February 23, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=February 23, 2022}}

On July 1, 2024, in was announced that Gilbert is returning to Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League.{{cite web|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/51109/dominic-gilbert-is-coming-back-to-zadar/|title=DOMINIC GILBERT IS COMING BACK TO ZADAR|publisher=aba-liga.com|date=1 July 2024|access-date=2 July 2024}}

References

External links

[https://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2880 Dominic Gilbert Profile] at abaliga.com
[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Dominic-Gilbert/Croatia/KK-Cibona-VIP-Zagreb/378170 Dominic Gilbert Profile] at Eurobasket.com
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dominic-Gilbert/Summary/112151 Dominic Gilbert Profile] at realgm.com

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:ADA Blois Basket 41 players

Category:Australian men's basketball players

Category:Australian people of Croatian descent

Category:Basketball players from Sydney

Category:Forwards (basketball)

Category:Heroes Den Bosch players

Category:KK Cibona players

Category:KK Kvarner 2010 players

Category:ASEAN Basketball League players

Category:Eastern Sports Club basketball players