Gabe Levin
{{short description|American-Israeli basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Gabe Levin
גייב לוין
| image =
| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 235
| league = NBA G League
| team = Stockton Kings
| number = 1
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|2}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| high_school =
| college =
- Loyola Marymount (2013–2014)
- Long Beach State (2015–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| career_end =
| years1 = 2018–2021
| team1 = Bnei Herzliya
| team2 = South Bay Lakers
| years3 = 2024–present
| team3 = Stockton Kings
| highlights =
- NBA G League champion (2025)
- First-team All-Big West (2018)
- WCC All-Freshman Team (2014)
}}
Gabe Louis Levin ({{Langx|he|גייב לוין}}; born August 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League.{{cite web|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2018-19 Season | Bnei Rav-Bariach Herzliya | Gabe Levin|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=10959&lang=en|website=Basket.co.il}}{{Cite web|title=Gabe Levin Player Profile, Long Beach State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Gabe-Levin/Summary/57579|website=RealGM.com}}{{cite web|url=https://lmulions.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/gabe-levin/578|title=Gabe Levin - Men's Basketball|work=Loyola Marymount University Athletics}} He played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions and the Long Beach State Beach.{{cite web|title=Gabe Levin - Men's Basketball|url=https://longbeachstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/gabe-levin/3470|work=Long Beach State University Athletics}}
Early and personal life
Levin was born in Chicago, Illinois, grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://daily49er.com/sports/2018/01/30/gabe-levin-stepping-into-his-own-his-senior-year/|title=Gabe Levin stepping into his own his senior year|date=January 31, 2018|website=Daily Forty-Niner}}{{Cite web|url=http://jewishsportsreview.com/D-1-basketball.html|title=Division 1 Basketball Stars 2017-18|website=Jewish Sports Review|access-date=2020-11-28|archive-date=2020-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207131528/http://jewishsportsreview.com/D-1-basketball.html|url-status=dead}} His parents are Mary Jo and Hillel Levin, and he has two brothers and two sisters.{{Cite web|url=http://digmagonline.com/blog/category/45-quick-questions-with-gabe-levin|title=45 Quick Questions with Gabe Levin|website=DIG MAG|author= MADISON MCCANN|date=March 7, 2018}} His brother Aaron played basketball at Grinnell College, and is now an assistant coach for the school's basketball team.{{Cite web|url=https://pioneers.grinnell.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/aaron-levin/1750|title=Aaron Levin - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Grinnell College Athletics}} He is {{convert|6|ft|8|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall, and weighs {{convert|230|lb|kg}}.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Gabe-Levin/Israel/Bnei-Hertzeliya/309872|title=Gabe Levin Basketball Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards|website=Eurobasket LLC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/gabe-levin-1.html|title=Gabe Levin College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}
College career
Levin attended Oak Park and River Forest High School, and averaged almost 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior. He was a fourth-team All-State selection of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, and was named to the ESPN Chicago All-Area Team.
Levin then attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut, for a year of post-graduate studies. He was a First-Team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council selection.
He attended Loyola Marymount University (Psychology) in 2013–14. Levin played for the Loyola Marymount Lions, averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and was fifth in the conference with 1.2 blocks per game. In 2014 he was West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team. He redshirted during the 2014–15 season, attending Marquette University.
Levin then transferred to California State University, Long Beach in 2015, where he played basketball for the Long Beach State Beach from 2015 to 2018. In 2015-16 he averaged 9.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds a game (second in the league), shot 50.2% from the field (sixth-best in the Big West Conference), and was seventh with 0.8 blocks per game. In 2016 he was All-Big West Honorable Mention. In 2016-17 he averaged 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, until a fractured knee injury ended his season, which was followed by successful knee surgery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazettes.com/sports/lbsu/long-beach-state-men-s-basketball-loses-gabe-levin-for-the-season/article_c5ff4e96-e2a8-11e6-b45f-37945a18038c.html|title=Long Beach State Men's Basketball Loses Gabe Levin For The Season|first=J. J.|last=Fiddler|website=The Grunion|date= January 24, 2017}} In 2017-18 he averaged 18.5 points (third in the Big West) and 7.3 rebounds per game, and was third in the Big West in field goal percentage (.455), fourth in rebounds per game (7.2), and sixth in free throw percentage (.815). On February 3, 2018, Levin scored 45 points to match a 47-year-old Long Beach State men's basketball record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/02/03/gabe-levin-ties-scoring-mark-but-long-beach-state-loses-to-uc-davis-in-double-ot/|title=Gabe Levin ties scoring mark but Long Beach State loses to UC Davis in double OT|first=Dan|last=Arritt |work=Press-Telegram|date=February 4, 2018}} On January 15, 2018, he was named Big West Player of the Week, and in 2018 he was Big West First Team.
Professional career
=Bnei Herzliya (2018–2021)=
He has played for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 2018-19 and 2020–2021.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/11/Israeli-BSL|title=Israeli BSL News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}
=South Bay Lakers (2022–2023)=
On November 3, 2022, Levin joined the South Bay Lakers,{{cite web|title=South Bay Lakers Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster Featuring Cole Swider & Scotty Pippen Jr.|url=https://lakersnation.com/south-bay-lakers-announce-2022-23-training-camp-roster-featuring-cole-swider-scotty-pippen-jr/2022/10/23/|website=LakersNation.com|date=October 22, 2022|access-date=October 22, 2022}} but was waived on December 21.{{cite web|title=2022-23 NBA G League Transactions|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=NBA.com|access-date=March 9, 2023}} On March 9, 2023, Levin was reacquired by South Bay and on November 13, he was waived.{{cite web|title=2023-2024 South Bay Lakers Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/teams/South-Bay-Lakers/12/Transaction_History/2024|website=RealGM.com|access-date=January 18, 2024}}
=Stockton Kings (2024–present)=
References
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Chicago
Category:Bnei Herzliya basketball players
Category:Jewish American basketball players
Category:Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players
Category:Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball players
Category:Marquette University alumni
Category:People from Oak Park, Illinois