Gabriel Girón
{{short description|Mexican basketball player (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Gabriel Girón
| image = Gabriel Giron Jr (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Girón with the Mexico national basketball team in 2022
| position = Shooting guard / small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb =
| team = Toros Laguna
| league = LBE
| number = 88
| nationality = Mexican / Panamanian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|2|27}}
| birth_place = Monterrey, Mexico
| career_start = 2010
| career_end =
| years1 = 2010–2017
| team1 = Fuerza Regia
| years2 = 2017–2019
| team2 = Capitanes de Ciudad de México
| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3 = Dorados de Chihuahua
| years4 = 2020–2021
| team4 = Leñadores de Durango
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = Fuerza Regia
| years6 = 2022–2023
| team6 = Libertadores de Querétaro
| years7 = 2024
| team7 = Toros Laguna
| years8 = 2024
| team8 = Halcones de Xalapa
| years9 = 2025
| team9 = Real Estelí Baloncesto
| years10 = 2025–
| team10 = Toros Laguna
| highlights =
- LNBP Sixth Man of the Year (2017){{cite news|url=https://canchaydiamante.com/local/esta-jorge-camacho-entre-los-mas-valiosos-de-la-temporada-2016-2017-de-la-lnbp/|title=Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016-2017 de la LNBP|work=Cancha y Diamante|first=Lalo|last=Bueno|date=1 March 2017|access-date=7 July 2023|language=es}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|MEX}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA AmeriCup}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Argentina|}}
}}
Gabriel Oscar Girón Villarreal (born 27 February 1988) is a Mexican-Panamanian professional basketball player for Libertadores de Querétaro of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He was a part of the 2017 Mexican championship winning Fuerza Regia team, and was a member of the Mexico's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin, Italy.[https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/italy/2016/Mexico 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Italy)], FIBA.basketball, accessed 2 August 2017.
Personal life
Girón was born in Mexico to a Panamanian father and Mexican mother. His brother Daniel is also a basketball player, who represents Panama internationally.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/mx/mexico/news/gabriel-y-daniel-giron-primera-vez-que-dos-hermanos-se-enfrentan-con-distintas-selecciones-mexico-panama-fiba/42wb31wv19771irpwlrgfjh5m|title=Gabriel y Daniel Girón: primera vez que dos hermanos se enfrentan con distintas selecciones|date=January 18, 2022|website=www.sportingnews.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/italy/2016/player/Gabriel-Gir%c3%b3n Profile at 2016 FIBA OQT]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Gabriel_Giron/Mexico/Fuerza_Regia_Monterrey/67132 Latinbasket.com profile]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Gabriel-Giron/Summary/28424 Real GM profile]
=Videos=
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfyCYAfe8WA Gabriel Giron Jr. #24 Highlights LNBP 13-14] YouTube.com video
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Category:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Basketball players from Nuevo León
Category:Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP) players
Category:Frayles de Guasave players
Category:Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players
Category:Mexican men's basketball players
Category:Mexican people of Panamanian descent
Category:Mexico City Capitanes players
Category:Panteras de Aguascalientes players
Category:Sportspeople from Monterrey
Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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