Julian Gamble

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Julian Gamble

| image = Julian Gamble Italy (cropped).jpg

| width =

| caption = Gamble in December 2019

| position = Center

| height_m = 2.08

| weight_kg = 114

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|09|15}}

| birth_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S.

| high_school = Southern
(Durham, North Carolina)

| college = Miami (Florida) (2008–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2014

| team1 = Saint-Vallier

| years2 = 2014–2016

| team2 = Brussels

| years3 = 2016–2018

| team3 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years4 = 2018

| team4 = ASVEL

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Nanterre 92

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry

| years7 = 2019–2021

| team7 = Virtus Bologna

| years8 = 2021

| team8 = Lenovo Tenerife

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = San Pablo Burgos

| years10 = 2022–2023

| team10 = Bnei Herzliya

| years11 = 2023

| team11 = Beirut Club

| years12 = 2023–2024

| team12 = Scafati Basket

| years13 = 2024

| team13 = Lobos Plateados de la BUAP

| years14 = 2024

| team14 = Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers

| highlights =

Italian League champion (2021)
German League blocks leader (2018)

}}

Julian Lavon Gamble (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the center position.[http://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/statistiken/spieler/portraits/p/36231-julian-gamble BBL Player Profile]

Professional career

After five years with the Miami Hurricanes, in 2013 Gamble signed with the Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme, in France. In 2014, he became a new player of the Phoenix Brussels, where he remained until 2016. That year, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/205924/telekom-baskets-bonn-inks-julian-gamble.html|title=Telekom Baskets Bonn inks Julian Gamble|date=July 11, 2016|publisher=Sportando.com}}

In May 2018, Gamble left Telekom Baskets Bonn and joined ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/274204/julian-gamble-signs-with-asvelhtml.html|title=Julian Gamble signs with ASVEL|date=May 16, 2018|publisher=Sportando.com}} However, at the end of the season, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A and in the Basketball Champions League (BCL).[https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/276966/julian-gamble-signs-with-nanterre-92.html Julian Gamble signs with Nanterre 92], Sportando

= Virtus Bologna (2019–2021) =

On July 22, 2019, he has signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/virtus-bologna-signs-julian-gamble-parts-ways-with-dejan-kravic/|title=Virtus Bologna signs Julian Gamble, parts ways with Dejan Kravic|date=July 22, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 20, 2019|last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} On April 7, 2020, after more than a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to the coronavirus pandemic that severely hit Italy.[https://sportando.basketball/en/italian-basketball-federation-officially-ends-lba-2019-20-season/ Italian Basketball Federation officially ends LBA 2019–20 season], Sportando Virtus ended the season first, with 18 wins and only 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.[https://sportando.basketball/en/italian-basketball-president-petrucci-announces-that-lba-title-wont-be-assigned/ Italian Basketball president Petrucci announces that LBA title won’t be assigned], Sportando On May 5, the EuroCup season ended too.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nba/basketballs-euroleague-cancels-season-because-of-virus/2020/05/25/dfa5c618-9e84-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html Basketball’s EuroLeague cancels season because of virus]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Washington Post

In April 2021, despite a winning record of 19–2, Virtus was defeated in the EuroCup's semifinals by UNICS Kazan.[https://bologna.repubblica.it/sport/2021/04/14/news/virtus-kazan-296460587/ Virtus, la notte più nera. In Eurolega vanno i russi], la Repubblica However, the season ended with a great success. In fact, after having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on June 11 Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[https://www.gazzetta.it/Basket/SerieA/11-06-2021/basket-finale-scudetto-bologna-virtus-milano-olimpia-gara-4-4101900719362.shtml Virtus, sei magnifica! Bologna, scudetto dopo 20 anni, Milano schiacciata 4–0], Gazzetta dello Sport

= Lenovo Tenerife (2021) =

On September 28, 2021, Gamble signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB, called to replace the injured Giorgi Shermadini.{{cite web |title=El Lenovo Tenerife se hace con los servicios de Julian Gamble |url=https://cbcanarias.net/2021/09/28/el-lenovo-tenerife-se-hace-con-los-servicios-de-julian-gamble/ |website=cbcanarias.net |date=September 28, 2021 |language=Spanish }} He averaged 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Gamble parted ways with the team on November 7.{{cite news |title=Julian Gamble leaves Lenovo Tenerife |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/julian-gamble-leaves-lenovo-tenerife/ |website=Sportando |access-date=November 7, 2021 |date=November 7, 2021|last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}

= San Pablo Burgos (2021–2022) =

On November 10, 2021, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1268686/julian-gamble-joins-san-pablo-burgos/|title=Julian Gamble joins San Pablo Burgos|last=|first=|date=November 10, 2021|website=|publisher=Eurohoops|language=En|access-date=October 24, 2022}}

= Bnei Herzliya (2022–2023) =

On October 10, 2022, he has signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1402144/bnei-herzliya-adds-julian-gamble-basketball-champions-league/|title=Experienced center Julian Gamble signs with Bnei Herzliya|last=|first=|date=October 10, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurohoops|language=En|access-date=October 24, 2022}}

= Scafati Basket (2023–2024) =

On December 8, 2023, he signed with Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/givova-scafati-officially-signs-julian-gamble/|title=Givova Scafati officially signs Julian Gamble|last=|first=|date=December 8, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=December 8, 2023}} He signed with The Raleigh Firebirds of the TBL on May 13, 2024, for the remainder of the TBL season.

= Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers (2024) =

On December 10, 2024, Gamble signed with the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).{{cite news |title=墊底攻城獅簽新洋將「敢搏」張樹人：相信他能帶來正向改變 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4889144 |date=December 10, 2024 |work=Liberty Times Net |access-date=December 10, 2024 }} On January 3, 2025, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers terminated the contract relationship with Gamble.{{cite news |title=本季台籃最短命洋將是他！敢搏只打兩場遭攻城獅釋出 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2885615 |date=January 3, 2025 |work=ETtoday |access-date=January 3, 2025 }}

= The Basketball Tournament =

In the summers of 2014 and 2017, Gamble played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team Armored Athlete. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team Armored Athlete in 2017, he averaged 15.3 points per game along with 7.8 rebounds per game.

Gamble helped take team Armored Athlete in 2017 to the West Regional Championship Game, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS 75–63. In TBT 2018, Gamble averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game for Armored Athlete. They reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=February 22, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514091135/https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|url-status=dead}}