Yancy Gates

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Yancy Gates

| image = Yancy Gates.JPG

| caption =

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 287

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|15}}

| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio

| nationality = American

| high_school = Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)

| college = Cincinnati (2008–2012)

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2012

| years1 = 2012–2013

| team1 = Pieno žvaigždės

| years2 = 2013

| team2 = Brujos de Guayama

| years3 = 2013–2014

| team3 = Hapoel Eilat

| years4 = 2014–2015

| team4 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| years5 = 2015

| team5 = Shanxi Zhongyu

| years6 = 2016

| team6 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years7 = 2016–2017

| team7 = Ironi Nahariya

| years8 = 2017–2018

| team8 = Cholet Basket

| years9 = 2018

| team9 = Santeros de Aguada

| years10 = 2018–2019

| team10 = Abejas de León

| years11 = 2019

| team11 = Pieno žvaigždės

| years12 = 2019

| team12 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

| years13 = 2019–2020

| team13 = Petkim Spor

| years14 = 2021

| team14 = Semt77 Yalovaspor

| years15 = 2021

| team15 = Plateros de Fresnillo

| highlights =

}}

Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Plateros de Fresnillo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati.

College career

Gates was a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, and he committed to play college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior, he was suspended for a game due to a confrontation with an assistant coach.{{cite news |last1=Chalifoux |first1=Mark |title=Rising Star: Cincinnati's Yancy Gates |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/19/rising-stars-cincinnatis-yancy-gates/ |access-date=June 4, 2015 |work=CBS Sports |date=March 19, 2012}} As a senior, he was a part of the 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl, punching Xavier center Kenny Frease. After the brawl, a tearful Gates apologized for his role in the scrum.{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Bill |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2011/12/12/tearful-yancy-gates-uc-apologize-for-role-in-xaiver-game |title=Tearful Yancy Gates, UC apologize for role in Xavier game |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=June 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712013424/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2011/12/12/tearful-yancy-gates-uc-apologize-for-role-in-xaiver-game/ |url-status=dead }} He was suspended for six games as a result.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Marlen |title=Yancy Gates, Cincinnati teammates issue apologies for brawl |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/story/2011-12-12/cincinnati-xavier-brawl-yancy-gates/51848220/1 |access-date=June 4, 2015 |work=USA Today |date=December 12, 2012}} After the suspension, Gates blossomed, scoring 23 points in an important win over Georgetown and 18 points in a huge upset over the second-ranked Syracuse. He averaged 12.4 points and just under 10 rebounds a game in leading Cincinnati to the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Professional career

On August 29, 2012, Gates signed with Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės for the 2012–13 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/94644/pieno-zvaigzdes-officially-adds-rookie-yancy-gates.html Pieno Zvaigzdes officially adds rookie Yancy Gates] On May 18, 2013, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2013 BSN season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/101281/brujos-de-guayama-waive-josh-harrellson-sign-yancy-gates.html Brujos de Guayama waive Josh Harrellson, sign Yancy Gates]

On July 27, 2013, Gates signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/104261/hapoel-eilat-sign-yancy-gates-too.html Hapoel Eilat sign Yancy Gates too]

On July 31, 2014, Gates signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/129658/hapoel-tel-aviv-lands-yancy-gates.html Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Yancy Gates]

On September 3, 2015, Gates signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem,[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/174756/hapoel-jerusalem-officially-signs-yancy-gates.html Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Yancy Gates] but left the team in pre-season. In October 2015, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/177585/shanxi-to-replace-jeff-ayres-with-yancy-gates.html Shanxi to replace Jeff Ayres with Yancy Gates] In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi after appearing in 18 games.[http://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/431801/Shanxi-Zhongyu-waived-Yancy-Gates Shanxi Zhongyu waived Yancy Gates] On January 4, 2016, he signed with German club Telekom Baskets Bonn for the rest of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/newsletter/telekom-baskets-bonn/baskets-staerken-frontcourt-mit-yancy-gates.html |trans-title=Baskets strengthen frontcourt with Yancy Gates |title= Baskets stärken Frontcourt mit Yancy Gates |language=de |publisher=Telekom Baskets Bonn |date=January 4, 2016}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/newsletter/telekom-baskets-bonn/baskets-staerken-frontcourt-mit-yancy-gates.html English translation via Google]) On March 6, 2016, he parted ways with Bonn after averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in Beko BBL.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/193194/yancy-gates-telekom-baskets-bonn-part-ways.html Yancy Gates, Telekom Baskets Bonn part ways]

On July 25, 2016, Gates signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/207433/ironi-nahariya-signs-yancy-gates.html Ironi Nahariya signs Yancy Gates]

On October 31, 2017, Gates signed with Cholet Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.[https://www.sportando.com/en/france/pro-a/252143/yancy-gates-signs-with-cholet-basket.html Yancy Gates signs with Cholet Basket]

On August 10, 2019, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the PLK. {{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/stal-ostrow-inks-yancy-gates/|title=Stal Ostrow inks Yancy Gates|date=August 10, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 12, 2019 |last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }} Gates averaged 9.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

On August 8, 2020, Gates signed with Abejas de León in Mexico.{{cite news |title=Abejas de Leon signed Yancy Gates |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/abejas-de-leon-signs-yancy-gates/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 8, 2020 |date=August 8, 2020 |last1=Vezonik |first1=Uroš }}

= The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present) =

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gates played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and in 2017 for Pedro's Posse, he scored 23 points in their first round loss to Team 23 by a score of 107–92.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-26}}

References

External links

[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Yancy-Gates/Summary/2368 Yancy Gates] at realgm.com
[http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gates_yancy00.html Yancy Gates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831233040/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gates_yancy00.html |date=2016-08-31 }} at gobearcats.com

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basketball players from Cincinnati

Category:BC Pieno žvaigždės players

Category:Centers (basketball)

Category:Cholet Basket players

Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players