Dominic Gilbert

Dominic Gilbert
Zadar
PositionForward
LeagueCroatian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)
Hong Kong
NationalityAustralian / Croatian
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
CollegeUBC (2015–2016)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Kvarner 2010
2017Šanac Karlovac
2017South China
2017–2019Cibona
2017–2018→ Bosco
2018South China
2019–2020Zadar
2021Heroes Den Bosch
2021ADA Blois
2021–2022Alkar
2022Real Valladolid
2022Sutherland Sharks
2022Real Valladolid
2022–2024Hong Kong Eastern
2024–presentZadar
Career highlights and awards

Dominic Gilbert (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian-Croatian professional basketball player for Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing 1.98 metres (6.5 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.[1]

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.[2][3]

In August 2019, he signed for Zadar, continuing to play in the Croatian League and ABA League.[4]

In December, 2020, unsatisfied with his status in Zadar, Gilbert moved to Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League.[5]

Gilbert played for Heroes Den Bosch until June 2021, when he moved to the French ADA Blois.[6] After playing only four games in the LNB Pro B, in August, 2021, Gilbert moved back to Croatia, signing with Alkar.[7]

On February 23, 2022, he has signed with Real Valladolid of the Spanish LEB Oro.[8]

On July 1, 2024, in was announced that Gilbert is returning to Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Napustio 30. najbolji fakultet na svijetu da bi došao u Hrvatsku" [Left world's 30th best college to come to Croatia] (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Cibona srušila Cedevitu: Vukovi osvojili naslov prvaka u ludoj završnici" [Cibona took over Cedevita: the Wolves take the title in a crazy game finale] (in Croatian). gol.hr. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Dominic Gilbert:"Moj trening traje dok me ne izbace iz dvorane"" [Dominic Gilbert:”My training ends when they kick me out of the gym”] (in Croatian). crosarka.hr. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "SLUŽBENO: DOMINIC GILBERT NOVI ČLAN KK ZADAR" [It's official: Dominic Gilbert is the new player for Zadar] (in Croatian). kkzadar.hr. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Gilbert i službeno napustio Zadar: Poznat novi klub, Zadranima ide odšteta" (in Croatian). crosarka.com. 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA FRANCUSKOG DRUGOLIGAŠA" (in Croatian). crosarka.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA ALKAR!" (in Croatian). crosarka.com. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Valladolid tabs Dominic Gilbert". Eurobasket. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ "DOMINIC GILBERT IS COMING BACK TO ZADAR". aba-liga.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.


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