.jpg) Gist withCrvena zvezda in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-10-26)October 26, 1986 (age 38) Adana, Turkey[1] |
| Nationality | American / Turkish[2] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Our Lady of Good Counsel (Wheaton, Maryland) |
| College | Maryland (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 57th overall pick |
| Selected by theSan Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2008–2024 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Biella |
| 2009–2010 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2010–2011 | Partizan |
| 2011–2012 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2012 | Málaga |
| 2012–2019 | Panathinaikos |
| 2019–2020 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2020–2021 | Bayern Munich |
| 2021–2022 | ASVEL |
| 2022–2023 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2023 | Peñarol |
| 2024 | Prawira Bandung |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played as apower forward andsmall ballcenter. Born inAdana, Turkey, he played high school basketball forOur Lady of Good Counsel, before enrolling to theUniversity of Maryland to playcollege basketball for theTerrapins, from 2004 to 2008. Gist was considered for a time one of the bestforward-centers in Europe, due to his defensive abilities and for hisdunks,alley-oops, and his athleticism.[3]
Gist attendedOur Lady of Good Counsel High School. In his senior season, he averaged 19.5points per game, to go along with 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, while he also became his school's all-time leader in blocked shots, with over 300.[4]
Gist playedcollege basketball at theUniversity of Maryland, where he played with theMaryland Terrapins.[5] Gist scored a career-high 31 points againstWake Forest.[6][7] Throughout the course of 4 NCAA Division I seasons, Gist appeared in 130 games for Maryland, averaging 10.9 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game, and 1.8 blocks per game.[8] At the time of his graduation, Gist was fourth all-time in blocked shots for Maryland, with 231, tenth in rebounds, with 783, and seventeenth in points scored, with 1,414 (later surpassed byGreivis Vásquez).[9]
Gist was drafted 57th overall, in the2008 NBA draft, by theSan Antonio Spurs. After spending a year with theItalian League clubBiella,[10] Gist signed a contract with the Russian teamLokomotiv-Kuban for the 2009–10 season.[11] Gist played for the Spurs in the 2010NBA Summer League,[12] but was waived on October 19, 2010.[13]
Then he played withPartizan Belgrade during the 2010–11 season, where he won theBasketball League of Serbia championship, theRadivoj Korać Cup, and theAdriatic League championship. In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with theTurkish League clubFenerbahçe Ülker.[14][15] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that he had a sample that tested positive forcannabis use, while playing for Partizan.[16] On July 7, 2012, Fenerbahçe announced that Gist would not play the next season with the club.[17]
On August 15, 2012, Gist signed one-year deal (with an option for one more season) with theSpanish League clubUnicaja Málaga.[18][19] On September 26, he won theslam dunk contest of the Spanish League.[20] Gist joined the legendaryGreek League clubPanathinaikos, in December 2012, as part of a trade withAndy Panko.[21] At the end of the season, Gist renewed his contract with Panathinaikos for two additional seasons.[22]
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On March 17, 2015, Panathinaikos announced that they had agreed to terms with Gist to renew his contract for an extra two years, keeping him in Athens until 2017.[23]
On April 5, 2015, Gist again tested positive for cannabis use, for the second time in his career, after theGreek Cup final againstApollon Patras.[24] Eventually, on May 12, Gist was suspended for 8 months from participating in sports events.[25] In the end, his suspension was reduced to 6 months, and Gist was allowed to play normally, from the beginning of the season. On October 22, 2015, while competing with Panathinaikos in aEuroLeague2015–16 season game againstKarşıyaka, Gist made a new personal EuroLeague career single-game scoring high,[26] with 27 points scored.[27]
On July 5, 2017, Gist signed a two-year contract extension with Panathinaikos.[28]
On July 8, 2019, Gist signed a two-year contract with Serbian teamCrvena zvezda.[29] He averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
On December 3, 2020, he signed withBayern Munich of theBasketball Bundesliga.[30]
On September 25, 2021, he has signed withASVEL of theLNB Pro A.[31] The contract was extended to the end of the season on December 15.[32]
On November 4, 2022, he signed withBahçeşehir Koleji of theBasketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[33] He also played inUruguay forPeñarol[34] and inIndonesia forPrawira Bandung,[35] before ending his playing career by joining the Pro-Fit Basketball Training camp as a trainer.[36]
Gist is the son of Linda and James C. Gist Jr., and was born inİncirlik,Adana,Turkey, on October 26, 1986, when his father was in theUS Air Force, and stationed atİncirlik Air Base.[37] He was the first American child who was born atİncirlik Air Base.[38][39]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Partizan | 14 | 9 | 29.9 | .384 | .467 | .681 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| 2011–12 | Fenerbahçe | 16 | 16 | 25.1 | .479 | .321 | .769 | 4.5 | .9 | 1.3 | .9 | 7.4 | 8.8 |
| 2012–13 | Unicaja /Panathinaikos | 29 | 14 | 22.2 | .426 | .347 | .587 | 4.5 | .6 | .7 | .7 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 2013–14 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 17 | 23.4 | .530 | .342 | .629 | 3.6 | .8 | 1.1 | .7 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| 2014–15 | Panathinaikos | 28 | 17 | 23.0 | .456 | .319 | .731 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| 2015–16 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 26 | 26.3 | .535 | .345 | .565 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| 2016–17 | Panathinaikos | 15 | 14 | 22.5 | .536 | .167 | .633 | 4.3 | .8 | 1.1 | .5 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| 2017–18 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 28 | 25.2 | .546 | .250 | .674 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 2018–19 | Panathinaikos | 33 | 14 | 20.8 | .534 | .391 | .706 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .4 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| 2019–20 | Crvena zvezda | 25 | 7 | 20.3 | .417 | .211 | .593 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| 2020–21 | Bayern Munich | 23 | 12 | 21.6 | .444 | .167 | .638 | 3.0 | .7 | .7 | .3 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| 2021–22 | ASVEL | 28 | 21 | 21.3 | .444 | .185 | .533 | 2.5 | .6 | .6 | .6 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | Prawira Harum Bandung | 16 | 16 | 27.6 | .483 | .220 | .694 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 11.4 |
