Gabe Vincent

Gabriel Vincent
Born	(1996-06-14) June 14, 1996 Modesto, California, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2018–present
Known for	NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers, Nigerian national team member

Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent (born June 14, 1996) is a professional basketball player holding Nigerian-American nationality, currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and representing the Nigerian national team. His collegiate career was at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Undrafted in the NBA, Vincent started his professional journey with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League before securing a two-way contract with the Miami Heat. During his tenure with Miami, he participated in the NBA Finals in both 2020 and 2023, prior to his signing with the Lakers.

Early life and education

Born in Modesto, California, Vincent is the son of Franklyn and Cynthia Vincent, both of whom hold doctoral degrees in psychology. His father is of Nigerian descent while his mother hails from Connecticut, USA. As the youngest among three siblings, he completed his high school education at St. Mary's High School located in Stockton.

Vincent competed at the collegiate level for the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2014 through 2018, where he posted an average of 12.8 points across 113 games. Following his senior year, he was recognized with a place on the 2018 All-Big West Second Team.

Stockton Kings (2018–2020)

Post-graduation, Vincent took part in a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings. Although he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Sacramento on October 2 but was waived soon after. During the 2018–19 season, he appeared in 24 games for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League, starting three times and averaging 8.8 points over 18.6 minutes per contest. In December 2019, Vincent twice tallied 35 points for Stockton. Throughout his second season, he played 20 games with three starts, averaging 23.4 points, alongside 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 46.9% from the field, connecting on 41.2% of three-point attempts and converting free throws at an 89.7% rate.

Miami Heat (2020–2023)

Vincent inked a two-way contract with the Miami Heat on January 8, 2020. He debuted in the NBA facing off against the Orlando Magic on January 29 of that year. In that season’s G League action, he averaged 20.9 points, along with 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists across 31 games and earned the distinction of NBA G League Most Improved Player Award on June 22, 2020. The Heat advanced to the 2020 NBA Finals, ultimately falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

On August 1, 2021, Vincent was listed on Miami’s roster for the NBA Summer League, subsequently securing a standard NBA contract five days later. During Game 3 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, he recorded a playoff career-best of 29 points to help secure a victory against the Boston Celtics, pushing Miami to a commanding 3–0 lead in the series. The Heat progressed to compete in the 2023 NBA Finals, where Vincent led his team by scoring 23 points in Game 2 to even the series against the Denver Nuggets. Despite this standout performance, he converted only one-third of his three-point attempts during the Finals as Miami was defeated in five games.

Los Angeles Lakers (2023–present)

Vincent joined the Los Angeles Lakers on July 6, 2023.

National team career

Vincent represents the Nigerian national basketball team, known as D'Tigers. On August 24, 2019, he tallied 23 points in a matchup against Poland, including a decisive three-pointer with only 0.3 seconds remaining. He also participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in China as a member of the Nigerian squad.

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 9 || 0 || 9.2 || .216 || .222 || – || .6 || .7 || .6 || .0 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 50 || 7 || 13.1 || .378 || .309 || .870 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .4 || .0 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 68 || 27 || 23.4 || .417 || .368 || .815 || 1.9 || 3.1 || .9 || .2 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 68 || 34 || 25.9 || .402 || .334 || .872 || 2.1 || 2.5 || .9 || .1 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 11 || 0 || 19.8 || .306 || .107 || .500 || .8 || 1.9 || .8 || .0 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 72 || 11 || 21.2 || .400 || .353 || .714 || 1.3 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || 6.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 278 || 79 || 21.0 || .396 || .337 || .831 || 1.6 || 2.0 || .8 || .1|| 7.2

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 1||0||0.3|||||||||||0.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021 | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 3||0||4.7|| .667|| .500|||| .3|| .7|| .0|| .0||1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2022

| style="text-align:left;" | Miami
|18||8||23.5|| .382|| .309|| .950|| 1.9||3.2|| .8|| .3||8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2023
|style="text-align:left;" |Miami
|22||22||30.5|| .402|| .378|| .882||1.4||3.5||.9|| .2||12.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;" |2024
|style="text-align:left;" |L.A. Lakers
|5||0||13.8|| .250|| .143||||1.6||.6||.4||.0||1.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;" |2025
|style="text-align:left;" |L.A. Lakers
|5||0||19.8|| .357|| .308||||1.0||1.0||.2|||.4||2.8
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
|54||30||24.1|| .392|| .345|||'.907||1.5|||2.7|||.7||.2||8.3

College

Template:NBA player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| UC Santa Barbara | 28 || 21 || 26.2 || .424 || .416 || .660 || 2.1 || 2.1 || .9 || .1 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| UC Santa Barbara | 33 || 32 ||=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:00:00=32:...

External links

• Profile on NBA G League
• Biography at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos