Slovak-German basketball player
Anton Gavel
(born October 24, 1984) is a Slovak-German
[1]
[2]
professional
basketball
coach and former player. He is a 1.89-metre-tall (6 ft 2 in)
combo guard
who primarily played at the
shooting guard
position. He is
head coach
for
Brose Bamberg
of the
Basketball Bundesliga
.
He is a four-time
Slovak Player of the Year
(2005, 2010, 2011, 2012).
Professional career
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After playing with the youth clubs of
Chemosvit
, Gavel began his professional career in the
German 2nd Division
with
Karlsuhe
, during the 2001?02 season. He then moved to the
German 1st Division
club
Giessen 46ers
in 2004. He was named the
German League
's
Rookie of the Year
in 2006.
After that, he joined the
Spanish League
club
Murcia
in 2006.
[3]
He then joined the
Greek League
club
Aris Thessaloniki
for the 2008?09 season.
[4]
He then joined the
Slovak League
club Chemosvit for the start of the 2009?10 season, before signing with the German 1st Division club
Brose Baskets
that same season.
[5]
He was named the
BBL Best Defensive Player
in 2012.
[6]
In 2013, he won the award again, and was as well named the
BBL Finals MVP
, after he won his fourth straight German League title.
On July 22, 2014, Gavel signed a two-year contract with the German champion
Bayern Munich
.
[7]
On July 8, 2016, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team.
[8]
Gavel announced his retirement on August 28, 2018.
National team career
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Slovak national team
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Gavel played at the
2005 World University Games
. He was a member of the senior men's
Slovak national basketball team
. Some of the tournaments that he played in with the Slovak senior men's national team included: the
FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B
, the
FIBA EuroBasket 2007 Division B
, the
FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B
, and the
FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Division B
. He also played at the
FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification tournament
.
German national team
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In July 2015, two months before
EuroBasket 2015
, Gavel expressed his desire to represent the senior
German national team
. On 13 August 2015,
FIBA
permitted him to switch to the German national team.
[9]
Gavel made his debut for Germany on 14 August 2015, against
Croatia
.
[10]
Coaching career
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In the 2019?20 season, Gavel would be the head coach of
OrangeAcademy
of the German third-tier league
ProB
.
[11]
On June 25, 2022, he has signed with
ratiopharm Ulm
of the
Basketball Bundesliga
.
[12]
On March 27, 2024, he signed a 3-year contract with
Brose Bamberg
of the
Basketball Bundesliga
(BBL).
[13]
Career statistics
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EuroLeague
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References
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"heinnews ? Gavel's German passport helps Bamberg rebounding, frontcourt consistency"
.
heinnews
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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Beko-BBL.de Bambergs Combo-Guard Anton Gavel ist deutscher Staatsburger / Kein Einsatz fur die DBB-Auswahl moglich
(in German)
.
Archived
April 7, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine
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"ACB.COM - Anton Gavel, primer fichaje del Polaris World Murcia"
. Archived from
the original
on 26 July 2015
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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"Aris BC Official"
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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"Il Bamberg prolunga il contratto di Gavel"
.
Sportando
. 6 January 2010
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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Beko-BBL.de Beko BBL-Awards: Gavel und Wood sind bester Verteidiger und Angreifer, Zirbes raumt doppelt ab
(in German)
.
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"Bayern Munich officially lands Anton Gavel"
.
sportando.com
. 22 July 2014
. Retrieved
18 July
2015
.
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"Anton Gavel signs a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich"
.
sportando.com
. 8 July 2016
. Retrieved
8 July
2016
.
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"Anton Gavel darf fur Deutschland spielen ? Deutscher Basketball Bund"
. Archived from
the original
on 16 September 2015
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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"DBB-Herren unterliegen Kroatien nach Verlangerung ? Deutscher Basketball Bund"
. Archived from
the original
on 23 September 2015
. Retrieved
18 January
2016
.
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Heusel, Robert (29 May 2019).
"Anton Gavel wird Trainer in Ulm"
.
basketball.de
(in German)
. Retrieved
12 September
2023
.
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"Mit Anton Gavel in die Zukunft"
(in German). ratiopharmulm. June 25, 2022
. Retrieved
July 2,
2022
.
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"Anton Gavel wird Head Coach der Bamberg Baskets"
. Sportando. March 27, 2024
. Retrieved
June 18,
2024
.
External links
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- Head coach:
Gavel
- Assistant coaches: Woltmann
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Sporting positions
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Preceded by
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Bayern Munich
captain
2017?2018
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Succeeded by
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Rookie of the Year
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Best German Young Player
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