Age, Biography and Wiki
James Gist was born on 26 October, 1986 in Adana, Turkey, is an American basketball player. Discover James Gist's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old?
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37 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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26 October 1986 |
| Birthday |
26 October |
| Birthplace |
Adana, Turkey |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous player with the age 37 years old group.
James Gist Height, Weight & Measurements
At 37 years old, James Gist height is 2.07 m .
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2.07 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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James Gist Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Gist worth at the age of 37 years old? James Gist’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated James Gist's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
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James Gist Social Network
Timeline
James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).
Standing at 6ft 9in, he plays as a power forward and small ball center.
Gist is the son of Linda and James C. Gist, Jr., and was born in İncirlik, Adana, Turkey, on October 26, 1986, when his father was in the US Air Force, and stationed at İncirlik Air Base.
He was the first American child who was born at İncirlik Air Base.
Born in Adana, Turkey, he played high school basketball for Our Lady of Good Counsel, before enrolling to the University of Maryland to play college basketball for the Terrapins, from 2004 to 2008.
Gist was considered for a time one of the best forward-centers in Europe, due to his defensive abilities and for his dunks, alley-oops, and his athleticism.
Gist attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.
In his senior season, he averaged 19.5 points 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.
Gist played college basketball at the University of Maryland, where he played with the Maryland Terrapins.
Gist scored a career-high 31 points against Wake Forest.
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.
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 by Greivis Vásquez).
Gist was drafted 57th overall, in the 2008 NBA draft, by the San Antonio Spurs.
After spending a year with the Italian League club Biella, Gist signed a contract with the Russian team Lokomotiv-Kuban for the 2009–10 season.
Gist played for the Spurs in the 2010 NBA Summer League, but was waived on October 19, 2010.
Then he played with Partizan Belgrade during the 2010–11 season, where he won the Basketball League of Serbia championship, the Radivoj Korać Cup, and the Adriatic League championship.
In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with the Turkish League club Fenerbahçe Ülker.
Shortly afterwards, it was announced that he had a sample that tested positive for cannabis use, while playing for Partizan.
On July 7, 2012, Fenerbahçe announced that Gist would not play the next season with the club.
On August 15, 2012, Gist signed one-year deal (with an option for one more season) with the Spanish League club Unicaja Málaga.
On September 26, he won the slam dunk contest of the Spanish League.
Gist joined the Greek League club Panathinaikos, in December 2012, as part of a trade with Andy Panko.
At the end of the season, Gist renewed his contract with Panathinaikos for two additional seasons.
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.
On April 5, 2015, Gist again tested positive for cannabis use, for the second time in his career, after the Greek Cup final against Apollon Patras.
Eventually, on May 12, Gist was suspended for 8 months from participating in sports events.
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 a EuroLeague 2015–16 season game against Karşıyaka, Gist made a new personal EuroLeague career single-game scoring high, with 27 points scored.
On July 5, 2017, Gist signed a two-year contract extension with Panathinaikos.
On July 8, 2019, Gist signed a two-year contract with Serbian team Crvena zvezda.
He averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
On December 3, 2020, he signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga.
On September 25, 2021, he has signed with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A.
The contract was extended to the end of the season on December 15.
On November 4, 2022, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
