Eddie Gill Biography
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- Born Aug. 16, 1978
Not selected in the 2000 NBA Draft, Gill began his professional career with the Las Vegas Silver Bandits of the IBL and debuted with the New Jersey Nets of the NBA late in the 2000โ01 season. Gill has had a journeyman career in basketball and has played in various teams in the NBA, NBA Development League, minor leagues, and overseas. In the NBA, Gill has played for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Milwaukee Bucks all usually in reserve roles. However, Gill has been a starter and high scorer for much of his non-NBA career. Professionally, Gill has been an All-Star selection in the CBA (2004) and NBA Development League (2008) and won championships with the D-League (2009 with the Colorado 14ers) and Belgian Cup (2010 with BC Oostende).\n', '
Gill grew up in his birthplace of Aurora, Colorado and graduated from Overland High School of Aurora in 1996. After high school, Gill enrolled at the College of Eastern Utah, a junior college in Price, Utah, and played on the basketball team, averaging 6.1 points and 2.4 assists. In 1997, Gill transferred to Salt Lake Community College and again played basketball. At Salt Lake CC, Gill had 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.\n', '
Gill transferred to Weber State University in 1998 and played for two seasons on the Weber State Wildcats men\'s basketball team. In his junior year (1998โ1999), Gill averaged 14.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. For the 1999 Big Sky Conference Men\'s Basketball Tournament, Gill was MVP after scoring 15 points and making 9 assists and 6 rebounds in 40 minutes of play. He also only committed two of his team\'s five turnovers in the 82-75 victory over Northern ArizonaI despite playing 40 minutes. This tournament championship qualified Weber State for an automatic NCAA tournament bid. In the Round of 64 game, 14th-seeded Weber State upset third-seeded North Carolina 76-74. Gill scored 16 points despite only making 4 of 12 field goals; he also made 5 of 5 free throws and had 2 assists and 5 defensive rebounds. In Weber State\'s next round loss to sixth-seeded Florida, Gill scored 19 points in 5-for-14 shooting and 7-for-8 free throw shooting and also made 3 defensive rebounds and 5 assists. Weber State finished the season 25-8.\n', '
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