Brandon Gilbeck
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.jpg) Gilbeck with Latina in 2021 | |
| No. 34 – Formosa Dreamers | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 9, 1996 |
| Nationality | American / Taiwanese |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | River Valley (Spring Green, Wisconsin) |
| College | Western Illinois (2015–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Horsens IC |
| 2020–2021 | Latina |
| 2021–2022 | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| 2021–present | Formosa Taishin Dreamers / Formosa Dreamers |
| Career highlights | |
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Brandon Gilbeck (born December 9, 1996) is an American-Taiwanese professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for Western Illinois.
Gilbeck played basketball for River Valley High School in Spring Green, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game.[1] Gilbeck was named Wisconsin Division 5 All-State Honorable Mention and graduated as his school's all-time leader in blocks.[2]
College career
Gilbeck played for Western Illinois for four years. As a sophomore, he set a single-season school record with 85 blocks and ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I with three blocks per game. In his junior season, Gilbeck was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Summit League Honorable Mention. He became Western Illinois' all-time leader in blocks.[3] Gilbeck averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game as a junior.[4] On November 17, 2018, Gilbeck posted nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 68–66 overtime loss to Eastern Illinois.[5] On February 7, 2019, Gilbeck recorded 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks against Purdue Fort Wayne, the first triple-double in the Summit League since 2007. He averaged 3.42 blocks per game, which led NCAA Division I, repeated as Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and earned Second Team All-Summit League honors.[6] Gilbeck also averaged 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior.[7]
