Markeisha Gatling (born July 14, 1992) is an American and Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of Spanish Liga Femenina.
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| No. 34 – Casademont Zaragoza | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Liga Femenina (Spain) |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 14, 1992 |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Athens Drive (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
| Playing career | 2014–2023 |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Chicago Sky |
| 2015 | Artego Bydgoszcz |
| 2015–2016 | Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds |
| 2015–2016 | Seattle Storm |
| 2016 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2016–2017 | Beşiktaş JK |
| 2017–2018 | Basket Landes |
| 2018–2019 | Verga Palermo |
| 2020–2021 | Casademont Zaragoza |
| 2021–2022 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
| 2022–2023 | Casademont Zaragoza |
| 2024– | Casademont Zaragoza |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
editGatling spent two years at Gulf Coast Community College and then attended North Carolina State University the next two years.[1]
Professional career
editWNBA
editGatling was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. Gatling averaged 10.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2014, her rookie year with the Sky.[2] Upon the 2015 season, she was waived by the Sky and then signed with the Seattle Storm.[3][4] During the 2015 season, she averaged a career-high in scoring. In the 2016 season, Gatling was waived by the Storm after 11 games played and the signed with the Atlanta Dream.[5][6] In February 2017, Gatling re-signed with the Dream to a training camp contract.[7] In May 2017, Gatling was waived by the Dream.[8]
Overseas
editOn 8 January 2015 she joined Artego Bydgoszcz in the Polish league.[9] In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Gatling played in Korea for Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds. In August 2016, she signed a short-term deal with Beşiktaş JK of the Turkish League for the 2016-17. In 2018-2019 she played in France for Basket Landes . In 2019-2020 she played in Italy for Sicily by car . WNBA off-season. In 2022 she come back to Casademont Zaragoza and in 2023 she won the Copa de la Reina title.[10] At the end of the season he announces his goodbye to Casademont Zaragoza.[11]
She announces her retirement in May 2023,[12] but on 30 May 2024, she returns to active basketball to sign for Casademont Zaragoza,[13] in the Spanish Liga Femenina.
Career statistics
editWNBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Chicago | 29 | 1 | 11.0 | 64.8 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | Seattle | 25 | 4 | 13.7 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 86.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | Seattle | 11 | 0 | 5.8 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Atlanta | 16 | 2 | 10.5 | 44.7 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | |
| Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 81 | 7 | 11.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 84.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Chicago | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | NC State | 34 | 30 | 23.5 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 69.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.6 |
| 2013–14 | NC State | 32 | 32 | 27.5 | 66.3 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
| Career | 66 | 62 | 25. | 62.8 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 13.4 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[14] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Markeisha Gatling fills big need for Sky – Chicago Tribune
- ^ WNBA.com: Markeisha Gatling Playerfile
- ^ Thompson, Phil. "Sky waive center Markeisha Gatling". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.usbasket.com.
- ^ "Seattle Completes Trade with Phoenix, Acquires Noelle Quinn". Seattle Storm.
- ^ "Dream Adds Markeisha Gatling to Roster". Atlanta Dream.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Markeisha Gatling and Whitney Knight to Training Camp Contracts". Atlanta Dream.
- ^ "Transactions - WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
- ^ "Wielki talent z WNBA wzmocni Artego". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Gatling dice adiós al Casademont tras dos temporadas inolvidables". aragondigital.es (in Spanish). 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Vallejo, Luis (2023-05-06). "Markeisha Gatling anuncia su retirada. Estas han sido sus palabras". Gigantes del Basket (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Rived, Silvia (2024-05-30). "Markeisha Gatling regresa de nuevo a casa". AragonDigital.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Markeisha Gatling College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
edit- NC State profile
- Q&A – Swish Appeal
Media related to Markeisha Gatling at Wikimedia Commons
