Kevin Gamble Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Kevin Gamble Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Kevin Gamble is a retired professional basketball player. He was a shooting guard and a small forward in the National Basketball Association from 1987 to 2000. Gamble went to Lanphier High in Springfield, Illinois and played in the varsity team. He was able to lead the Lions to the Class AA State Basketball Championship. Helping the team clinch the victory, Gamble was named into the All-Tournament team. 

 

Gamble went to Lincoln College in Illinois and, with the help of head coach Alan Pickering, he was able to polish up his defensive skills. After playing for Lincoln for two seasons, Gamble decided to transfer to the University of Iowa and was able to play alongside B.J. Armstrong, Roy Marble, Les Jepsen and Ed Horton.  

 

He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers during the 1987 NBA Draft. Although he was able to fill in for veterans who suffered injuries, he was benched to make way for first drafts. In 1988, Gamble decided to play for the Quad Thunder City of the Continental Basketball Association. After a short stint in the Philippines, he was able to score an average of 27.8 points per game and was invited by the Boston Celtics to play for them in the NBA. In the 1990-91 season, he was able to post an average of 15.6 ppg. 

 

 

Sportsememorabilia.com has the a wide collection of NBA game used items including autographed basketballs, autographed NBA jerseys, signed NBA trading cards , original NBA apparel, signed photos, plaques and collages. 

 

About Kevin Gamble:

Kevin Gamble (full name: Kevin Douglas Gamble; no nicknames) played Forward-Guard from 1988 until 1997 for the Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings. Over 10 seasons, he played 649 games, scored 6154 points (9.5 ppg) and grabbed 1457 rebounds (2.2 rpg). Gamble also dished out 1300 assists (2.0 apg), made 470 steals (0.7 spg), and blocked 176 shots (0.3 bpg) during his career. Born in Springfield, Illinois on November 13, 1965, Gamble stands 6-5 and weighs 210 lbs. He attended high school at Lanphier in Springfield, Illinois and college at University of Iowa. He was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 3rd round (17th pick, 63rd overall) of the 1987 NBA draft.