Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Plateros de Fresnillo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati.
College career Gates was a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, and he committed to play college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior, he was suspended for a game due to a confrontation with an assistant coach. As a senior, he was a part of the 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl, punching Xavier center Kenny Frease. After the brawl, a tearful Gates apologized for his role in the scrum. He was suspended for six games as a result. After the suspension, Gates blossomed, scoring 23 points in an important win over Georgetown and 18 points in a huge upset over the second-ranked Syracuse. He averaged 12.4 points and just under 10 rebounds a game in leading Cincinnati to the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
Professional career On August 29, 2012, Gates signed with Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės for the 2012–13 season.Pieno Zvaigzdes officially adds rookie Yancy Gates On May 18, 2013, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2013 BSN season.Brujos de Guayama waive Josh Harrellson, sign Yancy Gates
On July 27, 2013, Gates signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season.Hapoel Eilat sign Yancy Gates too
On July 31, 2014, Gates signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season.Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Yancy Gates
On September 3, 2015, Gates signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem,Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Yancy Gates but left the team in pre-season. In October 2015, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.Shanxi to replace Jeff Ayres with Yancy Gates In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi after appearing in 18 games.Shanxi Zhongyu waived Yancy Gates On January 4, 2016, he signed with German club Telekom Baskets Bonn for the rest of the season. (English translation via Google) On March 6, 2016, he parted ways with Bonn after averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in Beko BBL.Yancy Gates, Telekom Baskets Bonn part ways
On July 25, 2016, Gates signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.Ironi Nahariya signs Yancy Gates
On October 31, 2017, Gates signed with Cholet Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.Yancy Gates signs with Cholet Basket
On August 10, 2019, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the PLK. Gates averaged 9.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
On August 8, 2020, Gates signed with Abejas de León in Mexico.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)
In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gates played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and in 2017 for Pedro's Posse, he scored 23 points in their first round loss to Team 23 by a score of 107–92.
References
External links Yancy Gates at realgm.com Yancy Gates at gobearcats.com