Gabriel Lundberg

Gabriel Ifeanyi "Iffe" Lundberg (born 4 December 1994) is a Danish professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. He can play at both guard positions.[1]

Gabriel Lundberg
Lundberg with Denmark in 2016
No. 1 – CSKA Moscow
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueVTB United League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish / Nigerian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2014–2015Copenhagen Wolfpack
2015–2017Horsens
2017–2019Manresa
2019–2020Canarias
2020–2021Zielona Góra
2021–presentCSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards

According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Lundberg has been Denmark's best basketball player.[2]

He is a native of Copenhagen.[2]

Professional career

In July 2019, Lundberg signed with CB 1939 Canarias for two years with the option of a third. He joined the team from the competitor Bàsquet Manresa where he had been a cornerstone of the team that won promotion to the Liga ACB.[1]

On 13 July 2020 he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish League.[3] He averaged 20.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the VTB United League during the 2020–21 season.[4]

On February 15, 2021, he left Zielona Gora and signed with CSKA Moscow for the rest of the season.[5] On July 2, 2021, Lundberg officially signed a three-year (2+1) extension with the Russian club.

National team

Lundberg has been a member of the Danish national basketball team.[1] In November 2020, he led the team to two consecutive surprise victories against favorites Lithuania and the Czech Republic in the qualification round to the European championships. Lundberg had 28 points in the win against Lithuania[6] which was named arguably the greatest victory in Danish basketball history.[7] Against the Czech team, he scored 38 points, knocking down 7-of-9 from three-point range.[8]

Personal life

Lundberg is of Nigerian and Danish descent.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 CSKA Moscow 15220.1.564.436.5832.52.2.9.011.311.6
Career 15220.1.564.436.5832.52.2.9.011.311.6

References
  1. Gabriel Lundberg cambia Manresa por Tenerife para seguir en la ACB Marca.com, 9 July 2019. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Spanish)
  2. Gigantisk dansk triumf: Slår Barcelona Jonas Ryefelt (Ekstra Bladet), 26 June 2020. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Danish)
  3. "Stelmet Enea inks Gabriel Lundberg". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. "Iffe Lundberg is the first Dane in CSKA!". CSKA Moscow Basketball. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  5. "Cska Moscow announces Iffe Lundberg". Sportando. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. Ghoula, Benjamin (2020-11-27). "Danmark tager sensationel sejr over Litauen | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. Hald, Benjamin Nielsen (2020-11-27). "Danmark var historisks store underdogs | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  8. Bonde, Sebastian Würtz (2020-11-29). "Danmark besejrer sensationelt Tjekkiet i sand gyser | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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