| Intro | South sudanese basketball player | ||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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South Sudan |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 26 March 1997, Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Age: | 23 years | ||
| Star sign | Aries | ||
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Wenyen Gabriel (born March 26, 1997) is an American basketball player of South Sudanese origin who plays at the University of Kentucky.
He stands 6’9’’ (206 cm) tall and plays power forward. Wenyen Gabriel was a 5-star prospect who in 2016 was ranked number 14 on ESPN’s Top 100.
Career
Gabriel attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts since 2014. Prior to that, he played at Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire for three years.
In October 2015, he announced his decision to enroll at the University of Kentucky. Maryland, Duke, UConn and Providence were other schools on his shortlist. He played 19:17 minutes in the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, scoring two points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out two assists.
He made his debut for the UK Wildcats in an exhibition game on October 31, 2016 against Clarion University, tallying nine points, two rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes coming off the bench.
Personal life
Born in Sudan, Gabriel left the country with his family when he was three years of age. Via Egypt, the Gabriel family moved to the United States and eventually settled in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Though receiving a US passport in 2015 and being picked to represent the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, Gabriel calls South Sudan home.