Gabriel Lundberg
Zielona Góra | |
2021–2022 | CSKA Moscow |
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2022 | Phoenix Suns |
2022–present | Virtus Bologna |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gabriel Ifeanyi "Iffe" Lundberg (born 4 December 1994) is a Nigerian-Danish professional
Professional career
Canarias (2019–2020)
In July 2019, Lundberg signed with
Zielona Góra (2020–2021)
On 13 July 2020, Lundberg signed with
CSKA Moscow (2021–2022)
On February 15, 2021, he left Zielona Gora and signed with CSKA Moscow for the rest of the season.[6] On July 2, 2021, Lundberg signed a three-year (2+1) extension with the Russian club.
On February 27, 2022, upon the outbreak of the
Phoenix Suns (2022)
On March 12, 2022, the
Virtus Bologna (2022–present)
On July 21, 2022, Lundberg signed a two-year deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.[14] On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[15] However, despite good premises Virtus ended the EuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[16] Moreover, the team was defeated in the Italian Basketball Cup final by Brescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[17][18]
On 24 September 2023, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its fourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60 Germani Brescia.[19]
National team
Lundberg has been a member of the
Personal life
Lundberg is a native of Copenhagen.[2] He is of Nigerian and Danish descent. In the early years, he played 3x3 streetball at the local street courts in Vesterbro, the Copenhagen neighborhood in which he grew up. He was a regular at the GAME Finals Streetball Tournament at the Town Hall Square each summer and watched from the stands, when his older brother Abdel Jaleel Lundberg competed in the Elite Division and the Slam Dunk Contest, winning it several times. Iffe later joined Falcon Basketball Club where he played during most of his childhood. In the off-season Iffe would come back to play streetball and won in 2009 2nd place at the GAME Finals Streetball Tournament with his team.[23]
Career statistics
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 |
NBA
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021–22 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .263 | .375 | — | 1.8 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 3.3 |
Career | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .263 | .375 | — | 1.8 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 3.3 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020–21 | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 2 | 20.1 | .564 | .436 | .583 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .9 | .0 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
2021–22 | 24 | 16 | 21.1 | .446 | .333 | .833 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 9.1 | 8.0 | |
Career | 39 | 18 | 20.7 | .492 | .371 | .714 | 2.4 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
References
- ^ a b c Gabriel Lundberg cambia Manresa por Tenerife para seguir en la ACB Marca.com, 9 July 2019. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Gigantisk dansk triumf: Slår Barcelona Jonas Ryefelt (Ekstra Bladet), 26 June 2020. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Danish)
- ^ "Danmarks bedste basketballspiller tror stadig på NBA". TV 2 (in Danish). December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Stelmet Enea inks Gabriel Lundberg". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Iffe Lundberg is the first Dane in CSKA!". CSKA Moscow Basketball. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Cska Moscow announces Iffe Lundberg". Sportando. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Tornike Shengelia leaves CSKA Moscow: I can't play for the Russian army club". MARCA. February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "5 CSKA Moscow players leave team for war between Russia, Ukraine". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ Amico, Sam (March 1, 2022). "FIBA Suspends All Russian Teams, Officials From Competition".
- ^ "CSKA confirms departures of Shengelia, Voigtmann, Grigonis and Lundberg". Eurohoops. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Askounis, Johnny (March 12, 2022). "Lundberg inks deal with Suns". Eurohoops.net. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ https://www.12news.com/article/sports/nba/suns/suns-guard-becomes-first-danish-player-nba/75-1263f8ee-19ec-4080-b4de-7b0b1fedd885
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202204100PHO.html
- ^ "Gabriel Lundberg è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Supercoppa, trionfa la Virtus Bologna! Canestro decisivo di Mickey, Sassari cede 72-69". Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 September 2022.
- ^ Virtus, il punto a fine EuroLega. BolognaBasket
- ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna nella decisiva gara 7 e vince il suo 30esimo scudetto. Gli highlights. la Repubblica
- ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna 67-55 nella finalissima e si conferma campione per la trentesima volta. Rai News
- ^ Una Virtus esagerata stravince la Supercoppa. la Repubblica
- ^ Ghoula, Benjamin (2020-11-27). "Danmark tager sensationel sejr over Litauen | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Hald, Benjamin Nielsen (2020-11-27). "Danmark var historisks store underdogs | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Bonde, Sebastian Würtz (2020-11-29). "Danmark besejrer sensationelt Tjekkiet i sand gyser | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Madsen, N.M. (16 March 2022). "Da legenden pludselig skrev hans navn, blev en usandsynlig rejse til virkelighed". TV2. Retrieved 10 April 2022.