Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 25
Karl Gamble
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- A.C. Flora HS
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2018-19 (Senior): Started 24 of 32 games in his final season in Blue and White ... Averaged 7.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest ... Logged his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 boards against Milligan ... Logged his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 boards against Milligan ... Notched six points, eight boards, two blocks and a steal in his first start of the season at Vanderbilt ... Was just shy of a double-double against Murray State, registering nine points and nine rebounds ... Recorded his second career double-double against FIU with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... Was just shy of a double-double against Murray State, registering nine points and nine rebounds ... Turned in his third career double-double and second in conference play with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Marshall ... Finished off his Blue Raider career with a stellar 18-point, 13-rebound double-double on 8 of 13 shooting in 38 minutes.
2017-18 (Junior): Started nine of 33 contests as a junior including both of the Blue Raiders’ NIT games … Averaged 3.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per outing in his third campaign in blue and white … Shot 52.5 percent from the field and registered 13 blocks on the season … Had 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks against Trevecca (Nov. 10) … Tallied seven points and six boards at Murray State (Nov. 13) … Averaged seven points per outing in the Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22-25) … Notched a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting against UTEP (Jan. 27).
2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 30 contests and earned one start against Tennessee State (Nov. 19) … Averaged 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Had 10 points against Milligan (Nov. 11) and nine points and a career-high six rebounds at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21) … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Played in 32 games during his freshman campaign … Averaged 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in limited action, seeing the floor for just 4.3 minutes per game as a freshman … Had three points, a career-high five rebounds and a block against South Alabama (Dec. 5) in a career-high 14 minutes … Went 3-for-3 and notched a career-high seven points in just seven minutes in win at Charlotte (Jan. 14) … Pulled down four offensive boards against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 4) … Gained invaluable experience playing in both NCAA Tournament games as a true freshman, tallying two points and a rebound against No. 2 Michigan State (Mar. 18) and a point, two rebounds and a block against Syracuse (Mar. 20) … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
A.C. Flora HS: Was the top-recruited forward out of South Carolina … Led A.C. Flora High School to the Class AAA South Carolina High School Sports League State Championship as a senior … Ranked as the No. 3 overall recruit out of South Carolina according to Hoop Seen … Averaged a double-double in 2014-15 as a 6-foot-9, 210 pound forward … Won the Most Improved Award after his junior season … Selected All-State as a senior ... Was a member of the National Honor Society … Named to the USA Today All-State Team.
Personal: Born Nov. 26, 1996 … Son of Shena and Karl Gamble Sr. … Has one brother, Karson … Enjoys playing video games in spare time … Majoring in Physical Therapy … His mother played college basketball at South Carolina State … Chose MTSU because he felt the Blue Raider coaching staff can teach him how to grow as a person and a player.
2017-18 (Junior): Started nine of 33 contests as a junior including both of the Blue Raiders’ NIT games … Averaged 3.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per outing in his third campaign in blue and white … Shot 52.5 percent from the field and registered 13 blocks on the season … Had 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks against Trevecca (Nov. 10) … Tallied seven points and six boards at Murray State (Nov. 13) … Averaged seven points per outing in the Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22-25) … Notched a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting against UTEP (Jan. 27).
2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 30 contests and earned one start against Tennessee State (Nov. 19) … Averaged 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Had 10 points against Milligan (Nov. 11) and nine points and a career-high six rebounds at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21) … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Played in 32 games during his freshman campaign … Averaged 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in limited action, seeing the floor for just 4.3 minutes per game as a freshman … Had three points, a career-high five rebounds and a block against South Alabama (Dec. 5) in a career-high 14 minutes … Went 3-for-3 and notched a career-high seven points in just seven minutes in win at Charlotte (Jan. 14) … Pulled down four offensive boards against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 4) … Gained invaluable experience playing in both NCAA Tournament games as a true freshman, tallying two points and a rebound against No. 2 Michigan State (Mar. 18) and a point, two rebounds and a block against Syracuse (Mar. 20) … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
A.C. Flora HS: Was the top-recruited forward out of South Carolina … Led A.C. Flora High School to the Class AAA South Carolina High School Sports League State Championship as a senior … Ranked as the No. 3 overall recruit out of South Carolina according to Hoop Seen … Averaged a double-double in 2014-15 as a 6-foot-9, 210 pound forward … Won the Most Improved Award after his junior season … Selected All-State as a senior ... Was a member of the National Honor Society … Named to the USA Today All-State Team.
Personal: Born Nov. 26, 1996 … Son of Shena and Karl Gamble Sr. … Has one brother, Karson … Enjoys playing video games in spare time … Majoring in Physical Therapy … His mother played college basketball at South Carolina State … Chose MTSU because he felt the Blue Raider coaching staff can teach him how to grow as a person and a player.
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