Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Gamble, Karl
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
Bio
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.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
MTSU Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Chattanooga NIT 3/18/25
Tuesday, March 18