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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
'''Chris Raymond Gatling''' (born ], ] in ]) is an American professional ], having played in the ] from 1991 to 2002.
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'''Chris Raymond Gatling''' (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional ] player. Gatling played for many ] (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the ] in the ], winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428001052/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html|title=1990 USA Basketball|archivedate=April 28, 2007}}</ref>
Drafted 16th overall out of ] by the ] in the ], Gatling spent the first four years of his career with the Warriors, and averaged 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his final full season with the Warriors, 1994-95. That same year, Gatling led the NBA in field goal percentage at ] &mdash; one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.


==College career==
Gatling would never again know that kind of stability. He was traded, along with ], to the ] halfway through the 1995-96 season, and also played for the ] and ] during the 1996-97 season (representing the Mavs in the ] only a few days before being traded to the Nets).
Gatling played three years at ] after transferring there from the ]. He is ODU's sixth all-time scorer with 1,811 points. He also hauled down 859 career rebounds which rank him ninth all-time. Gatling is the school's all-time field goal percentage leader at .606 (697–1150), and is second all-time at ODU with (12) 30-point games. He shot .620 (251–405) from the field in 1991.


Gatling scored 36 points in a game against ] in 1991 and against ] in March 1989. He earned honorable mention ] honors in 1990 and 1991. Gatling was named sophomore of the year in 1988, and then ] ] in both 1990 and 1991. In 1991, he was named the ] ] as he led the then seventh seeded Monarchs to the finals before losing to ].
He only played 78 games in a little over two seasons with the Nets before requesting a trade. His next stop was the ] for the final thirty games of the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. He split the 1999-2000 season with the ] and the ]. His final two NBA seasons saw him with the ] and again, the Heat. Gatling retired from the NBA following the 2001-02 season with career averages of 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and a .513 ] percentage.


==Professional career==
After years of moving from team to team, his frustration grew over the NBA's unstable nature regarding personnel changes and thus took his game to the ]n league.
Gatling was drafted 16th overall by the ] in the ]. He spent the first four years of his career with the Warriors, and averaged 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his final full season with the Warriors, 1994–95. That same year, Gatling led the NBA in field goal percentage at ]-one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.


Gatling was traded, along with ], to the ] halfway through the 1995–96 season, and also played for the ] and ] during the 1996–97 season (representing the Mavericks in the ] only a few days before being traded to the Nets).
After leaving professional basketball, he has been living in Texas and has been in default of court ordered child support payments (www.wantedposters.com/chrisgatling.htm).

He played 78 games in slightly more than two seasons with the Nets before requesting a trade. He played next with the ] for the final thirty games of the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season. He split the 1999–2000 season with the ] and the ]. His final two NBA seasons saw him with the ] and again, the Heat. Gatling retired from the NBA following the 2001–02 season with career averages of 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and a .513 ] percentage.

After his NBA career ended in 2002, he played one season in ] with ].

==Personal life==
Gatling attended Elizabeth High School in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gatlich01.html|title=Chris Gatling Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> Gatling is known for his frequent use of the ] as an accessory to his NBA ]. In 2001, he stated that he started the practice as a reminder that he is lucky to be alive after suffering a serious head injury as a teenager.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/marty_burns/news/2001/01/10/burns_insider/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 3, 2007 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506074949/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/marty_burns/news/2001/01/10/burns_insider/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In December 2017, Gatling was sentenced in Maricopa County, Arizona to two and a half years in prison for fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/chris-gatling-sentenced-to-2-5-years-in-prison-for-frau-1821260263|title=Chris Gatling Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison For Fraud|website=Deadspin|date=December 13, 2017 }}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" | ]
| 54 || 1 || 11.3 || .568 || .000 || .661 || 3.4 || .3 || .6 || .7 || 5.7
|-
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| align="left" | ]
| 70 || 11 || 17.8 || .539 || .000 || .725 || 4.6 || .6 || .6 || .8 || 9.3
|-
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| 82 || '''23''' || 15.8 || .588 || .000 || .620 || 4.8 || .5 || .5 || .8 || 8.2
|-
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| 58 || 22 || 25.3 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''.633*''' || .000 || .592 || 7.6 || .9 || .7 || '''.9''' || 13.7
|-
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| 47 || 2 || 18.3 || .555 || .000 || .636 || 5.1 || .6 || .4 || .6 || 9.1
|-
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| 24 || 0 || 23.5 || .598 || .000 || .733 || 7.3 || .7 || .7 || .5 || 15.2
|-
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| 44 || 1 || 27.1 || .533 || .167 || .706 || '''7.9''' || .6 || .8 || .7 || '''19.1'''
|-
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| 3 || 0 || '''30.7''' || .419 || .000 || '''.938''' || 7.3 || '''1.0''' || '''1.3''' || .0 || 17.0
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| 57 || 16 || 23.8 || .455 || .250 || .600 || 5.9 || .9 || .9 || .5 || 11.5
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| 18 || 2 || 15.6 || .371 || .000 || .500 || 3.6 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 4.7
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| 30 || 1 || 16.5 || .482 || .143 || .362 || 3.8 || .7 || .8 || .2 || 6.3
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| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''45'''* || 0 || 23.1 || .455 || '''.304''' || .698 || 6.6 || .9 || 1.1 || .2 || 13.3
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| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''40'''* || 0 || 19.3 || .456 || .234 || .742 || 5.1 || .8 || .8 || .3 || 10.4
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| 74 || 6 || 22.6 || .449 || '''.304''' || .684 || 5.3 || .8 || .7 || .4 || 11.4
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| 54 || 1 || 15.0 || .447 || .125 || .701 || 3.8 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 6.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 700 || 86 || 19.7 || .513 || .249 || .660 || 5.3 || .7 || .7 || .5 || 10.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 1 || 0 || 12.0 || .125 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0
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===Playoffs===
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|-
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| '''4''' || 0 || 20.3 || '''.621''' || .000 || .636 || 6.3 || .0 || .5 || '''2.5''' || 12.5
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| 3 || '''1''' || 18.0 || .615 || .000 || '''.769''' || 5.7 || '''1.3''' || '''.7''' || .3 || 8.7
|-
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| 3 || 0 || 22.7 || .273 || .000 || .500 || '''8.0''' || 0.3 || '''.7''' || .0 || 6.0
|-
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| 3 || '''1''' || '''27.0''' || .500 || .000 || .667 || 3.3 || .7 || '''.7''' || .7 || '''15.3'''
|-
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| 2 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 15 || 2 || 19.7 || .490 || .000 || .623 || 5.3 || .5 || .6 || .9 || 9.3
{{s-end}}

==References==
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Chris Gatling
Personal information
Born (1967-09-03) September 3, 1967 (age 57)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolElizabeth (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
CollegeOld Dominion (1988–1991)
NBA draft1991: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1991–2003
PositionPower forward / center
Number25, 15, 32
Career history
1991–1996Golden State Warriors
1996Miami Heat
1996–1997Dallas Mavericks
1997–1999New Jersey Nets
1999Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2000Orlando Magic
2000Denver Nuggets
2000–2001Cleveland Cavaliers
2001–2002Miami Heat
2002CSKA Moscow
2003Scavolini Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points7,232 (10.3 ppg)
Rebounds3,741 (5.3 rpg)
Assists461 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Buenos Aires National team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle National team

Chris Raymond Gatling (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Gatling played for many National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.

College career

Gatling played three years at Old Dominion University after transferring there from the University of Pittsburgh. He is ODU's sixth all-time scorer with 1,811 points. He also hauled down 859 career rebounds which rank him ninth all-time. Gatling is the school's all-time field goal percentage leader at .606 (697–1150), and is second all-time at ODU with (12) 30-point games. He shot .620 (251–405) from the field in 1991.

Gatling scored 36 points in a game against UNC Charlotte in 1991 and against Alabama-Birmingham in March 1989. He earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1990 and 1991. Gatling was named sophomore of the year in 1988, and then Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in both 1990 and 1991. In 1991, he was named the Sun Belt Conference tournament Most Valuable Player as he led the then seventh seeded Monarchs to the finals before losing to South Alabama.

Professional career

Gatling was drafted 16th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1991 NBA draft. He spent the first four years of his career with the Warriors, and averaged 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his final full season with the Warriors, 1994–95. That same year, Gatling led the NBA in field goal percentage at 0.633-one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.

Gatling was traded, along with Tim Hardaway, to the Miami Heat halfway through the 1995–96 season, and also played for the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets during the 1996–97 season (representing the Mavericks in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game only a few days before being traded to the Nets).

He played 78 games in slightly more than two seasons with the Nets before requesting a trade. He played next with the Milwaukee Bucks for the final thirty games of the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season. He split the 1999–2000 season with the Denver Nuggets and the Orlando Magic. His final two NBA seasons saw him with the Cleveland Cavaliers and again, the Heat. Gatling retired from the NBA following the 2001–02 season with career averages of 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and a .513 field goal percentage.

After his NBA career ended in 2002, he played one season in Russian League with CSKA Moscow.

Personal life

Gatling attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Gatling is known for his frequent use of the headband as an accessory to his NBA uniform. In 2001, he stated that he started the practice as a reminder that he is lucky to be alive after suffering a serious head injury as a teenager.

In December 2017, Gatling was sentenced in Maricopa County, Arizona to two and a half years in prison for fraud.

NBA 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  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Golden State 54 1 11.3 .568 .000 .661 3.4 .3 .6 .7 5.7
1992–93 Golden State 70 11 17.8 .539 .000 .725 4.6 .6 .6 .8 9.3
1993–94 Golden State 82 23 15.8 .588 .000 .620 4.8 .5 .5 .8 8.2
1994–95 Golden State 58 22 25.3 .633* .000 .592 7.6 .9 .7 .9 13.7
1995–96 Golden State 47 2 18.3 .555 .000 .636 5.1 .6 .4 .6 9.1
1995–96 Miami 24 0 23.5 .598 .000 .733 7.3 .7 .7 .5 15.2
1996–97 Dallas 44 1 27.1 .533 .167 .706 7.9 .6 .8 .7 19.1
1996–97 New Jersey 3 0 30.7 .419 .000 .938 7.3 1.0 1.3 .0 17.0
1997–98 New Jersey 57 16 23.8 .455 .250 .600 5.9 .9 .9 .5 11.5
1998–99 New Jersey 18 2 15.6 .371 .000 .500 3.6 .7 .4 .2 4.7
1998–99 Milwaukee 30 1 16.5 .482 .143 .362 3.8 .7 .8 .2 6.3
1999–00 Orlando 45* 0 23.1 .455 .304 .698 6.6 .9 1.1 .2 13.3
1999–00 Denver 40* 0 19.3 .456 .234 .742 5.1 .8 .8 .3 10.4
2000–01 Cleveland 74 6 22.6 .449 .304 .684 5.3 .8 .7 .4 11.4
2001–02 Miami 54 1 15.0 .447 .125 .701 3.8 .5 .3 .2 6.4
Career 700 86 19.7 .513 .249 .660 5.3 .7 .7 .5 10.3
All-Star 1 0 12.0 .125 .000 .000 2.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Golden State 4 0 20.3 .621 .000 .636 6.3 .0 .5 2.5 12.5
1994 Golden State 3 1 18.0 .615 .000 .769 5.7 1.3 .7 .3 8.7
1996 Miami 3 0 22.7 .273 .000 .500 8.0 0.3 .7 .0 6.0
1998 New Jersey 3 1 27.0 .500 .000 .667 3.3 .7 .7 .7 15.3
1999 Milwaukee 2 0 6.0 .000 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .5 .0 .0
Career 15 2 19.7 .490 .000 .623 5.3 .5 .6 .9 9.3

References

  1. "1990 USA Basketball". Archived from the original on April 28, 2007.
  2. "Chris Gatling Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Chris Gatling Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison For Fraud". Deadspin. December 13, 2017.

External links

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