20 Facts About Gabe Pruitt

Gabriel Michael Pruitt was born on April 19,1986 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Gabe Pruitt played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association, winning an NBA championship with the team in 2008.

Gabe Pruitt played in the NBA D League, Greece, Israel, Cyprus, and Mexico from 2010 to 2018.

Gabe Pruitt and was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Westchester High School, where he averaged 22 points per game as a senior in 2004.

Gabe Pruitt was listed as the No 20 prep player in the country by Basketball Times after his senior year, and was considered among the top 20 prep guards by Athlon Sports and Insiders.

Gabe Pruitt earned team MVP honors along with fellow freshman Nick Young.

Gabe Pruitt started 25 games for the USC and finished second on that team and fifth in the Pac-10 with a 16.9 scoring average, while snagging 4.0 rebounds and having 3.1 assists per game.

Gabe Pruitt was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team along with teammate Nick Young; they had become the first pair of Trojans to make the team since Duane Cooper and Harold Miner in 1992.

Gabe Pruitt became the ninth Trojan to score 30 or more points in three games or more in the same season and the first since Harold Miner in 1992.

Gabe Pruitt ranked second in the Pac-10 in steals with 55.

Since he was an efficient shooter, defender, and leader, Gabe Pruitt did fairly well as a sophomore for the Trojans.

Gabe Pruitt, who missed the first 13 games of the season while academically ineligible, finished third in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game, while leading the team in assists with 113 and steals with 47 in 26 games.

Gabe Pruitt led USC in free throw shooting, hitting 80.0 percent, to win the Joe Barbato Award for the team's highest free throw percentage for his second consecutive season.

Gabe Pruitt stands in fourth place all-time at USC for three-pointers made with 179 while holding down the sixth spot in steals with 158.

Gabe Pruitt scored in double figures in all three NCAA Tournament games against Arkansas, Kevin Durant-led Texas, and the Tar Heels, and had better than a 3:1 assist to turnover ratio.

Gabe Pruitt did not see significant playing time in his first NBA season.

Gabe Pruitt played a small role on the Celtics, averaging under 8 minutes per game.

Gabe Pruitt played with the New York Knicks during their 2009 training camp, but was waived on October 7,2009.

Gabe Pruitt then played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Utah Flash of the NBA Developmental League.

On February 26,2013, Gabe Pruitt was traded to the Maine Red Claws, in exchange for James Mays.