Markeisha Gatling

Markeisha Gatling (born July 14, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of La Liga Feminina.

Markeisha Gatling

No. 34 – Casademont Zaragoza
Position	Center
League	La Liga Feminina
Personal information
Born	July 14, 1992
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Athens Drive (Raleigh, North Carolina)
College	Gulf Coast CC (2010–2012) NC State (2012–2014)
WNBA draft	2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014	Chicago Sky
2015–2016	Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds
2015–2016	Seattle Storm
2016	Atlanta Dream
2016	Beşiktaş JK
Stats at WNBA.com

College career

Gatling spent two years at Gulf Coast Community College and then attended North Carolina State University the next two years.[1]

Professional career

WNBA

Gatling was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. Gatling averaged 10.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2014, her rookie year with the Sky.[2] Upon the 2015 season, she was waived by the Sky and then signed with the Seattle Storm.[3][4] During the 2015 season, she averaged a career-high in scoring. In the 2016 season, Gatling was waived by the Storm after 11 games played and the signed with the Atlanta Dream.[5][6] In February 2017, Gatling re-signed with the Dream to a training camp contract.[7] In May 2017, Gatling was waived by the Dream.[8]

Overseas

2014 Poland (Artego). In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Gatling played in Korea for Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds. In August 2016, she signed a short-term deal with Beşiktaş JK of the Turkish League for the 2016-17. In 2018-2019 she played in France for Basket Landes . In 2019-2020 she played in Italy for Sicily by car . WNBA off-season.[9]

References

1. Markeisha Gatling fills big need for Sky – Chicago Tribune
2. WNBA.com: Markeisha Gatling Playerfile
3. Sky waive center Markeisha Gatling
4. Markeisha Gatling signs at Seattle Storm
5. Seattle Completes Trade with Phoenix, Acquires Noelle Quinn
6. Dream Adds Markeisha Gatling to Roster
7. Atlanta Dream Sign Markeisha Gatling and Whitney Knight to Training Camp Contracts
8. WNBA Transactions
9. "2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

External links

• NC State profile
• Q&A – Swish Appeal

Casademont Zaragoza roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 10 Ayuso, Aina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – 1 August 1999 C 34 Gatling, Markeisha 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – 14 July 1992 G 2 Gorecki, Haley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – 13 November 1996 F 22 Handy, Chantelle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – 16 June 1987 G 17 Hernandez, Zoe 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – 18 April 2001 C 4 Nicholls, Laura 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – 26 February 1989 C 15 Omerbasic, Samra 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – 29 January 1990 PF 62 Sangare, Aminata 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – 10 February 2002 PG 35 Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 27 – 10 February 1993 G 7 Wurtz, Taylor 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – 13 August 1990	Head coach Carlos Iglesias Legend (C) Team captain Injured