Gabbie Marshall (born August 22, 2000) is an American former college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

Gabbie Marshall
Marshall with Iowa in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-08-22) August 22, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolMount Notre Dame
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
CollegeIowa (2019–2024)
WNBA draft2024: undrafted
PositionGuard
Number24

Early life and high school career

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Marshall is one of four siblings born to Ernest and Marne Marshall.[2] Her father played college basketball for Bellarmine University, her mother for Aquinas College.[2] She played high school basketball for Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, winning state titles in 2017 and 2019, and was named to the all-state team three times.[2]

College career

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She made one start for Iowa but got minutes in every game as a freshman in 2019–20.[3] She joined the starting lineup the next season.[2][3] As a senior, she led the team to the 2023 NCAA title game alongside star point guard Caitlin Clark.[3][4] She shot 25-for-50 from three in the 2023 postseason.[2][5] She was voted team captain for her fifth season in 2023–2024.[6] Also known for her defensive ability, she made a key block against Nebraska to help win the title game in the 2024 Big Ten tournament.[7][8]

Following her fifth season, Marshall announced her retirement from basketball, opting for graduate school instead of pursuing a professional basketball career.[9]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Iowa 30 1 16.4 39.2 37.4 70.8 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.6 5.0
2020–21 Iowa 30 30 30.0 45.3 47.1 85.7 2.1 1.9 1.9 0.1 1.1 9.1
2021–22 Iowa 30 30 31.7 41.1 39.3 75.8 1.8 2.1 1.7 0.1 1.1 6.8
2022–23 Iowa 38 38 29.4 39.3 37.9 63.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.8 6.2
2023–24 Iowa 38 38 29.9 37.6 35.7 50.0 1.2 1.6 1.2 0.1 0.6 6.1
Career 166 137 27.7 40.6 39.2 72.8 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.1 0.8 6.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10]

Off the court

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Marshall appeared in the closing credits on the April 13, 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live, alongside her Iowa teammates, Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin, and Jada Gyamfi, after Clark made a surprise appearance on Weekend Update.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Gabbie [@gabbie.marshall] (August 22, 2021). "Got that birthday vibe feeling #21" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gabbie Marshall". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Dochterman, Scott (March 20, 2023). "Iowa's hottest shooter? Not Caitlin Clark. How Gabbie Marshall's 3s made a name for herself". The Athletic. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Dermer, Shelby (April 1, 2023). "Mount Notre Dame product Gabbie Marshall helps lead Iowa Hawkeyes to national title game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Dochterman, Seth (March 24, 2024). "In Iowa City, Caitlin Clark isn't the only star. Meet Money Martin, The Headband and March-all". The Athletic. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Boulton, Mia (October 9, 2023). "Defensive specialist Gabbie Marshall leads Iowa women's basketball as fifth-year and team captain". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Binder, Rosa (March 10, 2024). "A Steal, A Block, A Championship: Defense Fuels Iowa Win". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Donald, Riley (March 14, 2024). "CBS Sports stamps Gabbie Marshall's block the defensive play of the week". USA Today. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Holleran, Andrew (May 20, 2024). "Iowa Women's Basketball Star Officially Announces Her Retirement". MSN.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gabbie Marshall College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Neumann, Sean (April 16, 2024). "Iowa's Kate Martin Went to WNBA Draft to Support Caitlin Clark — and Then Got Drafted Herself: 'A Lot of Emotions Right Now'". People.
  12. ^ Boren, Cindy (April 14, 2024). "Caitlin Clark showed up on SNL to dunk all over Michael Che". The Washington Post.
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