Gavin Schilling

Gavin Schilling (born November 10, 1995) is a German basketball player. He stands 6’9’’ (206 cm) tall and plays power forward. Schilling has been a member of the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team since 2013.

Born in Munich, Germany, Schilling grew up in Strasbourg, France, before moving to Chicago, Illinois, with his mother and brother in 2003.

He went to Lycée Français de Chicago until 2009. At that time, he played soccer, football, baseball and basketball.

Schilling moved to the Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, for the 2009-10 season, his freshman year of high school, where he played basketball and football.

He then moved to Germany and spent the 2010-11 season with SG Urspringschule/Schelklingen, helping the team win the German under-16 championship.

In 2011, Schilling returned to the US, enrolling at De La Salle Institute in Chicago for the 2011-12 campaign. He then moved on to Findlay Prep prior to the 2012-13 season. In March 2013, he committed to Michigan State.

As a freshman, Schilling made it to the NCAA Elite Eight with the Spartans and reached the NCAA Final Four his sophomore year.

Schilling played the Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament with the German under-18 national team in 2012 and attended the under-18 European Championships in Latvia and Lithuania the same year.

Schilling speaks three languages: English, German and French.

His father Andreas is a former German professional handball player, his mother is a native of Chicago.