Brandon Gilbeck


Brandon Gilbeck is an American-Taiwanese professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League. He played college basketball for Western Illinois.

High school career

Gilbeck played basketball for River [Valley High School (Wisconsin)|River Valley High School] in Spring Green, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game. Gilbeck was named Wisconsin Division 5 All-State Honorable Mention and graduated as his school's all-time leader in blocks.

College career

Gilbeck played for Western Illinois for four years. As a sophomore, he set a single-season school record with 85 blocks and ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I with three blocks per game. In his junior season, Gilbeck was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Summit League Honorable Mention. He became Western Illinois' all-time leader in blocks. Gilbeck averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game as a junior. On November 17, 2018, Gilbeck posted nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 68–66 overtime loss to Eastern Illinois. On February 7, 2019, Gilbeck recorded 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks against Purdue [Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball|Purdue Fort Wayne], the first triple-double in the Summit League since 2007. He averaged 3.42 blocks per game, which List of [NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders|led NCAA Division I], repeated as Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and earned Second Team All-Summit League honors. Gilbeck also averaged 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior.

Professional career

On August 8, 2019, Gilbeck signed his first professional contract with Horsens IC of the Danish Basketligaen. He averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and a league-high 2.9 blocks per game before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 30, 2020, Gilbeck signed with Latina Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.
On June 2, 2021, Gilbeck signed with the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He averaged 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and a league-high 2.8 blocks per game. On August 18, he was named the league Defensive Player of the Year. Gilbeck signed with the Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the P. League+ on September 8.
In July 2024, the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association signed Gilbeck to a naturalized player's contract. Following ratification of the contract by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior and the Sports Administration, Gilbeck would be eligible to play for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team.
On August 2, 2024, Gilbeck re-signed with the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League. He was the league's blocks leader for the TPBL season|2024–25 season]. On June 2, 2025, Gilbeck awarded the Defensive Player of the Year and All-Defensive First Team of the TPBL in 2024–25 season. On June 6, Gilbeck was selected to the All-TPBL Second Team in 2024–25 season.
On July 16, 2025, Gilbeck re-signed with the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.