The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Keshon (KEY-shonn) Gilbert to a two-way contract, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Gilbert appeared in three games with the Washington Wizards on a 10-day contract from Feb. 6 to Feb. 16, recording 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in his first NBA contest on Feb. 7 at Brooklyn.
The 6-4 guard has seen action in 37 games with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League this season, averaging 15.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.5 steals in 28.4 minutes. In a win at Westchester on Jan. 1, he secured a 25-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double, marking his first career triple-double. Gilbert joins new teammate and Hawks two-way guard RayJ Dennis as one of only eight players in the NBA G League to tally at least 25 points, 10 boards and 10 helpers in a single game during the regular season.
Over the course of his four-year collegiate career, Gilbert suited up for UNLV (2021-23) and Iowa State (2023-25), appearing in 129 games (98 starts), owning career averages of 10.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals in 26.2 minutes of play. Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team in 2023-24 and Third Team in 2024-25, Gilbert left Iowa State ranked top 20 in program history in total steals (18th, 123) and assists (18th, 274). The St. Louis, Missouri, native tallied eight steals in three NCAA Tournament games in his career, the seventh-most in program history.