Troy University Athletics
2023-24 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Gabbi Cartagena
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Ga.
- High School:
- Jackson HS
Sophomore (2022-23)
Played in 30 games, starting one game at South Alabama for 30 minutes – averaged 10.4 minutes… Her 14 points at UT Martin (Nov. 10) marked a season-high with a career-high four made triples… Made first career start on Feb. 24 at South Alabama, scoring seven points, two steals, four rebounds and two assists… Tallied a career-high two blocks in the season opener (Nov. 7) at Samford… Scored 3.2 points on 30 percent from the field (51-for-152), 31.2 from deep (29-for-93) and 69.6 from the charity stripe (16-of-23)… Swiped two steals in three games for multiple career highs (BYU – Nov. 19, ULM – Jan. 12, at South Alabama – Feb. 24)… Shot the Trojans’ highest field goal percentage in a single game with an 83.3 (5-of-6) percent at UT Martin (Nov. 10)
Freshman (2021-22)
Helped lead the Trojans to a Sun Belt regular season championship… Saw action in 21 games… Shot an impressive 31.3 percent from distance (10-for-32) … Went 21-for-53 from the field (40.4 percent) … Averaged 3.1 points and 1.5 rebounds over 7.3 minutes of action… Tallied a trio of double figure scoring contests against UAH (16), South Carolina State (10) and ULM (10) … Her 16 points against UAH marked a career high… Grabbed six boards against ULM, a career high… Shot a team-best 93.3 percent from the charity stripe (14-of-15)
High School
Rated as a 3-star recruit by Prospects Nation... Earned a national ranking of 37 by MaxPreps ... Was a force on both offense and defense while leading Jackson High School to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years ... Averaged a double-double with 26.7 points and 13.2 rebounds per game while adding 2.4 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per contest ... Impressed to earn AJC Class AAA First Team All-State, Region Four Player of the Year and the Class 3A South Player of the Year while also being named to multiple All-Star teams across the state of Georgia ... Scored over 1,500 career points while grabbing more than 1,000 rebounds ... Also played softball, posting a .344 average during the 2018-19 season ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Beta Club, a Chic-Fil-A Leadership member and earned Academic Excellence every year of high school.
Personal
Gabriella “Gabbi” Milagro Cartagena... Born December, 28, 2002... Daughter of Rhonda and Angelo Cartagena... Has three siblings, Christian, Andrew and Jason.. Majoring in interdiscplinary studies
