• Position: Forward
• Height: 6-7 / 2.01
• Weight: 220 lbs. / 99.8 kg.
• Born: Feb 25, 1985
• College: Massachusetts
• Years Pro: R

Professional Career

Has seven career double-doubles ... Has scored in double figures 30 times ... Notched 14 career double-digit rebounding games ... 2008-09 (Denver): Appeared in 52 games, starting 10 times (Nuggets were 9-1 in those games) ... Averaged a career-best 5.0 ppg, and 3.8 rpg in 14.7 mpg ... Shot a career-high .558 from the field ... Led the Nuggets in scoring once and in rebounding six times ...MORE

• After playing overseas and in the NBA Development League for two years, Forbes made the most of his opportunity with the Nuggets, making the roster out of training camp in 2010-11.
  
  
• Born in Colon, Panama, Gary played for the Panama National Team and averaged 17.8 points at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.
  
  
• Forbes and NBA Hall of Fame forward Julius Erving are the only two players in UMass history to score 1,000 points in two seasons at the school.
  
  
• Forbes was named 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year after averaging 19.4 points as a senior.
  
  
• Gary was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2005 and embraces his status as a role model for others with the disease.