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  John David Gardner

John David Gardner

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Homewood, AL

High School:
Homewood

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 190

Position:
G

Birthdate:
02/16/1987

2008-09: First start came against Miami; scored 12 points...14 points at Milwaukee...12 points against Toledo...11 points at Arkansas-Little Rock...14 points at Wake Forest...13 points vs Oral Roberts...11 points vs South Florida...14 vs Murray State...MVP of the 2008 San Juan Shootout...18 points at Valparaiso...17 points at Detroit...season ending hip surgery March 5.

2007-08: Missed 20 of final 21 games due to injuries...six points and three assists in opener vs Coastal Carolina...three threes vs Valpo...six assists vs Bradley...started vs Miami...four assists at Cal State Fullerton.

Notes: Sidelined much of the 2006-07 season at UNC Wilmington, seeing action in seven games...recruited by Brad Brownell at Wilmington...averaged 19.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists during his senior year at Homewood High School..he was named to the Class 5A first team as he collected 1,635 career points and became the school's all-time assist leader with 467 dishes...also hit 40% of his three-point attempts for Coach Tim Shepler at Homewood.


CAREER HIGHS

Points: 18 at Valparaiso (1/10/09)

Field Goals Made: 6 at Detroit (1/16/09)

Field Goals Attempted: 11 on three occasions

Field Goal Percentage: .667 (2 for 3) on three occasions

3-Pt. Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Valparaiso (12/6/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 7 at Valparaiso (1/10/09)

3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage: .750 (3 for 4) vs. Valparaiso (12/6/07)

Free Throws Made: 6 at Valparaiso (1/10/09)

Free Throws Attempted: 8 at Milwaukee (12/6/08)

Free Throw Percentage: 1.000 (5 for 5) at Wake Forest (12/14/08); vs. Murray State (12/22/08)

Rebounds: 6 vs. Bradley (12/11/07; vs. Oral Roberts (12/20/08)

Assists: 6 on three occasions

Blocks: 1 on three occasions

Steals: 4 vs. Toledo (12/9/08)


John David Gardner's Career Statistics

Year GP-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb. Avg. PF-D A BL ST Pts. Avg.
2005-06* 7-0 88 5-15 .333 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000 11 1.6 16-0 11 0 3 17 2.4
2007-08 11-1 236 15-40 .375 5-13 .385 7-12 .583 24 2.2 17-0 26 1 6 42 3.8
2008-09 21-19 568 64-142 .451 12-39 .308 43-56 .768 50 2.4 36-1 65 2 27 183 8.7
Totals 39-20 892 84-197 .426 20-59 .339 54-72 .750 85 2.2 69-1 102 3 36 242 6.2


* UNC Wilmington

 
 
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