Myron Gardner
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Myron Gardner
| image =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 220
| league = NBA G League
| team = Osceola Magic
| number = 15
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|21}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.{{cite web|title=Myron Gardner – Proballers|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/189356/myron-gardner|website=ProBallers.com|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
| high_school =
- Loyola (Detroit, Michigan)
- SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)
| college =
- Georgetown (2019–2020)
- South Plains (2020–2021)
- Little Rock (2021–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| career_start = 2023
| career_end =
| years1 = 2023–present
| team1 = Osceola Magic
| highlights =
- Second-team All-OVC (2023)
}}
Myron Gardner (born May 21, 2001){{cite web|title=Myron Gardner – College Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/myron-gardner-1.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=September 14, 2024}} is an American professional basketball player for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas, the South Plains Texans and the Little Rock Trojans.
High school career
Gardner initially attended Loyola High at Detroit, Michigan, before transferring to SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where he averaged 18 points, finishing third on the team and was ranked 283rd nationally by 247Sports.com.{{cite web|title=Myron Gardner – MEN'S BASKETBALL|url=https://hoyabasketball.com/players/m_gardner.htm|website=HoyaBasketball.com|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
College career
Gardner began his college career at Georgetown, where he played in eight of the first nine games of the 2019–20 season, averaging 3.1 points per game and after being accused in a civil complaint by a Georgetown student of assault and burglary, he transferred to South Plains where he averaged 13.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.{{cite web|title=Myron Gardner – MEN'S BASKETBALL|url=https://lrtrojans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/myron-gardner/7100|website=LRTrojans.com|access-date=September 14, 2024}} He ended up settling the case off-court.
After one year at South Plains, Gardner transferred to Little Rock, where he averaged 13.2 points, 9.1, rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.8 minutes as a senior. He was the team's leader in rebounds and steals while being second in points, assists and minutes and third in both three point (35.6%) and free throw percentage (75.5%). He also was second team All-Ohio Valley Conference after leading the OVC with 15 double-doubles, tied for the second-most in a year in program history and was tied for eighth nationally while ending the regular season ranked 16th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game with 6.97, being 24th in total rebounds with 274 and 31st in rebounds per game, ranking second in the OVC in each category.{{cite web|title=Gardner, Gordon Named Second Team All-OVC Honorees|url=https://lrtrojans.com/news/2023/2/28/mens-basketball-gardner-gordon-named-second-team-all-ovc-honorees.aspx|website=LRTrojans.com|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
Professional career
=Osceola Magic (2023–present)=
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Gardner joined the Osceola Magic on November 2, 2023,{{cite web|title=Training Camp Roster Just Dropped|url=https://osceola.gleague.nba.com/news/training-camp-roster-just-dropped|website=NBA.com|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=September 14, 2024}} wher he played in 47 games and averaged 5.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 15.4 minutes.{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Adams|title=Magic Sign Myron Gardner To Exhibit 10 Contract|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/09/magic-myron-gardner-agree-to-exhibit-10-deal.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
In July 2024, Gardner joined the Orlando Magic for the 2024 NBA Summer League{{cite web|first=Nathaniel|last=Marrero|title=Tristan da Silva, Anthony Black & Jett Howard Headline Magic's Summer League Roster|url=https://www.si.com/nba/magic/news/magic-announce-summer-league-roster-01j21k59t8yf|website=SI.com|date=July 7, 2024|access-date=September 14, 2024}} and on September 11, 2024, he signed with the team.{{cite tweet|author=Orlando Magic PR|title=PRESS RELEASE: @OrlandoMagic sign free agents Jarrett Culver, Myron Gardner, Jalen Slawson and Tre Scott #MakeItMagic|number=1834029427308589566|user=Magic_PR|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=September 14, 2024}} However, he was waived on September 19{{cite web|title=Orlando Magic Sign Free Agents Mac McClung, Javonte Smart and Ethan Thompson|url=https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-sign-free-agents-mac-mcclung-javonte-smart-ethan-thompson-20240919|website=NBA.com|date=September 19, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}} and eight days later, he joined the Osceola Magic.{{cite web|title=Osceola Magic Announce Training Camp Roster|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/osceola-magic-announce-training-camp-roster/n-6160339|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
Gardner joined the Miami Heat for the 2025 NBA Summer League.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://hoyabasketball.com/players/m_gardner.htm Georgetown Hoyas bio]
- [https://www.spctexans.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/gardner_myron_t7io South Plains Texans bio]
- [https://lrtrojans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/myron-gardner/7100 Little Rock Trojans bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Detroit
Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players
Category:Little Rock Trojans men's basketball players