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Jason Gardner (basketball)

Jason Gardner
IUPUI Jaguars
Position Head coach
League Summit League
Personal information
Born (1980-11-14) November 14, 1980 (age 36)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school North Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College Arizona (1999–2003)
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2011
Position Point guard
Number 22
Coaching career 2011–present
Career history
As player:
2003 Krka Novo Mesto
2003–2005 Oostende
2005–2006 Ironi Ramat Gan
2006–2007 Townsville Crocodiles
2007–2011 EWE Oldenburg
As coach:
2011–2013 Loyola (Illinois) (asst.)
2013–2014 Memphis (asst.)
2014–present IUPUI
Career highlights and awards

Jason Gardner (born November 14, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball player and current coach of IUPUI.

Gardner is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, playing his high school ball at North Central. He was honored at Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1999. The 5 ft 10 in point guard then starred at the University of Arizona from 1999 to 2003. His team finished second place in the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Duke University. As a senior in 2003, Gardner was named an Associated Press Second Team All-American after averaging 14.8 points and 4.9 assists per game. His college jersey number was retired by the University of Arizona in 2005.

Gardner was not drafted by the NBA, but found success overseas. He played in Slovenia, Belgium, and Israel, and with EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. He was a 2x All-Star in Germany, appearing in the Basketball Bundesliga's All-Star Game in 2007, and starting for the Northern All-Star Team in the Basketball Bundesliga's All-Star Game in 2009. He was also named 2008/2009 regular season MVP of the German Basketball Bundesliga. For the season he averaged 13.7 points 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds on shooting 40.8% from the field 37.5% from three point range and 82.9% from the line. He recorded a season high of 25 points against the Telekom Baskets Bonn. Gardner led his team to a 25–9 record finishing third in the regular season.


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