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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Jayden Gardner

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-7
  • Weight
    235
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Wake Forest, N.C.
  • High School
    Heritage
  • Major
    Communication

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference First Team
NABC District 24 First Team
American Athletic Conference First Team (HoopsHD.com)
American Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week (Feb. 8)
  • Started 18 of 19 games played during the season, averaging 18.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 35.2 minutes per game
  • Finished second in The American in scoring, rebounding and minutes played, while ranking among the league leaders in offensive rebounds (6th/2.1), field goal percentage (8th/.479) and free throw percentage (14th/.737)
  • Averaged a conference-best 6.3 defensive rebounds per game
  • Tied for the league in double-doubles with seven ... Posted four games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds ... Recorded double digit points and nine rebounds in three additional games
  • Posted a league-high 18.0 points and 37.6 minutes per game during American Athletic Conference games and ranked third in rebounding (8.7 rpg)
  • Scored 20 or more points in 10 games and posted double-digit points in 18 games ... Scored more than 25 points in game twice, netting 27 against N.C. Wesleyan and 26 versus Tulsa
  • Scored 20 points in five consecutive games from Jan. 27 - Feb. 8
  • Became the eighth player in school history to score 1,400 career points and 11th to grab 700 career rebounds
  • Was the Pirates’ leading scorer in 14 games overall and their top rebounder in 13 total games ... Led the Pirates in scoring and rebounding in 10 games
  • Scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the Pirates win over No. 5 Houston on Feb. 3 ... Tied his career-high for assists with four
  • Posted the second-highest single-game field goal percentage in school history, making 11-of-12 (.17) field goal attempts against N.C. Wesleyan
  • Shot double digit free throws in six games ... Made 11-of-13 foul shots (.846) en route to 23 points at home against SMU
  • Played 38 or more minutes in a game eight times, including 39 minutes in four games
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year (HoopsHD.com)
North Carolina Player-of-the-Year (theathletic.com)
NABC District 24 First-Team
American Athletic Conference Second-Team
Two-time American Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week
  • Led The American in scoring with 19.7 points per game, ranked third in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and fourth in field goal percentage (.521) … Became one of three players in conference history to finish among the top 5 in the league in scoring and rebounding in the same season
  • Ranked 12th nationally in free throws made (160) and 10th in free throw attempts (218)
  • Finished second in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.9 orpg) and double-doubles (13)
  • Posted 10 games of 20 points and 10 rebounds
  • Scored 20 points in eight consecutive games from Dec. 3, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020
  • Scored his 1,000th career point and grabbed his 500th career rebound in the same game against Tulsa (2/12/20) … He reached the scoring milestone in 56 games, becoming the third-fastest player in school history to reach the mark and 32nd overall
  • Was the Pirates’ leading scorer in 19 games overall and their top rebounder in 23 total games ... Led the Pirates in scoring and rebounding in 16 games
  • Scored 20 or more points in 15 games
  • Grabbed double-digit rebounds in 13 games and pulled down eight or more in seven additional contests
  • His 19.7 points per game average ranks as the third-highest single-season in school history and his 610 total points were fifth-most
  • Scored 29 points in a game three times during the season: at Wichita State (1/1/20), vs. Houston (1/29/20) and vs. Temple (2/23/20)
  • Made a career-best 13 field goals at home versus Temple (2/23/20)
  • Grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds versus Houston (1/29/20)
  • Dished out four assists in four games and collected a trio of steals in three games
  • Shot double digit free throw in eight games … Made 14 of 16 free throw attempts Campbell (12/14/19) and 13 of 14 versus Tulsa (1/15/20)
  • Started 30 of 31 games played and saw more than 30 minutes in action in all games but two … Finished fourth in conference in minutes played per game (34.5 mpg)
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team (unanimous)
NABC All-District 25 Second-Team
USBWA National Freshman-of-the-Week (Jan. 15)
Five-time American Athletic Conference Freshman-of-the-Week
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
  • Named The American Freshman-of-the-Year and all-conference by HoopsHD.com
  • Only player on the team to start all 31 games
  • Averaged 16.3 points. 8.5 rebounds and 30.5 minutes per game
  • Posted a 49.3 field goal shooting percentage and made 75.0 percent of his free throws
  • Led the Pirates in 11 statistical categories, including points (505), points per game, rebounds (262), rebounds per game, free throws made (171) and free throws attempted (228)
  • Finished second in The American in rebounding, offensive rebounds (3.0), double-doubles (10) and 30-point games (3), third in defensive rebounds (5.5) and 10th in scoring and field goal percentage
  • Led all American Athletic Conference freshmen in scoring
  • Ranked seventh among all Division I freshmen in scoring and rebounding
  • Made the most free throws among all NCAA Division I freshmen, ranking 30th overall
  • Finished 25th nationally in free throw attempts
  • Set ECU freshman records for rebounds, rebounding average, free throws made, free throw attempts and games started
  • Established American conference freshman records for points per game, single-season free throws made and attempted, most points in a game (35 at UCF, 1/13/19), rebounds in a game (20 at UCF, 1/13/19) and 30-point games in a season
  • Named The American Freshman-of-the-Week five times, second-most in conference history
  • Ninth player in school history to score 500 points in a season
  • Became the second player in school history to score 30 points and grab 20 rebounds in the same game with 35 points and 20 rebounds at UCF on Jan. 13
  • Scored 30 points against Lamar (11/11/18) and at UNCW (11/27/18)
  • Registered five additional games of 20 or more points
  • Grabbed 15 rebounds in a game five times with nine total double-digit rebounding performances
  • Was the Pirates’ leading scorer in 17 games and top rebounder in 20 contests
  • Sank 10 or more free throws in a game five times and attempted double digit free throws nine times
  • Made 16 free throws against Appalachian State (11/30/18), second-highest single game total in school history
  • Member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Heritage High School and was a four-year letterman for coach Tilden Brill, leading the Huskies to an 89-25 overall record
  • Three-time CAP-8 conference Player-of-the-Year; standalone recipient in 2017 and 2018 after sharing the award in 2016
  • 2018 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee
  • Named first-team all-state and District V Player-of-the-Year as a junior and senior by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association
  • Earned Second-Team All-District V honors as a sophomore
  • Led the Huskies to the 2018 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A East Regional title and a runner-up finish in the state tournament
  • Scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the championship game against Charlotte Independence after putting up 21 points and eight rebounds in the East Regional Final against South Central High School, played inside ECU’s Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
  • Averaged 24.3 points and 13.9 rebounds per game as a senior leading the Huskies to a 25-5 overall record with the conference regular season and tournament titles
  • Concluded his career with 2,282 points which ranks 19th in the NCHSAA record book and second in Wake County history behind 1993 Final Four Most Outstanding Player Donald Williams (Garner), who played collegiately at North Carolina
  • He grabbed 1,319 career rebounds, which places him first in Wake County history and fourth in NCHSAA lore
  • Scored in double-figures in 92-straight games and posted a double-double in 70 of his 114 high school games – over 60 percent
  • Ranks among the top-10 in North Carolina high school basketball history in free throws attempted (2nd/750), free throws made (8th/496), and 20-point games (8th/60)
PERSONAL
  • Full name is Jayden David Darrel Gardner
  • Son of Darrel and Danielle Gardner
  • Has a younger sister, Janiya
  • Born in Durham, N.C.
  • Played AAU for Team Loaded

Statistics

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2020-21

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 245 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 235 lbs
    1
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    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 235 lbs
    1