Thomas Gardner (basketball)
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Born | Reno Bighorns | February 8, 1985
2011–2012 | Toros de Nuevo Laredo |
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Thomas Earl Gardner (born February 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
A 6'5" (1.96 m)
guard, Gardner played three seasons of college basketball at the University of Missouri. He was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team in 2006 after averaging 19.7 points per game in 28 games. After college, he played professionally in Belgium.[1]
Gardner made his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls on November 15, 2007, scoring two points in five minutes against the Phoenix Suns. On November 20, in what would be his last game as a Bull, Gardner scored a career-high 14 points against Denver.[2] He was waived on December 7, 2007 to make room for Demetris Nichols.[3]
Gardner signed with the
Rocky Mountain Revue.[4] In September 2009, he joined the Memphis Grizzlies[5] but was waived on October 8, 2009.[6]
On December 28, 2009, he returned to Belgium to sign with the Antwerp Giants.[7]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | .391 | .250 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 5.3 |
2008–09 | Atlanta | 16 | 0 | 6.1 | .250 | .174 | .500 | .4 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 1.5 |
Career | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | .305 | .200 | .333 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008–09
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Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .385 | .500 | 1.000 | .7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 4.7 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .385 | .500 | 1.000 | .7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 4.7 |
Notes
- ^ Former Tiger Thomas Gardner Seeing NBA Dreams Come True. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ NBA.com Player File. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ Bulls waive Gardner; claim Demetris Nichols. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ Hawks sign Gardner, Hunter to deals. Retrieved on August 12, 2008.
- ^ Optimistic Memphis Grizzlies tout chemistry at media day
- ^ Free agent guard Gardner waived by Grizzlies
- ^ "Antwerp Giants strikt gewezen NBA-speler Thomas Gardner".