Thomas Gardner (basketball)

Thomas Earl Gardner (born February 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Thomas Gardner

Personal information
Born	(1985-02-08) February 8, 1985 (age 40) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Jefferson (Portland, Oregon)
College	Missouri (2003–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2012
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
2006–2007	Verviers-Pepinster
2007	Chicago Bulls
2007–2008	Lokomotiv Rostov
2008	Indios de Mayagüez
2008–2009	Atlanta Hawks
2009	Anaheim Arsenal
2009–2010	Antwerp Giants
2010–2011	Austin Toros
2011	Reno Bighorns
2011–2012	Toros de Nuevo Laredo
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6-foot-5-inch (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 Atlanta Hawks in August 2008 after averaging 16.3 points per game in 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

Legend

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
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
2008–09	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