Earl Gardner (basketball)

Earl Barton Gardner Jr. (September 18, 1923 – October 15, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Earl Gardner
Personal information
Born(1923-09-18)September 18, 1923
Montgomery County, Indiana
DiedOctober 16, 2005(2005-10-16) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Market
(New Market, Indiana)
CollegeDePauw (1944–1948)
NBA draft1948: – round, –
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1948–1949
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number14
Career history
1948–1949Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points89 (1.8 ppg)
Assists19 (0.4 ppg)
Games played50
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'3" (1.90 m) forward from DePauw University, Gardner played one season which started as the BAA and ended as the NBA (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 1.8 points per game and was on the first team to win the NBA World Championship title.

After leading the New Market Flyers to 3 consecutive county titles, he graduated Valedictorian from New Market High School in 1941. He attended Wabash College for a while, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he became an Ensign assigned to the USS Cassin. In 1946, he enrolled at DePauw University to complete his bachelor's degree. Later he received his master's degree from Indiana University.

Twice while at DePauw, he was named Little All-American, he led the Depauw Tigers in scoring for three seasons, scoring 683 points. After his professional playing, he entered the high coaching ranks and spent 23 years as Varsity Basketball Coach and 33 years as a guidance counselor and teacher.[1]

BAA 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
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49† Minneapolis 50.376.464.41.8
Career 50.376.464.41.8

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949† Minneapolis 7.111.500.1.6
Career 7.111.500.1.6

References
  1. http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/earl-gardner/?query=name.eq.Earl%20Gardner&xsearch_id=HallofFame_Last_Name&xsearch[0]=Earl%20Gardner&back=HallofFame


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