Rebekah Gardner
Rebekah Gardner (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at UCLA.
| No. 35 – Chicago Sky | |
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| Position | Guard/forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 9, 1990 Palm Spring, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ayala High School (Chino Hills, California) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016-2017 | Osmaniye |
| 2020-2021 | Uni Girona Club de Basquet |
| 2021-2022 | Spar CityLift Girona |
| 2022–present | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
During her first three years at UCLA, Gardner was mainly a role player off the bench for the Bruins. Her freshman season Gardner scored a then career-high 13 points over USC.[1] During her sophomore year, Gardner made 7 starts for the Bruins and then increased her career-high in points to 19 against Washington State.[2] She also was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.[3] During her senior season, Gardner started in all 30 games for UCLA and became a focal point to their offense. She increased her scoring to 15.9 points and gathered in 6.4 rebounds. This got her named to the All-Pac-12 Team.[4]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-09 | UCLA | 31 | 136 | .346 | .346 | .769 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 09-10 | UCLA | 34 | 234 | .414 | .300 | .833 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 10-11 | UCLA | 32 | 254 | .427 | .354 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 11-12 | UCLA | 30 | 477 | .415 | .263 | .735 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
| Career | 127 | 1101 | .408 | .306 | .760 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
Professional career
Overseas
For the 2020–2021 season, Gardner had signed to play with Uni Girona Club de Basquet for the Liga Dia season. Fellow UCLA Bruin alums, Michaela Onyenwere and Kennedy Burke also signed to play with the club.[6]
Chicago Sky
Gardner signed a training camp contract with the Sky on March 22, 2017.
On February 10, 2022, Gardner signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.[7] The undrafted 31 yr old made the Sky's roster & has been a vital cog in the teams' 2nd best record in the league, as of 6-28-2022. [8]
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Personal life
Gardner is cousins with former NFL player Toussaint Tyler.[9]
References
- "UCLA women's basketball team flexes its muscles in beating USC". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- Salter, Kendall. "Sophomore Rebekah Gardner leads UCLA basketball to victory over Washington State". dailybruin.com. Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Rebekah Gardner". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "2011-12 Pac 12 Season Review". catalog.e-digitaledition.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Career Statistics". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Onyenwere, Gardner, and Burke Sign with Uni Girona in Spain". pac-12.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Chicago Sky add Kamiah Smalls, Rebekah Gardner to training camp roster". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Chicago Sky Sign Rebekah Gardner to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "2011-2012 UCLA WBB Media Guide". issuu.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.