Sacramento State

2025-26 Season
• Played in 16 games (four starts) in his first season with the Hornets
• Did not play the final 15 games of the season
• Averaged 4.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 block per game
• Had 16 blocks in 16 games
• Season-high 19 points at Cal (4-5 3FG)
• Season-best nine rebounds at California Baptist
• Had 11 points and seven rebounds in the season opener vs. Dominican
• Averaged just one turnover every 35.7 minutes played
• Of his 45 rebounds, 16 came on the offensive glass

Prior to Sacramento State
• Spent the 2023-24 season at USC
• Took a medical redshirt
• Appeared in one game for the Trojans prior to the injury
• At a dunk contest at Trojan HoopLA, Gardner dunked over eventual No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Caleb Williams

High School
• A 2023 graduate of Christ the King High School in Queens, N.Y.
• As a senior, he averaged 12.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots, and was named “Mr. Basketball” in New York
• Ranked as the No. 77 overall recruit in the country by Rivals.com
• Ranked as a 4-star recruit by ESPN, On3, and 247Sports
• Rated as the No. 2 player in the state of New York by 247Sports.com
• On3 basketball recruiting expert Jamie Shaw listed Gardner among his “most electric players” in the 2023 recruiting class.

Personal
• Son of Tameka Gordon
• A communication studies major
• Has volunteered for Camda Sports, a sports outreach foundation that supports BIPOC and at-risk youth by making sports more accessible