John Gillon

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John Gillon
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Gillon playing for Syracuse
Personal information
Born (1994-03-31) March 31, 1994 (age 30)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Strake Jesuit College Prep
(Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2017 Texas Legends
2017–2019 Erie BayHawks
2019 Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2020–2021 Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2021 Alba Fehérvár
2021–2022 Taoyuan Pilots
2022 Taoyuan Leopards
2023 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2024 MZT Skopje
Career highlights and awards

John Benjamin Gillon III (born March 31, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played in college for Little Rock, Colorado State, and Syracuse.

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College career

Gillon started his collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he averaged 10.6 points in his freshman season. Afterwards, he decided to transfer to Colorado State where, under NCAA transfer rules, he would redshirt during his first year there. During his redshirt sophomore year he would only start one game for Colorado State, and averaged 7.9 points. The following season that number would improve to 13.2 points per game, and he also shot 88% from the free throw line.

After graduating from Colorado State, with one more year of remaining college eligibility Gillon decided to transfer again to Syracuse. [1] His scoring numbers took a dip, averaging 10.5 per game, however he led the team in assists per game with 5.4, which was also his career-best. He also ended up setting the school record for most consecutive free throws made, with 48. That also tied for the third most consecutive free throws made in ACC history. On February 22, 2017, during a game in the Carrier Dome against Duke, Gillon made a last second three pointer to win the game, with a final score of 75–78.

Professional career

2017–18 season

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Gillon was taken by the Texas Legends in the annual NBA G-League Draft, where he would play five games and average 3.6 points per game before getting waived on November 28. On December 3, Gillon was picked up by the Erie BayHawks, [2] reuniting with former Syracuse teammate, Andrew White. Gillon had 40 points in a win against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on March 24, 2018. [3]

2018–19 season

Gillon was added to the training camp roster of the Erie BayHawks in October 2018. [4] On February 21, 2019 he was traded to the Greensboro Swarm for Cat Barber. [5]

2019–20 season

On September 6, 2019, Gillon signed with Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. [6] [7] He averaged 13.1 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game. [8]

2020–21 season

On July 5, 2020, Gillon signed with Darüşşafaka Tekfen of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. [9]

On February 18, 2021, Gillon signed with Alba Fehérvár of the NB I/A. [10]

2021–22 season

On November 9, 2021, Gillon signed with Taoyuan Pilots of the P. League+. [11]

On January 7, 2022, Gillon signed with Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League. [12]

The Basketball Tournament

John Gillon played for Boeheim's Army in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 4 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per game. Boeheim's Army reached the Northeast Regional Championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.

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References

  1. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (May 1, 2016). "Colorado State transfer John Gillon says he's Syracuse-bound". ESPN . Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hartman, Billy (December 3, 2017). "BayHawks Acquire Guard John Gillon". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dudley, John (April 3, 2018). "BayHawks head to Fort Wayne for next playoff challenge". Erie Times-News . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hartman, Billy (October 20, 2018). "Erie BayHawks Finalize 2018 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Erie BayHawks Complete Trade With Greensboro Swarm". NBA.com. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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  8. ↑ Burrows, Ben (March 6, 2020). "Was leaving early the right choice for Tyus Battle? Syracuse basketball overseas and in the NBA G League". The Post-Standard . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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  10. ↑ "John Gillon joins Alba Fehervar". Sportando. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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  12. ↑ "才被「同城」領航猿釋出 桃園雲豹火速簽下吉倫". China Times. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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