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Position | Point guard |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Born | Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | November 27, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Glens Falls (Glens Falls, New York) |
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Joseph Girard III (born November 27, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He played for Glens Falls High School in New York, where he became the state's all-time leading scorer. As a senior in high school, Girard earned Mr. New York Basketball honors and was named MaxPreps Athlete of the Year for his success in basketball and football.
Girard was born and grew up in Glens Falls, New York, and began playing basketball at a young age. In fifth grade, he won a national foul shooting contest by making all 25 shots and was dubbed "the next Jimmer", a reference to Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette. [1] Girard attended Glens Falls High School, where he played basketball and football as well as junior varsity baseball, which he gave up to focus on the other two sports. [2]
Girard began playing varsity basketball, coached by his uncle Rob Girard, for the Indians while still in eighth grade, averaging 21.7 points per game. [3] [4] As a freshman, he averaged 33.9 points per game and made 122 three-pointers and began to be recruited by colleges. [2] As a sophomore, Girard averaged 36.4 points per game and finished the season with 2,157 career points in leading the team to a 24–1 record. [5] As a junior, Girard averaged 50.0 points per game and passed Lance Stephenson's state record of 2,946 career points scored. [6] He was named the New York Gatorade Player of the Year, the All-USA New York Player of the Year, and the Albany Times Union Male Athlete of the Year.
As a senior, Girard averaged 48.6 points per game and led Glens Falls to its first New York Federation title, scoring 53 points in the championship game and finishing his high school career with 4,763 points. [7] [8] Girard was again named the New York Gatorade Player of the Year as well as the NYSSWA Class B Player of the Year and Mr. New York Basketball and was named Class B first team All-State for a fourth consecutive season and was named the MaxPreps Athlete of the Year for his combined success in basketball and football. [9] Rated a three star prospect, Girard committed to play college basketball at Syracuse over offers from Boston College, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State. [10]
In football, Girard served as Glens Falls' starting quarterback and safety while also returning kicks and punts. Girard led Glens Falls to the Class B state title as a sophomore and was named the MVP of the State Championship Game. [11] He passed for 1,911 yards and 24 touchdowns and led Glens Falls to a 13–1 record in his junior season. [12] As a senior, he passed for 3,078 yards and 36 touchdowns and led the Indians to a second state title. Girard finished his high school football career with 6,767 passing yards and 83 touchdowns while rushing for more than 1,500 yards and 31 touchdowns. [13] Although he stated in intent to pursue basketball in college, Girard received a scholarship offer to play both sports at Tulane and to play football at UMass while also receiving recruiting interest from Indiana, Wake Forest, Syracuse, UConn, and Monmouth. [14] [15]
Girard was named the Orange's starting point guard two games into his true freshman season. [16] In his first career start against Seattle, he scored 24 points with five rebounds and two assists in an 89–67 win. [17] On December 18, Girard scored 20 points and had seven assists in a 74–62 win over Oakland. [18] Girard scored a career-high 30 points in a 79–74 loss to NC State on February 11, 2020. [19] He averaged 12.4 points per game and led Syracuse in assists (3.5 per game) and steals (1.4 per game). He shot 89.4 percent from the foul line, third best in school history behind Gerry McNamara's freshman and senior seasons, and made 70 three-pointers, fourth highest for a Syracuse freshman. [20] As a sophomore, Girard averaged 9.8 points and 3.5 assists per game. After the NCAA passed the Name, Image and Likeness rules in July 2021, he formed JG3 Enterprises LLC. [21] As a senior, Girard averaged 16.4 points per game. He transferred to Clemson for his final season of eligibility. [22]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Syracuse | 32 | 30 | 33.0 | .348 | .324 | .894 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .1 | 12.4 |
2020–21 | Syracuse | 28 | 28 | 27.7 | .355 | .333 | .780 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .1 | 9.8 |
2021–22 | Syracuse | 33 | 33 | 34.1 | .392 | .403 | .882 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | .0 | 13.8 |
2022–23 | Syracuse | 32 | 32 | 34.7 | .403 | .381 | .857 | 2.8 | 3.0 | .8 | .0 | 16.4 |
Career | 125 | 123 | 32.5 | .378 | .398 | .863 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .0 | 13.2 |
Girard's father, Joe Jr., played basketball at Le Moyne College under former Michigan head coach John Beilein. [5] Joe Girard grew up in upstate New York.
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