Rebekah Gardner

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Rebekah Gardner
Rebekah Gardner - Semifinal 34a Lliga Catalana AON 2022 Femenina (Foto David Subirana) (52396282357) (cropped).jpg
No. 7New York Liberty
Position Guard/forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1990-07-09) July 9, 1990 (age 34)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Ayala High School
(Chino Hills, California)
College
WNBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2016–2017Osmaniye
2020–2021 ACS Sepsi SIC
2021–2024 Uni Girona CB
20222023 Chicago Sky
2025–present New York Liberty
Career highlights
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Rebekah Gardner (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at UCLA.

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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

[5]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
08-09UCLA31136.346.346.7691.80.30.60.24.4
09-10UCLA34234.414.300.8332.10.91.40.76.9
10-11UCLA32254.427.354.7503.31.01.30.37.9
11-12UCLA30477.415.263.7356.42.12.00.115.9
Career1271101.408.306.7603.31.11.30.38.6

Professional career

Overseas

For the 2021–2022 season, Gardner signed to play with Uni Girona CB of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. Fellow UCLA Bruin alums, Michaela Onyenwere and Kennedy Burke also signed to play with the club. [6]

WNBA

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]

New York Liberty

On March 15, 2024, Gardner was traded to the New York Liberty in exchange for 2025 & 2026 second round picks. [9]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 Chicago 35221.7.542.357.8003.31.31.40.51.68.4
2023 Chicago 3019.7.429.6001.0003.72.32.00.31.77.0
Career2 years, 1 team38221.6.535.383.8183.31.31.40.51.68.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 Chicago 8017.9.389.000.8573.31.80.80.40.95.0
Career1 year, 1 team8017.9.389.000.8573.31.80.80.40.95.0

Personal life

Gardner is cousins with former NFL player Toussaint Tyler. [10]

References

  1. "UCLA women's basketball team flexes its muscles in beating USC". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. Salter, Kendall. "Sophomore Rebekah Gardner leads UCLA basketball to victory over Washington State". dailybruin.com. Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. "Rebekah Gardner". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. "2011-12 Pac 12 Season Review". catalog.e-digitaledition.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. "Career Statistics". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. "Onyenwere, Gardner, and Burke Sign with Uni Girona in Spain". pac-12.com. UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. "Chicago Sky add Kamiah Smalls, Rebekah Gardner to training camp roster". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  8. "Chicago Sky Sign Rebekah Gardner to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. Magliocchetti, Geoff (14 March 2024). "Liberty Trade for Chicago Sky's Rebekah Gardner". Sports Illustrated.
  10. "2011-2012 UCLA WBB Media Guide". issuu.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.