(2027) - Jason Gardner Jr. to Auburn

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Gardner did not start but did play in his first game since Dec. 19, and scored a game and career high 24 pts. as Fishers defeated Hamilton SE 75-65 and faces Carmel this evening for the sectional championship.  Able to practice the past few weeks, Gardner checked in midway through the first quarter and contributed by shooting 8 of 12 from the floor and 7-for-11 from the foul line while grabbing five rebounds.  Cooper Zachary added 17 pts for Fishers.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Tonight's sectional championship vs Carmel scheduled for a 7:00 tipoff.  Free stream at:

https://www.ihsaatv.org/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

What a ballgame!  Carmel defeats Fishers 50-49 and ends Fishers undefeated season.  Really physical game.  In the first half there was a scrum on the far sideline between Cooper Zachary and a Carmel player.  Carmel's 6th man left the bench and ran across the court and was ejected as a result.  After Gardner's strong game last night after a long absence, he struggled tonight.  Finished with 13p but missed 7 FGA almost all at the rim.  He also had 4r,  1a, 1s, 4t.  Cooper Zachary also an off night for him with just 8p,  3r, 1a,  2s.  Kai McGrew was the big gun for Fishers tonight with 22 of Fishers' 49 points.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Because of his broken hand in December, Gardner played in very few games this season and game stats were not posted on MaxPreps.  From a variety of sources:

7 games:  20.0p

6 games:  5.2r

Meaningless data for a, s, b & t.

 

Purely informational on Cooper Zachary for 23 games - does not include his 2 sectional appearances.

15.0p,  2.9r,  5.8a,  2.7s,  .3b, 2.2t        47% FG,  44% on 3s,  89% FT

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Indiana Boys Junior All-Starts 109-99 win over the Kentucky juniors.  Gardner 30 points.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Indiana seniors defeated the Indiana juniors 105-100.

'27 Jason Gardner 21 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast

[Demo]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Indiana seniors defeated the Indiana juniors 105-100.

'27 Jason Gardner 21 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast

Gardner’s had quite the run since he got back.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Got the impression from 247 there's no longer any romance going on with IU.  Feeling I got is we've got someone else we're more focused on and/or maybe we got a feeling from him that we weren't that high on his dance card.

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Got the impression from 247 there's no longer any romance going on with IU.  Feeling I got is we've got someone else we're more focused on and/or maybe we got a feeling from him that we weren't that high on his dance card.

That one has never felt like a thing for a single second.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Rabby doesn’t expect us to take another guard for 2027

[Stuhoo]

21 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Rabby doesn’t expect us to take another guard for 2027

Because in theory, every guard except for Monden is returning, and we also add Branham.

I would expect that if we have a transfer we will replace via the portal.

[str8baller]

19 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Got the impression from 247 there's no longer any romance going on with IU.  Feeling I got is we've got someone else we're more focused on and/or maybe we got a feeling from him that we weren't that high on his dance card.

His dad never really considered IU either.  Not surprising, I guess

[go iu bb]

I saw on 247 that he cut his list to 8 and we're still on his top list but it seems unlikely he will end up at IU. I'm not sure why didn't just cut IU.

I see he's also dropped quite a bit in the rankings. From 30ish to the 60s.

[Demo]

Not sure I’d worry about setting a reminder to watch this one.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Agree, the IU ship sailed on Gardner some time ago.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Committed to Auburn for '27-'28; probably in the portal for '28-'29.