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Myron Gardner
Myron Gardner (born May 21, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas, the South Plains Texans and the Little Rock Trojans. High school career Gardner initially attended Loyola High at Detroit, Michigan, before transferring to SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where he averaged 18 points, finishing third on the team and was ranked 283rd nationally by 247Sports.com. College career Gardner began his college career at Georgetown, where he played in eight of the first nine games of the 2019–20 season, averaging 3.1 points per game and after being accused in a civil complaint by a Georgetown student of assault and burglary, he transferred to South Plains where he averaged 13.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He ended up settling the case off-court. After one year at South Plains, Gardner transferred to Little Rock, where he averaged 13.2 points, 9.1, rebounds, 3.6 assists and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Shooting guards typically play the "wing" of the court and are generally expected to play better in isolation than other positions. Some shooting guards are tasked with being a "spot up" shooter, in which they are assigned to catch and shoot the ball, either on an open shot or in transition. They are also expected to have skills driving to the basket or creating separation on an isolation defender. Some teams ask their shooting guards to Inbound pass, inbound the ball and bring it up the court; these players are known colloquially as tweener (basketball), combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 NBA Draft
The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual NBA draft, draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's Tapping up, tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'3" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year. Draft picks Notable undrafted players These players were not selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA. Trades involving draft picks Pre-draft trades Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams. Post-draft trades Post-draf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osceola Magic Players
Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter McQueen, after their group's defeat in 1814 in the Creek Wars. There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people. In 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. He became an adviser to Micanopy, the principal chief of the Seminole from 1825 to 1849. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
