Al Arabi tabs John Gardiner !!

John Gardiner

Al Arabi (SBL) inked experienced 34-year old Vincentian ex-international center John Gardiner (203-83, college: Sam Houston State). He has a double citizenship as he also holds British V.Islands passport. Gardiner played in the summer at Quezaltepeque Biomedical in Salvadorean Liga MB. In 29 games he averaged impressive 17.2ppg, 14.4rpg, 4.0apg, 1.2spg and 1.9bpg. Gardiner helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-El Salvador Liga Mayor Torneo Clausura Center of the Year, selected to 1st Team and selected to All-Imports Team.
He played in the final of Nicaraguan ACB in 2015.
Gardiner also represented Saint Vincent at the CBC Championships in Tortola (Virgin Islands) three years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 14.2ppg, Reb-2 (7.0rpg), 1.8apg, Blocks-1 (2.0bpg), FGP: 58.5%, FT: 34.6%.
Gardiner is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Gardiner has played previously professionally in Ireland (Tigers), Mexico (Dorados, Ciudad, Cerveceros, Tuzos de la UAZ Zacatecas and Gigantes), Kosovo (Trepca) and Nicaragua (Leones).
He attended Sam Houston State until 2008 and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball.

By Eurobasket Data Center

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