Pirates Announce Mid-Year Addition Of Demitri Gardner

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina Men's Basketball has officially announced the mid-year addition of guard Demitri Gardner on Tuesday afternoon.

Gardner joins the Pirates' 2025-26 roster after spending three seasons at Augusta University, where he was a 2025 Division II Conference Commissioners (D2CCA) Honorable Mention All-American and NABC All-Region selection for Jaguars.

In 2024-25, Gardner was named First Team All-Peach Belt Conference after leading the team and ranking 12^th in the nation in scoring at 23.2 points per game. He reached double figures in all 30 of his appearances, scoring 20 or more 24 times with two efforts of at least 32 points. Gardner shot 51.1 percent from the field and connected on 36.4 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. He also shot 81.4 percent from the charity stripe on just over five attempts per contest. Gardner posted two double-doubles, pulling down 11 rebounds apiece against Florida Southern and Virginia Union in November. On the season, Gardner ranked third on the team in both rebounds (4.1) and assists (1.4) per game. He helped lead Augusta to a 19-11 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Gardner led Augusta in scoring in 2023-24, averaging 17.5 points per game on his way to Second Team All-PBC honors. He reached double figures 27 times with eight showings of 20 or more points. He also shot 44.2 percent from deep (50-113) in addition to converting at an 83.2 percent clip from the free throw line.

As a freshman in 2022-23, Gardner started 13 of his 33 appearances for an Augusta team that went 27-6 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Before college, Gardner was the Virginia 4A Player of the Year at Handley High School, where he averaged 25.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior on his way to First Team All-State honors.

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