Jason Gardner: podcast appearances and interviews

Jason Corey Gardner, born November 14, 1980, is an American former professional basketball player and currently serves as the player relations director at the University of Arizona. Gardner is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, and played high school basketball at North Central High School, where he was honored as Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1999. He then played college basketball at the University of Arizona from 1999 to 2003, where his team finished second in the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a senior, he was named an Associated Press Second Team All-American after averaging 14.8 points and 4.9 assists per game, and his jersey was retired by the university in 2005. Although he was not drafted into the NBA, Gardner found success playing professionally overseas in Slovenia, Belgium, Israel, and Germany. During his time in Germany, he played with Telekom Baskets Bonn and EWE Baskets Oldenburg, winning the German championship with Oldenburg and earning multiple All-Star selections. He was named the 2008/2009 regular season MVP of the German Basketball Bundesliga, with averages of 13.7 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game. Gardner later moved into coaching, beginning with Loyola University Chicago in 2011, followed by a position at the University of Memphis in 2013. He was subsequently appointed head coach at IUPUI, and later returned to his high school as head coach of North Central High School. After a year, he transitioned into his current role at the University of Arizona.