# Myron Gardner
**Myron Gardner** (born 2001) is an American professional basketball player, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward for the [Miami Heat](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-heat) of the NBA. Undrafted out of the [University of Arkansas](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-arkansas) at Little Rock, he reached the league through the G League and two-way route, making his NBA debut on October 28, 2025 and spending the 2025-26 season with Miami.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001, Detroit, Michigan[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) |
| Physical profile | 6'5" (1.96 m), 220 lb (100 kg), small forward, shoots right-handed[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) • [2](https://www.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner/profile) |
| College | South Plains College, Georgetown, and Little Rock; high schools Loyola (Detroit) and SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) |
| Draft status | Undrafted; selected 29th overall in the 2023 NBA G League Draft by the Magic[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) • [3](https://cdn-gleague.nba.com/sites/1612709925/2023/11/11.17.23-OSC-VS-MEM-Game-Notes-PDF.pdf) |
| NBA debut | October 28, 2025, with the Miami Heat[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) |
| 2025-26 NBA season | 45 games (7 starts), 3.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist per game, 48.0 FG%, 40.6 3P%, 60.6 TS%[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) • [4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/) |
## Early life and college career
A Detroit, Michigan native, Gardner began his high school career at Loyola High School in Detroit before moving to SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio; there he averaged 18 points a game, placing him third among his team's scorers, and 247Sports.com rated him the 283rd-best player in the country.[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) • [5](https://www.hoyabasketball.hoyafootball.com/players/m_gardner.htm) He earned a scholarship offer from Georgetown in July 2018[5](https://www.hoyabasketball.hoyafootball.com/players/m_gardner.htm).
His Georgetown career was a brief one, owing to allegation and scandal, according to the Georgetown Basketball History Project[5](https://www.hoyabasketball.hoyafootball.com/players/m_gardner.htm). He subsequently played at South Plains College and finished at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the school listed as his last attended institution[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html) • [2](https://www.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner/profile).
## G League years
Gardner went undrafted in the [NBA draft](https://www.edgepedia.org/nba-draft) but was selected 29th overall in the 2023 NBA G League Draft by the Magic[3](https://cdn-gleague.nba.com/sites/1612709925/2023/11/11.17.23-OSC-VS-MEM-Game-Notes-PDF.pdf). He spent 2023-24 with Osceola, playing 31 games and averaging 4.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game[6](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612753/2024/07/orlando-magic-summer-league-guide-2024.pdf), and appeared for Lakeland in 2024-25, averaging 5.5 points and 4.9 rebounds over 16 games[7](https://gleague.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner). Across two G League seasons he totaled 41 games at 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game[7](https://gleague.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner).
## Miami Heat
After two seasons in the [Orlando Magic](https://www.edgepedia.org/orlando-magic)'s organization, Gardner joined Miami in the summer of 2025 and parlayed his performance into a two-way contract[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/).
**2025-26 season.** In 45 games with 7 starts and 411 total minutes, Gardner averaged 3.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assist, shooting 48.0 percent from the field, 40.6 percent on three-pointers (26 of 64), and 73.1 percent from the free-throw line[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html). His true shooting percentage of 60.6 percent reflected efficient scoring on a small role[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/). He also recorded a 12-point, 11-rebound game against the Bulls during the regular season[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/).
**Rebounding and shooting.** Gardner's 15.4 rebound percentage was the fourth-best on the Heat, only 0.7 percentage points below [Bam Adebayo](https://www.edgepedia.org/bam-adebayo)'s mark. No player listed at 6-foot-5 or shorter who played at least 500 minutes recorded a rebound rate above 13.6 percent that regular season; Gardner fell 89 minutes short of that threshold[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/). As a shooter, 52.0 percent of his field-goal attempts came from three-point range, his 40.6 percent was the third-best mark on the team, and he made 1.7 triples per 75 possessions, the sixth-best rate among players with at least 50 attempts[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/).
During the season he was also assigned to the [Sioux Falls Skyforce](https://www.edgepedia.org/sioux-falls-skyforce), Miami's G League affiliate, where in 9 games (all starts) he averaged 16.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 28.7 minutes[7](https://gleague.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner).
## Playing style
Gardner is a undersized wing whose defining trait in his Miami stint was rebounding from the forward spot, paired with efficient catch-and-shoot three-point volume on a low usage rate of about 14 to 15 percent[4](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/) • [8](https://basketplayer.com/players/myron-gardner). His per-36-minute figures of 10.7 rebounds and 14.3 points illustrate the energy role he filled in limited minutes[1](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html).
## References
1. [Myron Gardner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status | Basketball-Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gardnmy01.html)
2. [Myron Gardner | Forward | Miami Heat | NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner/profile)
3. [11.17.23 OSC vs MEM Game Notes, NBA G League](https://cdn-gleague.nba.com/sites/1612709925/2023/11/11.17.23-OSC-VS-MEM-Game-Notes-PDF.pdf)
4. [2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Myron Gardner, Hot Hot Hoops](https://hothothoops.com/2026/04/28/2025-26-miami-heat-player-review-myron-gardner/)
5. [Myron Gardner, Georgetown Basketball History Project](https://www.hoyabasketball.hoyafootball.com/players/m_gardner.htm)
6. [2024 Orlando Magic Summer League Roster, NBA.com](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612753/2024/07/orlando-magic-summer-league-guide-2024.pdf)
7. [Myron Gardner, NBA G League](https://gleague.nba.com/player/1642066/myron-gardner)
8. [Myron Gardner Stats, BasketPlayer](https://basketplayer.com/players/myron-gardner)
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