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Women’s Basketball Adds Transfer Timea Gardiner
May 03, 2024 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Timea Gardiner is officially a Bruin, signing with UCLA women's basketball ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Gardiner finished her sophomore campaign with Oregon State scoring double digits in 16-consecutive games. She scored a career-high 22 points against USC on Feb. 18, and poured in 21 points to help lift the Beavs past Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 on March 29. Gardiner was named the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year for the 2023-24 campaign.
The rising junior is reunited with former teammates Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice and Londynn Jones; Gardiner joined those three Bruins at the U16 Americas Women's Championship en route to a gold medal with USA Basketball in 2019.
Coach's Corner
"Timea is a perfect fit for us," said the Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close. "We are so excited! She is a versatile forward, an elite shooter, passionate about winning and becoming a pro, and she has a high basketball IQ. All that, and her character is even better. We can't wait for her to join our Bruin family!"
Prior to UCLA…
Appearing in all 35 contests of her sophomore campaign at Oregon State, Gardiner scored 406 points and collected 244 rebounds while shooting 39.5 percent from three-point land. She made nine starts for the Beavs; she was named the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year, leading the Conference with 10.2 points per game off the bench prior to the postseason. She blocked a career-high four shots against Nebraska in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
As a freshman, Gardiner made an appearance in 15 games, starting two, after returning from a medical issue. She earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention honors for her performance despite only playing half of the season, averaging 8.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The Ogden, Utah native shot 47.7 percent from the floor and 36.2 percent from long distance. She received Pac-12 Freshman of the Week recognition after scoring 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win over then-no. 23 Oregon (Jan. 20). Gardiner recorded seven double-figure scoring games in 15 contests, including three against top-25 foes.
Gardiner racked up accolades in high school before arriving in Corvallis. She was a McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American. Gardiner was named to the Naismith All-America Second Team in 2022, and she was listed as Honorable Mention in 2019, 2020 and 2021. She was a Naismith Player of the Year Semi-Finalist. Gardiner was All-Utah First Team three times, All-Region MVP twice, and named Utah All-Tournament Team twice.
Gardiner finished her sophomore campaign with Oregon State scoring double digits in 16-consecutive games. She scored a career-high 22 points against USC on Feb. 18, and poured in 21 points to help lift the Beavs past Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 on March 29. Gardiner was named the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year for the 2023-24 campaign.
The rising junior is reunited with former teammates Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice and Londynn Jones; Gardiner joined those three Bruins at the U16 Americas Women's Championship en route to a gold medal with USA Basketball in 2019.
Coach's Corner
"Timea is a perfect fit for us," said the Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close. "We are so excited! She is a versatile forward, an elite shooter, passionate about winning and becoming a pro, and she has a high basketball IQ. All that, and her character is even better. We can't wait for her to join our Bruin family!"
Prior to UCLA…
Appearing in all 35 contests of her sophomore campaign at Oregon State, Gardiner scored 406 points and collected 244 rebounds while shooting 39.5 percent from three-point land. She made nine starts for the Beavs; she was named the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year, leading the Conference with 10.2 points per game off the bench prior to the postseason. She blocked a career-high four shots against Nebraska in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
As a freshman, Gardiner made an appearance in 15 games, starting two, after returning from a medical issue. She earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention honors for her performance despite only playing half of the season, averaging 8.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The Ogden, Utah native shot 47.7 percent from the floor and 36.2 percent from long distance. She received Pac-12 Freshman of the Week recognition after scoring 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win over then-no. 23 Oregon (Jan. 20). Gardiner recorded seven double-figure scoring games in 15 contests, including three against top-25 foes.
Gardiner racked up accolades in high school before arriving in Corvallis. She was a McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American. Gardiner was named to the Naismith All-America Second Team in 2022, and she was listed as Honorable Mention in 2019, 2020 and 2021. She was a Naismith Player of the Year Semi-Finalist. Gardiner was All-Utah First Team three times, All-Region MVP twice, and named Utah All-Tournament Team twice.
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