John Gillon

John Gillon
Gillon playing for Syracuse
No. 2 – Erie BayHawks
Position Point guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-03-31) March 31, 1994
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Strake Jesuit College Prep
(Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017 Texas Legends
2017–present Erie BayHawks

John Benjamin Gillon III (born March 31, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played in college for Little Rock, Colorado State, and Syracuse.

College career

Gillon started his collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he averaged 10.6 points in his freshman season. Afterwards, he decided to transfer to Colorado State where, under NCAA transfer rules, he would redshirt during his first year there. During his redshirt sophomore year he would only start one game for Colorado State, and averaged 7.9 points. The following season that number would improve to 13.2 points per game, and he also shot 88% from the free throw line.

After graduating from Colorado State, with one more year of remaining college eligibility Gillon decided to transfer again to Syracuse.[1] His scoring numbers took a dip, averaging 10.5 per game, however he led the team in assists per game with 5.4, which was also his career-best. He also ended up setting the school record for most consecutive free throws made, with 48. That also tied for the third most consecutive free throws made in ACC history. On February 22, 2017, during a game in the Carrier Dome against Duke, Gillon made a last second three pointer to win the game, with a final score of 75-78.

Professional career

2017–18 season

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Gillon was taken by the Texas Legends in the annual NBA G-League Draft, where he would play five games and average 3.6 points per game before getting waived on November 28. On December 3, Gillon was picked up by the Erie BayHawks[2], reuniting with former Syracuse teammate, Andrew White. Gillon had 40 points in a win against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on March 24, 2018.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (May 1, 2016). "Colorado State transfer John Gillon says he's Syracuse-bound". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hartman, Billy (December 3, 2017). "BayHawks Acquire Guard John Gillon". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dudley, John (April 3, 2018). "BayHawks head to Fort Wayne for next playoff challenge". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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