TheSabre.com Quick Take Q&A: Jayden Gardner

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Jayden Gardner slams home a bucket for Virginia. ~ Photo courtesy Matt Riley/Virginia Athletics Media Relations

The Virginia basketball team earned its way into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed and co-ACC Regular Season Champions. One player that helped the Hoos work their way back to the brackets? Senior Jayden Gardner, who will be playing in March Madness for the first time.

The Hoos open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Orlando against Furman at 12:40 p.m.

Gardner, a 6’6″ forward from North Carolina, is the team’s second-leading scorer at 12.1 points per game and he averages 5.8 rebounds as well. He’s received All-ACC honors both years of his career at UVA, landing a third team spot last season and an honorable mention nod this year. He averaged 15.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in the ACC Tournament where he was selected to the All-Tournament first team.

Through a Name, Image, and Likeness partnership with Hook Sports Marketing, Friends Of The Sabre members and some randomly selected subscribers were invited to an exclusive Zoom interview prior to the ACC Tournament with Gardner. You can join Hook’s 4819 Club or Friends Of The Sabre for future potential NIL activities. Below are some excerpts from the interview that focus on specific parts of Gardner’s time with UVA. (Editor’s note: the questions below do not appear in chronological order from the live interview.)

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