Jeff Gary

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Awards and Accolades

Season-by-Season
2020-21 (R-Jr.)

Played in all 29 games with 21 starts
Scored in double figures on seven occasions
Reached double digits for the first time against Southern Wesleyan (Dec. 6). Scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Also grabbed four rebounds and dished out five assists.
Dished out a career-high six assists against Georgia Southern (Dec. 13). Tied that career-best at Kennesaw State (Dec. 22).
Had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a loss to Georgia State (Dec. 16)
Had a streak of three consecutive games in double figures from Feb. 8-13. Averaged 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in that span and helped Mercer win two games.
Went a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe against UNCG (Feb. 13)
Had a season-high four three-pointers against SWU (Dec. 12) and in a SoCon Quarterfinals win over Wofford (March 6)
Had the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the Southern Conference at 2.5:1
Finished eighth in the SoCon in steals per game (1.3) and 14^th in assists per game (3.0)
Averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game

2019-20 (R-So.)

Played in 22 contests with 20 starts
Joined Ethan Stair and Djordje Dimitrijevic as one of three players to average more than 30 minutes per game
Was third on the team in scoring with an average of 11.5 ppg.
Improved his points per game average by nearly a full point in Southern Conference play
Scored in double figures in 13 games. Poured in a career-high 32 points in a dominant win over Samford (Feb. 19).
Tied a Hawkins Arena record with eight three-point field goals against Samford (Feb. 19). Missed just two shots from downtown in the win.
Set career-highs in points (32), three-point field goals (8)
Finished the year third on the squad in three-point field goal percentage. Hit 39 percent (48-of-123) of his attempts.
Shot over 90 percent from the free throw line (19-of-21)
Was one of three Bears to average more than two assists per game. Had a 1.38:1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on Feb. 5

Before Mercer
2018-19 (So.) (Casper College)

2017-18 (Fr.) (UNCW)

Collected six points and three rebounds in CAA semifinals vs. Northeastern
Scored nine points off bench vs. Elon
Celebrated birthday with career-high six rebounds at Northeastern
Made third career start vs. NU and played career-high 35 minutes
Had seven points, two rebounds and two assists at Towson
Reached double figures for the third time with 11 points on 4-of-4 FG’s vs. Drexel
Posted career highs for assists (4) vs. Greensboro
Poured in career-high 13 points in 29 minutes vs. Howard
Contributed 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting at LSU
Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds at ECU
Grabbed two rebounds in Savannah Invitational vs. Loyola-Chicago
Scored two points in 10 minutes vs. Campbell
Had seven points and three assists vs NCWC in collegiate debut on Nov. 11, 2017

High School

Played senior season at Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs and collected 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals for Coach Rob Hawkins
Team captain
Three-star recruit by Future150.com
Led Sand Creek to No. 1 ranking in 4A classification
First-Team all-conference selection
Academic all-conference pick
Attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas during his junior year, earning Texas 6A First-Team All-Conference honors
Ranked No. 5 prospect in Central Texas by Texas Top 100

Personal

Son of Jeff and Michelle Gary
Born on February 3, 1999
Majoring in entrepreneurship
Native of Austin, Texas
Uncle, Greg, is men's basketball head coach at Mercer
Father, Jeff, played at Vanderbilt, and uncles, Mark and Greg, played at UNCW and Tulane
Uncle, Mark, started 48-of-116 games for Seahawks from 1984-88 and scored 663 points with 174 rebounds and 191 assists