Daniel Johnson
July 23, 2020
John Gilchrist
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 29/06/84
- Place of Birth: Norfolk, Virginia (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 187
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Maryland (2002–2005)
- NBL DEBUT: 26/09/09
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 27/01/10
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Adelaide 2010
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: John Gilchrist was born in Norfolk, Virginia (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
John Gilchrist made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 25 years of age. He scored 20 points in his first game.
The 2009/10 season started with Adelaide failing to re-sign Luke Schenscher (to Perth) and Aaron Bruce (to USA), but luckily, Adelaide was able to replace them with Matthew Burston, Nathan Herbert and Cortez Groves as a result of the South Dragons demise which left all three players without a team to play for. John Gilchrist was signed as a replacement for outgoing import Julius Hodge with the team heading into a new era following the retirement of long-serving club captain Brett Maher (525 games), who captained the club to 3 NBL championships (1998, 1999, 2002).
Burston, a welcome addition, also made his mark on the squad, leading the team in rebounding (9.9 points and, 6.5 rebounds). Adam Ballinger (17.6 points, 5.3 rebounds), in his third season with the club, became a Australian citizen (Jul 2009) and shortly after was appointed club captain of the Adelaide 36ers. He would lead the team in scoring alongside Gilchrist (16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists), who, after his explosive debut with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, suffered a serious knee injury against Melbourne that forced him to miss the last three games of the season.
Groves struggled to give the 36ers much at all after injury, which seemed to have impacted his abilities quite significantly, resulting in him scoring his fewest points in a season across his NBL career (9.8 points) and his time with Adelaide being his last in the NBL. As a coach, Scott Ninnis seemed out of his depth, and the year concluded with the 36ers finishing on the bottom of the NBL ladder for the first time in their history with a 10–18 record. Following the club’s worst ever season, Ninnis was sacked as coach and replaced by former AIS coach Marty Clarke for the 2010/11 NBL season.
John Gilchrist played one season in the NBL. He averaged 16.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 25 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 25 | Adelaide | 10-18 (8) | 25 | 814.0 | 423 | 137 | 106 | 35 | 102 | 20 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 143 | 296 | 48% | 37 | 108 | 34% | 100 | 146 | 68% | 58% | 55% | 30 | Totals | 25 | 814 | 423 | 137 | 106 | 35 | 102 | 20 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 143 | 296 | 48.3% | 37 | 108 | 34.3% | 100 | 146 | 68.5% | 59% | 55% | 30 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 25 | Adelaide | 10-18 (8) | 25 | 32.6 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 48% | 1.5 | 4.3 | 34% | 4.0 | 5.8 | 68% | 58% | 55% | 30 | Total | 25 | 32.6 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 48.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.3% | 1.5 | 4.3 | 68.5% | 59% | 55% | 30 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- France - Pau-Orthez (2006) | Hungary - SZTE-Szedeák (2012–2013) | Israel - Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2005), Ironi Nahariya (2006, 2007–2008) | Kosovo - Sigal Prishtina (2011–2012) | Latvia - BK Ventspils (2007) | Mongolia - Darkhan Garid (2014–2015)
Gilchrist joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2005 Israeli Premier League season, playing his first season in Israel after going undrafted in 2005 and moving overseas in October 2005.
In that 2005–06 stint with Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Gilchrist helped the club reach Israel’s Final Four and finish third, and he played alongside former NCAA imports including Ryan Sidney and Omar Sneed during his first pro season in the country.
Gilchrist joined Ironi Nahariya for the 2006 Israeli Premier League season before a brief move to France with Pau-Orthez in the summer of 2006, after which he returned to Israel and rejoined Ironi Nahariya, where he was released in January 2007 before later returning to the club again during the 2007–08 season.
In August 2007, he signed a one-year contract with Latvian runners-up BK Ventspils, but he was released in November 2007 and then returned to Israel a few weeks later to resume playing for Ironi Nahariya.
Gilchrist joined Sigal Prishtina for the 2011–12 Kosovo Basketball League season and earned Eurobasket.com all-league honors while playing alongside imports such as Gerald Inman and center Ersid Ljuca on the Prishtina roster.
Gilchrist later played in Hungary with SZTE-Szedeák in 2012–13, where he led the team in assists at 4.0 per game and featured alongside teammates including Anthony Gurley, Nebojsa Dukic, and Milan Csorvasi before continuing his career in Mongolia, where he signed with Darkhan Garid for the 2014–15 season.
COLLEGE
Gilchrist played college basketball at Maryland during the 2002–03 season before returning as the Terrapins’ starting point guard in 2003–04 and 2004–05, competing in College Park from 2002 to 2005.
Arriving in College Park for the 2002/03 season, Gilchrist had a freshman campaign as a backup to then-Terp guards Drew Nicholas and Steve Blake.
In that 2002–03 season, he appeared in 31 games and averaged 13.5 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game while shooting 58.8% from the field, 54.5% on three-pointers, and 68.8% at the free-throw line.
Across Maryland’s three NCAA Tournament games that season, he averaged 5.3 points per game and shot 5-for-6 from the field and 6-for-7 from the line in those tournament appearances.
Following Blake's graduation, Gilchrist inherited the starting point guard position as a sophomore, leading the team in assists (5.0 pg), scoring (15.4 pg), minutes (34.0 pg), and steals (1.8 pg), while starting 30 of 32 games.
In that 2003–04 season overall, he played 32 games and averaged 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 47.4% from the field, 38.4% from three, and 70.2% at the line.
For his efforts, Gilchrist was named the Terps' Co-Player of the Year.
However, Gilchrist's true coming-out party would be the 2004 ACC Tournament.
Having slipped to 7-9 in the ACC—the team's first sub-.500 conference record in more than a decade—Maryland was not as highly regarded as in years past and wound up as the tournament's 6th seed.
However, the Terps ultimately upset the tournament's top three seeds, knocking off Wake Forest (3), NC State (2), and Duke (1), to win their first ACC Tournament title in 20 years.
Across Maryland’s three-day ACC Tournament run, Gilchrist totaled 72 points, 19 assists, 16 rebounds, six steals, shot 26-for-41 from the field, and went 9-for-14 from three.
Against Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinal on March 12, 2004, he recorded 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting, hit all four of his three-pointers, added six assists and five rebounds, and sealed the 87–86 win with the game-winning free throw with 3.7 seconds left while matching up with Chris Paul in the same game.
In the ACC semifinal comeback against NC State on March 13, 2004, Maryland erased a 21-point deficit and Gilchrist scored a career-high 30 points, going 11-for-13 from the floor and producing 23 points after halftime as part of the rally, with seven assists also credited in the recap of the game.
In the ACC championship win over Duke on March 14, 2004, Gilchrist scored 26 points with seven rebounds and six assists, and the official box score credited him with 10-for-20 shooting and 6-for-8 at the free-throw line while playing 43 minutes in the overtime victory.
Gilchrist’s 2004 ACC Tournament performance earned him ACC Tournament MVP recognition, and his season recognition included All-ACC honors in 2003–04 along with further ACC-related honors listed across major college-stat databases.
Entering the 2004–05 season as a junior, he played 28 games and averaged 32.2 minutes, 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 42.6% from the field, 38.3% from three, and 74.2% at the free-throw line.
During the 2004–05 season, Maryland went 19–13 overall and finished 7–9 in ACC play, then reached the NIT semifinals, which was noted as the program’s first trip to the NIT semis since its 1972 title run and included a return to Madison Square Garden for postseason play.
Over his three-year Maryland career from 2002–03 through 2004–05, he played 91 games and posted career per-game averages of 11.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.0 assists with a career field-goal percentage listed at 47.0 in the season-by-season statistical record.
Additional Info: Arriving in College Park for the 2002/03 season, Gilchrist had a freshman campaign as a backup to then-Terp guards Drew Nicholas and Steve Blake.
Following Blake's graduation, Gilchrist inherited the starting point guard position as a sophomore, leading the team in assists (5.0 pg), scoring (15.4 pg), minutes (34.0 pg), and steals (1.8 pg), while starting 30 of 32 games.
For his efforts, Gilchrist was named the Terps' Co-Player of the Year.
However, Gilchrist's true coming-out party would be the 2004 ACC Tournament.
Having slipped to 7-9 in the ACC—the team's first sub-.500 conference record in more than a decade—Maryland was not as highly regarded as in years past and wound up as the tournament's 6th seed.
However, the Terps ultimately upset the tournament's top three seeds, knocking off Wake Forest (3), NC State (2), and Duke (1), to win their first ACC Tournament title in 20 years.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
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