BIO: Trey Gilder was born in Dallas, Texas (USA).
Trey Gilder made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 25 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.
With both imports Taj McCullough and Rod Grizzard underperforming the Kings decided to replace both mid-season, bringing in Gilder and Patrick Sanders.
Trey Gilder played one season in the NBL. He averaged 13.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 20 NBL games.
| 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 |
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| 2010-11 | 26 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 20 | 517.0 | 264 | 109 | 44 | 32 | 77 | 22 | 17 | 55 | 43 | 103 | 221 | 47% | 5 | 24 | 21% | 53 | 75 | 71% | 51% | 48% | 30 | Totals | 20 | 517 | 264 | 109 | 44 | 32 | 77 | 22 | 17 | 55 | 43 | 103 | 221 | 46.6% | 5 | 24 | 20.8% | 53 | 75 | 70.7% | 52% | 48% | 30 |
| 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 |
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| 2010-11 | 26 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 20 | 25.9 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 47% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 21% | 2.7 | 3.8 | 71% | 51% | 48% | 30 | Total | 20 | 25.9 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 46.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 70.7% | 52% | 48% | 30 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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Won NBDL Championship with Colorado 14ers during the 2009/10 season.
Gilder played 2 games in the NBA. He averaged 1 point, 0.5 rebounds, and 0 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- August 27, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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November 5, 2009: Waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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December 10, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.
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December 21, 2011: Waived by the Utah Jazz.
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September 27, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.
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October 18, 2012: Waived by the Utah Jazz.
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| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 77% | 79% | 85% | 91% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 103 | 221 | 46.6% | 5 | 24 | 20.8% |
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 25 | Memphis | SF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 100% | Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2009-10 | 25 | Memphis | SF | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 100% | Total | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% |
Gilder joined Zagreb for the 2010 Croatian A-1 Liga season, playing his first season in Croatia, but his stint was brief and he parted ways with the club after two games in November 2010.
Gilder joined Trotamundos de Carabobo for the 2012 Venezuelan LPB season, and his Venezuela run later extended into multiple seasons with additional stops in the country across the rest of his career.
In August 2012, Gilder joined Cañeros del Este in the Dominican Republic’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, adding a second Caribbean league to his resume in the same calendar year.
Gilder joined Halcones de Xalapa for the 2014 Mexican season before returning to Venezuela, where he signed with Panteras de Miranda in December 2015 and played alongside imports and core contributors that included Jose Manaure, Curtis Withers, and Abrouse Acosta.
During a Venezuelan league game on April 5, 2016 against Cocodrilos de Caracas, Gilder produced 31 points in 36:34 while shooting 11-for-16 from the field and 8-for-8 at the line, adding seven rebounds and five assists in the same outing.
In March 2018, Gilder joined Rafael Barias in the Dominican Republic’s Torneo de Baloncesto Superior and debuted on March 21, 2018 in an 80–78 win over Huellas del Siglo, before also appearing again later in 2018 for Cañeros del Este.
Later in 2018, Gilder joined Hong Kong Eastern, adding a stint in Hong Kong to his list of overseas stops.
In 2019, Gilder joined Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico and appeared in the 2019 FIBA Americas League for Men’s Clubs, playing three games and averaging 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists while sharing the roster with veterans such as David Huertas and Wilfredo Rodriguez.
Gilder returned to Venezuela in 2019 with Guaiqueríes de Margarita before moving to Japan, where he signed with Saga Ballooners on August 17, 2019 and joined a team coached by Luis Torres for the 2019–20 season.
With Saga in Japan’s B3 League, Gilder led the league in scoring at 27.61 points per game and was named the 2019–20 season MVP, with the award announced on April 6, 2020, and he was also selected to the season’s Best Five.
After Japan, Gilder added further Caribbean and South American entries to his playing history in 2021 with Indios de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico and another stint with Guaiqueríes de Margarita in Venezuela.
In 2022, Gilder played in Venezuela’s SPB with Gigantes de Guayana, appearing in 17 games and averaging 14.1 points in 26.7 minutes per game while shooting 50.0% on three-pointers and 88.4% from the free-throw line.
Gilder played college basketball at McNeese State during the 2003–04 season before transferring to Tyler Junior College, where he competed from 2004 to 2006, and he then moved on to Northwestern State, playing for the Demons from 2006 to 2008.
In 2003–04, McNeese State finished 11–16 overall (7–9 in Southland play) under head coach Tic Price, and Gilder appeared in 2 games as a freshman, averaging 1.0 point and 0.5 rebounds per game.
Across those 2 McNeese State appearances, he logged 2 total minutes, scored 2 total points, attempted 0 field goals, and went 2-for-2 at the free-throw line, with 1 total steal credited in the season split data.
Gilder’s Tyler Junior College stint included the 2005–06 roster cycle where he was listed by the program as “Trey Gilder,” and in a documented 2006 game report he scored 25 points in a Tyler win against an NWU JV opponent.
When he arrived at Northwestern State, he joined a 2006–07 Demons team coached by Mike McConathy that went 17–15 overall, finished 10–6 in the Southland East, and was credited as the Southland regular-season champion in the school record listing.
In that 2006–07 season, Gilder played 27 games and averaged 12.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, with his season line also listing 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game across 17.6 minutes per outing.
Northwestern State’s official player bio notes he finished that 2006–07 season with a five-game closing stretch of 19.4 points per game while shooting 60% from the floor and 90% at the line, and it also includes a Southland Conference All-Tournament Team selection in 2007.
That same Northwestern State bio includes a season-best 25-point, 8-rebound performance in the Southland championship game against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, and it also cites a 27.6 points-per-40-minutes figure that ranked seventh nationally in that metric while being tops in the Southland.
In 2007–08 at Northwestern State, Gilder played 33 games and averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, along with 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, while playing 26.9 minutes per game.
In a Southland Conference men’s basketball report from December 2007, he was credited with an 18-point game in a Northwestern State win, alongside teammates C.J. Clark and Colby Bargeman also being highlighted in the same recap.
In a February 2008 preview item, he was noted as posting 10 points and 9 rebounds in a game recap context, with Northwestern also cited as outrebounding Sam Houston 36–34 and scoring 40 points in the paint in that same write-up.
Gilder played two years at Northwestern State University from 2006 to 2008.
He averaged 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game over his Northwestern State college career.
Gilder was named to the 2006/07 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team in his first year with the Demons.
He went on to be named to the 2007/08 first-team All-Southland Conference after leading the Demons in points (16.4) and rebounds (6.2) as a senior, finishing ninth in school history in points in a single season (542).
Additional Info: Gilder played two years at Northwestern State University from 2006 to 2008. He averaged 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game over his Northwestern State college career. Gilder was named to the 2006/07 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team in his first year with the Demons. He went on to be named to the 2007/08 first-team All-Southland Conference after leading the Demons in points (16.4) and rebounds (6.2) as a senior, finishing ninth in school history in points in a single season (542).
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