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10 Austin Gilyard
Austin Gilyard
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    166
  • Hometown:
    Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Previous School:
    Mt. Tabor
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    11.5
  • fg %
    40.3
  • 3pt %
    36.6
  • ft %
    88.9
  • reb/g
    2.8
  • a/g
    2.0
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 18
Games started 10 8
Minutes 552 454
Minutes per game 23.0 25.2
FG 89-221 82-184
FG Pct 40.3 44.6
3PT 34-93 34-84
3PT Pct 36.6 40.5
FT 64-72 45-50
FT Pct 88.9 90.0
Off rebounds 7 6
Def rebounds 61 48
Total rebounds 68 54
Rebounds per game 2.8 3.0
Personal fouls 53 41
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 47 31
Turnovers 91 79
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.4
Steals 14 11
Blocks 3 3
Points 276 243
Points per game 11.5 13.5
Points per 40 min 20.0 21.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-64
Feb 12 at Southern Wesleyan W, 72-52
Feb 14 Anderson L, 75-69
Feb 17 at Queens (N.C.) L, 93-73
Feb 19 Newberry L, 99-93
Feb 24 Catawba L, 103-94
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 at North Carolina St. L, 109-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Belmont Abbey L, 92-83 - 10 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Nov 11 at Limestone L, 106-92 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-80 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 North Greenville L, 78-71 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 at Winthrop L, 104-49 - 17 0-11 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 29 at Carson-Newman L, 92-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Wingate L, 74-52 - 14 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 5 at Warren Wilson W, 101-92 - 24 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 8-8 100.0 12
Dec 11 at Lincoln Memorial L, 156-69 - 26 7-12 58.3 3-5 60.0 6-6 100.0 23
Dec 13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 74-55 1 36 3-8 37.5 1-6 16.7 5-6 83.3 12
Dec 16 at Coker L, 98-85 1 27 5-16 31.3 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 15
Dec 30 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 82-74 1 27 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 7-8 87.5 11
Jan 3 Tusculum L, 85-71 1 30 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 6 Queens (N.C.) L, 93-64 - 28 8-14 57.1 2-5 40.0 5-6 83.3 23
Jan 8 at Newberry L, 111-99 - 17 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Jan 10 at Anderson L, 88-76 - 23 8-11 72.7 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 21
Jan 13 at Catawba L, 83-68 - 20 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 5-5 100.0 14
Jan 20 Wingate L, 77-60 - 19 2-8 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 24 Carson-Newman W, 78-77 - 22 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-68 - 26 4-12 33.3 2-4 50.0 7-8 87.5 17
Feb 3 Coker L, 92-84 1 34 8-18 44.4 5-9 55.6 4-4 100.0 25
Feb 7 at Tusculum L, 97-71 1 24 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Feb 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-64 1 36 5-15 33.3 1-7 14.3 1-3 33.3 12
Feb 12 at Southern Wesleyan W, 72-52 1 15 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 14 Anderson L, 75-69 1 20 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 17 at Queens (N.C.) L, 93-73 1 28 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 18
Feb 19 Newberry L, 99-93 - 24 8-12 66.7 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 20
Feb 24 Catawba L, 103-94 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 3 at North Carolina St. L, 109-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Belmont Abbey L, 92-83 - 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Limestone L, 106-92 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-80 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 North Greenville L, 78-71 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 at Winthrop L, 104-49 - 17 0 2 2 3 2 2 0
Nov 29 at Carson-Newman L, 92-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Wingate L, 74-52 - 14 1 2 3 2 8 1 0
Dec 5 at Warren Wilson W, 101-92 - 24 0 7 7 4 3 0 0
Dec 11 at Lincoln Memorial L, 156-69 - 26 0 1 1 0 3 1 0
Dec 13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 74-55 1 36 0 4 4 7 3 0 0
Dec 16 at Coker L, 98-85 1 27 0 8 8 0 7 3 0
Dec 30 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 82-74 1 27 1 2 3 3 6 1 0
Jan 3 Tusculum L, 85-71 1 30 0 2 2 1 6 1 0
Jan 6 Queens (N.C.) L, 93-64 - 28 0 3 3 1 7 0 0
Jan 8 at Newberry L, 111-99 - 17 1 0 1 2 2 0 0
Jan 10 at Anderson L, 88-76 - 23 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 13 at Catawba L, 83-68 - 20 1 3 4 2 6 0 0
Jan 20 Wingate L, 77-60 - 19 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 24 Carson-Newman W, 78-77 - 22 0 3 3 1 3 0 1
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-68 - 26 1 4 5 0 4 1 1
Feb 3 Coker L, 92-84 1 34 0 2 2 0 5 2 0
Feb 7 at Tusculum L, 97-71 1 24 0 3 3 2 1 0 1
Feb 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-64 1 36 1 4 5 6 8 1 0
Feb 12 at Southern Wesleyan W, 72-52 1 15 0 1 1 5 1 0 0
Feb 14 Anderson L, 75-69 1 20 0 1 1 3 3 0 0
Feb 17 at Queens (N.C.) L, 93-73 1 28 0 3 3 1 4 0 0
Feb 19 Newberry L, 99-93 - 24 0 3 3 3 5 1 0
Feb 24 Catawba L, 103-94 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 3 at North Carolina St. L, 109-66 - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Belmont Abbey L, 92-83 - 3 - -
Nov 11 at Limestone L, 106-92 - - - -
Nov 14 Southern Wesleyan W, 83-80 - - - -
Nov 18 North Greenville L, 78-71 - 0 - -
Nov 21 at Winthrop L, 104-49 - 0 - 1.5
Nov 29 at Carson-Newman L, 92-64 - - - -
Dec 2 at Wingate L, 74-52 - 1 - 0.3
Dec 5 at Warren Wilson W, 101-92 - 5 1 1.3
Dec 11 at Lincoln Memorial L, 156-69 - 3 - 0.0
Dec 13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 74-55 1 3 - 2.3
Dec 16 at Coker L, 98-85 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 30 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 82-74 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 3 Tusculum L, 85-71 1 2 - 0.2
Jan 6 Queens (N.C.) L, 93-64 - 1 - 0.1
Jan 8 at Newberry L, 111-99 - 5 1 1.0
Jan 10 at Anderson L, 88-76 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 13 at Catawba L, 83-68 - 2 - 0.3
Jan 20 Wingate L, 77-60 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 24 Carson-Newman W, 78-77 - 2 - 0.3
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial L, 100-68 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 3 Coker L, 92-84 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 7 at Tusculum L, 97-71 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-64 1 2 - 0.8
Feb 12 at Southern Wesleyan W, 72-52 1 2 - 5.0
Feb 14 Anderson L, 75-69 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 17 at Queens (N.C.) L, 93-73 1 0 - 0.3
Feb 19 Newberry L, 99-93 - 2 - 0.6
Feb 24 Catawba L, 103-94 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 24 23.0 3.7-9.2 1.4-3.9 2.7-3.0 11.5
Conference 18 25.2 4.6-10.2 1.9-4.7 2.5-2.8 13.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 24.4 3.6-9.2 1.6-4.5 2.5-2.8 11.3
Away 13 22.9 3.8-9.5 1.4-3.5 3.0-3.2 12.1
Neutral 1 10.0 3.0-5.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-2.0 6.0
Result
Wins 3 20.3 0.7-5.7 0.0-2.0 4.0-4.0 5.3
Losses 21 23.4 4.1-9.7 1.6-4.1 2.5-2.9 12.4
Month
November 3 10.7 1.0-6.0 0.0-1.7 0.7-1.3 2.7
December 6 25.7 3.7-8.8 1.5-3.8 4.7-5.0 13.5
January 8 23.1 4.1-9.6 1.6-4.4 2.6-2.9 12.5
February 7 25.9 4.4-10.4 1.7-4.3 1.9-2.1 12.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 24 10 552 89-221 40.3 34-93 36.6 64-72 88.9 276
Conference 18 8 454 82-184 44.6 34-84 40.5 45-50 90.0 243
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 4 244 36-92 39.1 16-45 35.6 25-28 89.3 113
Away 13 6 298 50-124 40.3 18-46 39.1 39-42 92.9 157
Neutral 1 - 10 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Result
Wins 3 1 61 2-17 11.8 0-6 0.0 12-12 100.0 16
Losses 21 9 491 87-204 42.6 34-87 39.1 52-60 86.7 260
Month
November 3 - 32 3-18 16.7 0-5 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
December 6 3 154 22-53 41.5 9-23 39.1 28-30 93.3 81
January 8 1 185 33-77 42.9 13-35 37.1 21-23 91.3 100
February 7 6 181 31-73 42.5 12-30 40.0 13-15 86.7 87

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 24 552 23.0 6.4-16.0 2.5-6.7 36.6 4.6-5.2 20.0
Conference 18 454 25.2 7.2-16.2 3.0-7.4 40.5 4.0-4.4 21.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 244 24.4 5.9-15.1 2.6-7.4 35.6 4.1-4.6 18.5
Away 13 298 22.9 6.7-16.6 2.4-6.2 39.1 5.2-5.6 21.1
Neutral 1 10 10.0 12.0-20.0 0.0-8.0 0.0 0.0-8.0 24.0
Result
Wins 3 61 20.3 1.3-11.1 0.0-3.9 0.0 7.9-7.9 10.5
Losses 21 491 23.4 7.1-16.6 2.8-7.1 39.1 4.2-4.9 21.2
Month
November 3 32 10.7 3.8-22.5 0.0-6.2 0.0 2.5-5.0 10.0
December 6 154 25.7 5.7-13.8 2.3-6.0 39.1 7.3-7.8 21.0
January 8 185 23.1 7.1-16.6 2.8-7.6 37.1 4.5-5.0 21.6
February 7 181 25.9 6.9-16.1 2.7-6.6 40.0 2.9-3.3 19.2

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 24 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.0 3.8 0.6 0.1
Conference 18 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.7 4.4 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.6 3.8 0.5 0.2
Away 13 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.3 4.1 0.7 0.1
Neutral 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 3 0.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 0.0 0.3
Losses 21 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.8 4.0 0.7 0.1
Month
November 3 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.0
December 6 0.3 4.0 4.3 2.7 5.0 1.0 0.0
January 8 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.9 4.0 0.3 0.3
February 7 0.1 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.9 0.6 0.1

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 24 10 7 61 68 47 91 14 3
Conference 18 8 6 48 54 31 79 11 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 4 1 23 24 16 38 5 2
Away 13 6 6 37 43 30 53 9 1
Neutral 1 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 3 1 0 11 11 10 7 0 1
Losses 21 9 7 50 57 37 84 14 2
Month
November 3 - 0 3 3 4 2 2 0
December 6 3 2 24 26 16 30 6 0
January 8 1 4 17 21 7 32 2 2
February 7 6 1 17 18 20 27 4 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 24 0.5 4.4 4.9 3.4 6.6 1.0 0.2
Conference 18 0.5 4.2 4.8 2.7 7.0 1.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.2 3.8 3.9 2.6 6.2 0.8 0.3
Away 13 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.0 7.1 1.2 0.1
Neutral 1 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 3 0.0 7.2 7.2 6.6 4.6 0.0 0.7
Losses 21 0.6 4.1 4.6 3.0 6.8 1.1 0.2
Month
November 3 0.0 3.8 3.8 5.0 2.5 2.5 0.0
December 6 0.5 6.2 6.8 4.2 7.8 1.6 0.0
January 8 0.9 3.7 4.5 1.5 6.9 0.4 0.4
February 7 0.2 3.8 4.0 4.4 6.0 0.9 0.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Gilyard, Daniel named to SAC All-Freshman Team
  • Article
  • March 01, 2018
Gilyard, Daniel named to SAC All-Freshman Team

Mars Hill's Austin Gilyard and Nassyr Daniel were named to the 2017-18 South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman men's basketball team, as announced by the league on Thursday afternoon.

  • March 01, 2018
Mars Hill downed by Newberry
  • Article
  • February 19, 2018
Mars Hill downed by Newberry

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team battled hard in the final moments of the second half, but were unable to eclipse Newberry, falling by a score of 99-93 in Stanford Arena Monday night.

  • February 19, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses to No. 2 Queens
  • Article
  • February 17, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses to No. 2 Queens

The Lions lost to no. 2 Queens 93-73 in South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action Saturday evening in the Levine Center.

  • February 17, 2018
Mars Hill defeats Southern Wesleyan, 72-52, in non-conference action
  • Article
  • February 12, 2018
Mars Hill defeats Southern Wesleyan, 72-52, in non-conference action

Luke Van-Rijn's 16 points led the Mars Hill men's basketball team to a decisive 72-52 victory over Southern Wesleyan Monday evening to sweep the season series.

  • February 12, 2018
Men's Basketball Falls at Lenoir-Rhyne
  • Article
  • February 10, 2018
Men's Basketball Falls at Lenoir-Rhyne

The Lions lost to Lenoir-Rhyne 79-64 in South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action Saturday evening in Shuford Gymnasium.

  • February 10, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses at Tusculum
  • Article
  • February 07, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses at Tusculum

The Lions’ men’s basketball team lost to Tusculum 97-71, Wednesday night in Pioneer Arena.

  • February 07, 2018
Late rally by Lions falls short in comeback bid, lose to Coker
  • Article
  • February 03, 2018
Late rally by Lions falls short in comeback bid, lose to Coker

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team fell to Coker Saturday evening, 92-84, in Stanford Arena.

  • February 03, 2018
Mars Hill downed by No. 1 Lincoln Memorial
  • Article
  • January 31, 2018
Mars Hill downed by No. 1 Lincoln Memorial

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team fell to No. 1 Lincoln Memorial, 100-68, Wednesday evening in Stanford Arena.

  • January 31, 2018
Last second heroics snap Lions skid, upset Carson-Newman
  • Article
  • January 24, 2018
Last second heroics snap Lions skid, upset Carson-Newman

Austin Gilyard’s clutch free throws with under one second remaining ended the Mars Hill men’s basketball team’s 10-game losing streak to give the Lions a 78-77 upset win over Carson-Newman in Stanford Arena Wednesday night.

  • January 24, 2018
Lions felled by Catawba on road
  • Article
  • January 13, 2018
Lions felled by Catawba on road

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team dropped their ninth straight contest with an 83-68 loss to Catawba Saturday evening. Bennett Wilson led all Lions’ players with 17 points.

  • January 13, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses at Anderson
  • Article
  • January 10, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses at Anderson

Mars Hill lost at SAC rival Anderson 88-76 in South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night in the Abney Athletic Center.

  • January 10, 2018
Men's Basketball Falls at Newberry
  • Article
  • January 08, 2018
Men's Basketball Falls at Newberry

The Lions’ men’s basketball team lost to Newberry 111-99 on the road Monday night at Eleazer Arena.

  • January 08, 2018
Lions downed in valiant effort against No. 2 Queens
  • Article
  • January 06, 2018
Lions downed in valiant effort against No. 2 Queens

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team came out strong early in the contest against No. 2. Queens, but ultimately fell 93-64, Saturday evening in Stanford Arena. Austin Gilyard tied his career-high with 23 points.

  • January 06, 2018
Men's Basketball Loses at Coker
  • Article
  • December 16, 2017
Men's Basketball Loses at Coker

Mars Hill’s men’s basketball squad fell to Coker 98-85 on the road in the DeLoach Center.

  • December 16, 2017
Mars Hill falls to Lenoir-Rhyne at home
  • Article
  • December 13, 2017
Mars Hill falls to Lenoir-Rhyne at home

The Mars Hill men’s basketball team fell to Lenoir-Rhyne, 74-55, in Stanford Arena Wednesday evening. Nassyr Daniel and Austin Gilyard led the Lions with 12 points apiece.

  • December 13, 2017
Men's Basketball Loses at Lincoln Memorial
  • Article
  • December 11, 2017
Men's Basketball Loses at Lincoln Memorial

Mars Hill lost to no.4 Lincoln Memorial in South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action Monday night at Tex Turner Arena.

  • December 11, 2017
Mars Hill downs Owls in fast-paced contest to snap four-game skid
  • Article
  • December 05, 2017
Mars Hill downs Owls in fast-paced contest to snap four-game skid

The Mars Hill men's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 101-92 victory over Warren Wilson in DeVries Gymnasium Tuesday evening. Charles Moore was one of six Lions to score 10 or more points, leading the team with 19 on the night.

  • December 05, 2017
Men's Basketball Falls at Wingate
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  • December 02, 2017
Men's Basketball Falls at Wingate

Mars Hill lost at Wingate 74-52 in South Atlantic Conference men?s basketball action Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.

  • December 02, 2017
Mars Hill downed in matinee action against Winthrop
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  • November 21, 2017
Mars Hill downed in matinee action against Winthrop

The Mars Hill men's basketball team suffered a 104-49 defeat in exhibition play against Winthrop Tuesday morning. Cody Hylton had a team-high 12 points off of four three-point conversions.

  • November 21, 2017