Gardner Named Director of Basketball Operations
9/28/2021 2:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rhema Gardner, a former standout at UCLA and assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona, has been named Director of Basketball Operations at Montana State.
Rhema Gardner, a former standout at UCLA and assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona, has been named Director of Basketball Operations at Montana State, announced Bobcat head coach Tricia Binford on Tuesday afternoon.
Gardner replaces Peyton Ferris who left the Bobcat program in early September to pursue teaching and counseling opportunities in the Belt school district.
"We're excited that we were able to bring in someone from such a prestigious and successful program," Binford said.
"Rhema is a servant-leader, she's got high energy, she's tremendously positive and her experiences and challenges as a player are going to be extremely helpful for our program," Binford added. "Our kids are really going to learn from her, not only in regard to basketball, but with life experiences."
Recently, Gardner has been assisting with the growth of a Los Angeles-based luxury athletic wear brand CARBON38. Previously, she served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona during the 2015-16 season where she assisted with compliance, fundraising, social media, travel, and academics.
As a standout at UCLA, Gardner played her first two seasons for the Bruins in 2010-11 and 2011-12, before sitting out the next year due to injury. Gardner played in 26 games during the 2013-14 campaign, before becoming an undergraduate assistant in 2014-15.
As a sophomore, the 6-1 forward scored a career-high 18 points against McNeese State and finished with 20 starts, while posting 12 games in double-digit scoring.
Gardner, a native of Upland, Calif., graduated from UCLA in 2015 with a degree in sociology.
Gardner replaces Peyton Ferris who left the Bobcat program in early September to pursue teaching and counseling opportunities in the Belt school district.
"We're excited that we were able to bring in someone from such a prestigious and successful program," Binford said.
"Rhema is a servant-leader, she's got high energy, she's tremendously positive and her experiences and challenges as a player are going to be extremely helpful for our program," Binford added. "Our kids are really going to learn from her, not only in regard to basketball, but with life experiences."
Recently, Gardner has been assisting with the growth of a Los Angeles-based luxury athletic wear brand CARBON38. Previously, she served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona during the 2015-16 season where she assisted with compliance, fundraising, social media, travel, and academics.
As a standout at UCLA, Gardner played her first two seasons for the Bruins in 2010-11 and 2011-12, before sitting out the next year due to injury. Gardner played in 26 games during the 2013-14 campaign, before becoming an undergraduate assistant in 2014-15.
As a sophomore, the 6-1 forward scored a career-high 18 points against McNeese State and finished with 20 starts, while posting 12 games in double-digit scoring.
Gardner, a native of Upland, Calif., graduated from UCLA in 2015 with a degree in sociology.
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