George "Trey" Gilder III (born January 24, 1985) is an American professional

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player for

Indios de Mayagüez The Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians) are a baseball team in Puerto Rico's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, in Spanish). Based in Mayagüez, the ''Indios'' have won 18 national ...

of the

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The Baloncesto Superior Naci ...

(BSN). He played college basketball for McNeese State,

Tyler Junior College Tyler Junior College (TJC) is a public community college in Tyler, Texas. It is one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with an enrollment of more than 12,500 credit students each year with an additional 20,000 continuing education enroll ...

and

Northwestern State Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

. Trey Gilder was chosen as the “MVP of the Year” for the Panteras in Venezuela averaging more PPG.

High school career

Gilder attended DeSoto High School in

DeSoto, Texas DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas, in the United States. DeSoto is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Lancaster. History The area was first settled in 1847 ...

where he was a member of the 2003 Texas 5A State Championship winning team.

College career

In 2003–04, Gilder played briefly for

McNeese State University McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. M ...

before playing for

from 2004 to 2006. Gilder played two years at

Northwestern State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

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-

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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).RED CLAWS ACQUIRE TREY GILDER

Professional career

2008–09 season

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Gilder was selected by the

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in the second round of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft on November 7, 2008. He went on to help the 14ers win the 2009 NBA D-League championship as he averaged 13.6 points in 54 games on the season.

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Gilder joined the

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...

for the 2009 NBA Summer League and later signed with the team on August 27, 2009. However, he was waived by the Grizzlies on November 5 after appearing in six preseason games and two regular season games. On November 30, he was acquired by the

Maine Red Claws The Maine Celtics (formerly the Maine Red Claws) are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Portland, Maine, and are affiliated with the Boston Celtics. The Maine Celtics play their home games at the Portland Expo B ...

. On March 5, 2010, he was traded to the

Albuquerque Thunderbirds Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

in exchange for Kurt Looby.

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Gilder joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. In November 2010, he signed with

KK Zagreb Košarkaški klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zagreb or simply Zagreb, was a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competed in the ABA League and the Croatian League. In the 2011–12 seaso ...

of the Croatian

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but lasted just two games for parting ways with the club. On December 7, 2010, he signed with the Sydney Kings for the rest of the

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. In 20 games for the Kings, he averaged 13.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

2011–12 season

On December 12, 2011, Gilder signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Jazz on December 21, 2011. Having held the returning players rights of Gilder following the name change from the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the

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traded his rights to the

Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team plays their home games in the Sanford Pentagon, a place they have call ...

on January 3, 2012.

2012 off-season

On April 18, 2012, Gilder signed with

Trotamundos de Carabobo Trotamundos B.B.C. (), also known as Trotamundos de Carabobo, is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, located in the Venezuelan Carabobo State. The team currently plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. The team has won the Venezuelan champ ...

of Venezuela for the rest of the 2012 LPB season. In July 2012, he joined the

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for the 2012 NBA Summer League, and the following month, he signed with Cañeros de La Romana of the

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2005, six teams compete annually between September and October. History The league was founded on September 6, 2004 a ...

2012–13 season

On September 26, 2012, Gilder signed with the Utah Jazz, returning to the franchise for a second stint. However, he was waived again on October 18, 2012 after appearing in two preseason games. In February 2013, he returned to Trotamundos de Carabobo but left the team after two months.

2013–14 season

On February 21, 2014, Gilder signed with

Halcones de Xalapa Halcones de Xalapa is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The l ...

of Mexico for the rest of the 2013–14 ( LNBP season. He later returned to Trotamundos in May for a third stint.

2014–15 season

On January 28, 2015, Gilder was acquired by the

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. On February 17, he was traded to the

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in exchange for the returning player rights of Richard Howell. Shot the 3 that clinched the championship in the Dominican Republic in 2018. MVP of the year 2018 Venezuela.

2015–16 season

On December 20, 2015, Gilder signed with

Panteras de Miranda Panteras de Miranda is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Miranda. The club competes in the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division natio ...

of the

Venezuelan League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exp ...

2017–18 season

In March 2018, Gilder signed with Rafael Barias of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS), making his debut on March 21 in an 80–78 win over Huellas del Siglo. After the season ended, he re-signed with Panteras de Miranda.

Personal

Gilder is the son of Judith Redwine, and he has a brother, Keri.Glider graduated from DeSoto High School in 2003, DeSoto, TX, obtained his Associates Degree from Tyler Jr. College in Tyler, TX and his Bachelors Degree from Northwestern State in Louisiana
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