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Jersey Number 11
Joseph Girard III
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glens Falls, N.Y.
- High School:
- Glens Falls
Bio
Senior Year:
Girard was one of 20 players named to the JERRY WEST AWARD watch list prior to the season ... The award recognizes the top shooting guard in college basketball ...  The senior's team-high 19 points led the way in the season opener against LEHIGH ... Girard had 14 points versus COLGATE ... He had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... He scored acareer-high 31 points in the Empire Classic, overtime victory against RICHMOND ... Girard dropped 20 points at NOTRE DAME ... He led the team in scoring with 18 points, thanks in part to four 3-pointers, in a win against OAKLAND ... Girard totaled six assists versus the GRIZZLIES ...  Girard's 15 points and four rebounds paced the Orange in a home victory against GEORGETOWN ... He contributed 16 points in 38 minutes of work when Syracuse defeated MONMOUTH ... Girard led SU to a home-court victory against CORNELL with 19 points ... He shot a perfect six-for-six at the foul line ... He recorded 16 points and dished out five assists in a home loss to PITTSBURGH ... Girard's game-high 24 points lifted the Orange past BOSTON COLLEGE at home ... The senior poured in 28 points, four assists and a season-high seven rebounds in a one-point road victory at LOUISVILLE ... The guard paced the Orange with 19 points in a road loss at VIRGINIA ... In a home triumph against VIRGINIA TECH, Girard put up 24 points ... He contributed 21 points in a road loss at MIAMI ... When the Orange won at Georgia Tech, Girard produced 28 points, five rebounds and a season-high seven assists ... Girard's 18 points and five assists kept the Orange close in a narrow loss to NORTH CAROLINA in the Dome ... Girard set a new season-high with three steals in a home loss to VIRGINIA ... Girard's 18 points and five rebounds helped lift the Orange to a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE ... The guard hauled in a season-high seven rebounds and scored 26 points in a road triumph versus FLORIDA STATE ... Syracuse took down a ranked NC STATE squad thanks to 14 points and four rebounds from Girard ... He had a game-high 21 points against DUKE .. Girard chipped in 11 points when the Orange fell to CLEMSON on the road ... He tallied 19 points and dished three assists in a road loss in PITTSBURGH ... Girard dropped 11 points against GEORGIA TECH at home ... The senior scored 16 points and logged four assists in the regular-season finale against WAKE FOREST ... Girard was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).Â
Junior Year:
He scored a team-high 20 points and led the team in assists (nine) when the Orange won an exhibition-game encounter with Le MOYNE ...In the home victory against LAFAYETTE, Girard scored a team high 20 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 on 3-point attempts ... He recorded his season high in points (27) and assists (eight) in the game against COLGATE ... In 44 minutes against INDIANA, Girard scored 22 points and dished five assists to help the Orange to victory ... He contributed 16 points when Syracuse won at FLORIDA STATE ... Girard tallied 15 points and seven assists at GEORGETOWN ... He also had 15 points and seven assists the next time out, in a win against BROWN ... In a 26-point showing at MIAMI, Girard had a career-high seven 3-pointers ... He had 13 points and seven assists at WAKE FOREST ... In Girard's 23-point effort versus CLEMSON, he was 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-5 on 3-point tries, and 7-of-7 from the foul line ... Girard propelled the Orange to victory against NC STATE posting a double-double performance with 19 points and 10 assists ... He scored 15 points in the win against LOUISVILLE ... In the road win against BOSTON COLLEGE, he scored 19 points and was perfect from the free throw line (8-8) ... Girard knocked down four 3-pointers in a 16-point effort at VIRGINIA TECH ... In a home win versus BOSTON COLLEGE, he went 4-8 from behind the arc and added five rebounds and three steals ... Girard scored 12 and dished out five assists in a victory versus GEORGIA TECH ... On the road at NOTRE DAME, he had four assists in 26 minutes of action ... Against DUKE, Girard contributed 18 points and two assists in 34 minutes of play ... He led Syracuse past FLORIDA STATE in the ACC Tournament by scoring 16 points ... He played all 40 minutes and scored 23 points versus Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Girard was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average).
Sophomore Year:
He was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Girard III grabbed seven rebounds and hit a crucial 3-pointer down the stretch in the season-opening win versus BRYANT ... He hit six 3-pointers and totaled 21 points in the win versus RIDER ... Girard III gave out six assists at RUTGERS ... He had a complete stat line in the win at BOSTON COLLEGE, tallying 17 points, five rebounds and five assists ... Girard III scored 21 points, snagged six steals and went a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe in the win against NORTHEASTERN ... He dished out six assists at home against PITTSBURGH ... Girard III gave the Orange 18 points and eight assists in the win against GEORGETOWN ... He had a season-high 23 points in the home win against MIAMI ... Girard III gave the Orange 19 points and three steals at CLEMSON ... He scored a team-high 16 points, grabbed six rebounds, and snagged three steals in the home win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Girard III scored 10 points at GEORGIA TECH ... In the home win against CLEMSON, he dished out seven assists ... Girard was named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Girard III scored 14 points in the ACC Tournament win against NC STATE ... He grabbed six boards, snagged three steals, and tied for the team-lead with four assists in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals against VIRGINIA ... Girard III tallied 12 points and led the team in assists (7) and rebounds (6) during the NCAA Tournament victory against SAN DIEGO STATE ... He led the team with seven assists, scored 12 points, and grabbed six boards in the Second Round victory against third-seeded WEST VIRGINIA ... Girard III gave the Orange 12 points in the Sweet Sixteen against HOUSTON.
Freshman Year:
Girard III scored three points with two assists in his season debut against VIRGINIA ... In his first Syracuse start, Girard III produced 24 points, on 7-8 (.875) shooting, in a home triumph versus SEATTLE ... He tallied nine points to pair with four assists in a win against CORNELL ... Girard III reached double-digit points (12) while leading the team in assists (6) en route to victory against BUCKNELL ... He notched 12 points for the second consecutive game and tied for the team lead in steals (3) in a losing effort against OKLAHOMA STATE ... He dropped 10 points in a triumph at GEORGIA TECH ... Girard III deposited four 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds during a loss against GEORGETOWN ... He gave the Orange 20 points and seven assists in a win against OAKLAND ... Girard III hit four 3-pointers and distributed six assists in a winning effort against NORTH FLORIDA ... He scored 10 points en route to victory versus NIAGARA ... Girard III had 20 points and grabbed four boards in a loss against NOTRE DAME ... He tallied 12 points in a loss to VIRGINIA TECH ... Girard III had a team-high 19 points in an overtime victory at VIRGINIA ... He scored 12 points and had three 3-pointers in a win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Girard III grabbed a career-high nine boards to pair with 15 points in a winning effort against NOTRE DAME ... He gave the Orange 10 points in a loss against CLEMSON ... Girard III had 17 points and a team-high seven assists in a loss against DUKE ... He had a career-high 30 points and shot 11-for-12 from the charity stripe in a home-court loss to NC STATE ... Girard III gave the Orange 22 points in a loss against FLORIDA STATE ... He had 12 points in a loss at LOUISVILLE ... Girard III contributed 15 points in a Dome victory against GEORGIA TECH ... He had his fifth consecutive game with double-digit points when he scored 16 points during a win at PITTSBURGH ... Girard III scored 13 points and gathered five rebounds in an overtime loss at MIAMI.
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Girard was one of 20 players named to the JERRY WEST AWARD watch list prior to the season ... The award recognizes the top shooting guard in college basketball ...  The senior's team-high 19 points led the way in the season opener against LEHIGH ... Girard had 14 points versus COLGATE ... He had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... He scored acareer-high 31 points in the Empire Classic, overtime victory against RICHMOND ... Girard dropped 20 points at NOTRE DAME ... He led the team in scoring with 18 points, thanks in part to four 3-pointers, in a win against OAKLAND ... Girard totaled six assists versus the GRIZZLIES ...  Girard's 15 points and four rebounds paced the Orange in a home victory against GEORGETOWN ... He contributed 16 points in 38 minutes of work when Syracuse defeated MONMOUTH ... Girard led SU to a home-court victory against CORNELL with 19 points ... He shot a perfect six-for-six at the foul line ... He recorded 16 points and dished out five assists in a home loss to PITTSBURGH ... Girard's game-high 24 points lifted the Orange past BOSTON COLLEGE at home ... The senior poured in 28 points, four assists and a season-high seven rebounds in a one-point road victory at LOUISVILLE ... The guard paced the Orange with 19 points in a road loss at VIRGINIA ... In a home triumph against VIRGINIA TECH, Girard put up 24 points ... He contributed 21 points in a road loss at MIAMI ... When the Orange won at Georgia Tech, Girard produced 28 points, five rebounds and a season-high seven assists ... Girard's 18 points and five assists kept the Orange close in a narrow loss to NORTH CAROLINA in the Dome ... Girard set a new season-high with three steals in a home loss to VIRGINIA ... Girard's 18 points and five rebounds helped lift the Orange to a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE ... The guard hauled in a season-high seven rebounds and scored 26 points in a road triumph versus FLORIDA STATE ... Syracuse took down a ranked NC STATE squad thanks to 14 points and four rebounds from Girard ... He had a game-high 21 points against DUKE .. Girard chipped in 11 points when the Orange fell to CLEMSON on the road ... He tallied 19 points and dished three assists in a road loss in PITTSBURGH ... Girard dropped 11 points against GEORGIA TECH at home ... The senior scored 16 points and logged four assists in the regular-season finale against WAKE FOREST ... Girard was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).Â
Junior Year:
He scored a team-high 20 points and led the team in assists (nine) when the Orange won an exhibition-game encounter with Le MOYNE ...In the home victory against LAFAYETTE, Girard scored a team high 20 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 on 3-point attempts ... He recorded his season high in points (27) and assists (eight) in the game against COLGATE ... In 44 minutes against INDIANA, Girard scored 22 points and dished five assists to help the Orange to victory ... He contributed 16 points when Syracuse won at FLORIDA STATE ... Girard tallied 15 points and seven assists at GEORGETOWN ... He also had 15 points and seven assists the next time out, in a win against BROWN ... In a 26-point showing at MIAMI, Girard had a career-high seven 3-pointers ... He had 13 points and seven assists at WAKE FOREST ... In Girard's 23-point effort versus CLEMSON, he was 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-5 on 3-point tries, and 7-of-7 from the foul line ... Girard propelled the Orange to victory against NC STATE posting a double-double performance with 19 points and 10 assists ... He scored 15 points in the win against LOUISVILLE ... In the road win against BOSTON COLLEGE, he scored 19 points and was perfect from the free throw line (8-8) ... Girard knocked down four 3-pointers in a 16-point effort at VIRGINIA TECH ... In a home win versus BOSTON COLLEGE, he went 4-8 from behind the arc and added five rebounds and three steals ... Girard scored 12 and dished out five assists in a victory versus GEORGIA TECH ... On the road at NOTRE DAME, he had four assists in 26 minutes of action ... Against DUKE, Girard contributed 18 points and two assists in 34 minutes of play ... He led Syracuse past FLORIDA STATE in the ACC Tournament by scoring 16 points ... He played all 40 minutes and scored 23 points versus Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Girard was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average).
Sophomore Year:
He was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Girard III grabbed seven rebounds and hit a crucial 3-pointer down the stretch in the season-opening win versus BRYANT ... He hit six 3-pointers and totaled 21 points in the win versus RIDER ... Girard III gave out six assists at RUTGERS ... He had a complete stat line in the win at BOSTON COLLEGE, tallying 17 points, five rebounds and five assists ... Girard III scored 21 points, snagged six steals and went a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe in the win against NORTHEASTERN ... He dished out six assists at home against PITTSBURGH ... Girard III gave the Orange 18 points and eight assists in the win against GEORGETOWN ... He had a season-high 23 points in the home win against MIAMI ... Girard III gave the Orange 19 points and three steals at CLEMSON ... He scored a team-high 16 points, grabbed six rebounds, and snagged three steals in the home win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Girard III scored 10 points at GEORGIA TECH ... In the home win against CLEMSON, he dished out seven assists ... Girard was named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Girard III scored 14 points in the ACC Tournament win against NC STATE ... He grabbed six boards, snagged three steals, and tied for the team-lead with four assists in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals against VIRGINIA ... Girard III tallied 12 points and led the team in assists (7) and rebounds (6) during the NCAA Tournament victory against SAN DIEGO STATE ... He led the team with seven assists, scored 12 points, and grabbed six boards in the Second Round victory against third-seeded WEST VIRGINIA ... Girard III gave the Orange 12 points in the Sweet Sixteen against HOUSTON.
Freshman Year:
Girard III scored three points with two assists in his season debut against VIRGINIA ... In his first Syracuse start, Girard III produced 24 points, on 7-8 (.875) shooting, in a home triumph versus SEATTLE ... He tallied nine points to pair with four assists in a win against CORNELL ... Girard III reached double-digit points (12) while leading the team in assists (6) en route to victory against BUCKNELL ... He notched 12 points for the second consecutive game and tied for the team lead in steals (3) in a losing effort against OKLAHOMA STATE ... He dropped 10 points in a triumph at GEORGIA TECH ... Girard III deposited four 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds during a loss against GEORGETOWN ... He gave the Orange 20 points and seven assists in a win against OAKLAND ... Girard III hit four 3-pointers and distributed six assists in a winning effort against NORTH FLORIDA ... He scored 10 points en route to victory versus NIAGARA ... Girard III had 20 points and grabbed four boards in a loss against NOTRE DAME ... He tallied 12 points in a loss to VIRGINIA TECH ... Girard III had a team-high 19 points in an overtime victory at VIRGINIA ... He scored 12 points and had three 3-pointers in a win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Girard III grabbed a career-high nine boards to pair with 15 points in a winning effort against NOTRE DAME ... He gave the Orange 10 points in a loss against CLEMSON ... Girard III had 17 points and a team-high seven assists in a loss against DUKE ... He had a career-high 30 points and shot 11-for-12 from the charity stripe in a home-court loss to NC STATE ... Girard III gave the Orange 22 points in a loss against FLORIDA STATE ... He had 12 points in a loss at LOUISVILLE ... Girard III contributed 15 points in a Dome victory against GEORGIA TECH ... He had his fifth consecutive game with double-digit points when he scored 16 points during a win at PITTSBURGH ... Girard III scored 13 points and gathered five rebounds in an overtime loss at MIAMI.
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Italy:
He tallied 10 points when the Orange defeated OXYGEN BASSANO, 103-54 ... Girard III led all Syracuse scorers by posting 16 points against SIENA SELECT ... Girard III averaged 10.0 points per game on the Italy trip.
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Glens Falls High:
He led Glens Falls to New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class B state titles in football (2016, 2018) and basketball (2019) ... He was coached in basketball by Robert Girard ... Girard III made his varsity debut as an eighth grader in 2014-15, scoring 31 points, versus Fonda-Fultonville ... The Indians lost in the quarterfinals of the Section II Class A Playoffs, ending their season at 9-11 ... Girard III averaged 21.7 ppg. ... He became the first eighth grader to be named to the Foothills Council Second Team ... Girard III earned All-State Class A Honorable Mention Honors ... At Amsterdam, he scored 52 points in a 87-82 win ... Girard III posted five 40-point games in his freshman season ... In the Foothills Council Championship, Girard III scored 31 points to help Glens Falls clinch the title ... The Indians lost to Hudson Falls, 82-78, in the Section II Class B Finals, despite Girard’s 39-point effort ... He averaged 33.9 points and Glens Falls was 20-4 ... He was the first freshman Foothills Council League MVP ... Girard III earned NYS All-State Class B First Team honors ... In 2016-17, the Indians won their first 24 games ... The program’s only loss came in the Boys Class B Regional Semifinal to Canton, 87-63 ... Over the last six games -- a win against Amsterdam in the Foothills Council Championship, four triumphs in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament and the loss to Canton -- Girard III averaged 38.3 points-per-game ... His season average was 36.4 ppg. ... He was named All-USA New York Second Team ... Girard III was the 2017-18 New York State Sports Writers Association (NYSSWA) Class B Player of the Year ... The Indians were 20-3 and finalists in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament ... He was the New York Gatorade and the All-USA New York player of the year ... He averaged 50.0 points ... Girard III scored between 40-49 points 12 times, 50-59 nine times and 60-or-more twice ... Girard III had a season-high 60 points to help Glens Falls defeat Amsterdam, 86-76 ... He equaled that output when the Indians defeated Schuylerville in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament ... Girard III scored 50-or-more points in four straight wins – 50 versus Hoosick Falls (87-82), 50 to help the Indians defeat South Glens Falls (87-57), 50 versus Schuylerville (81-64) and 59 in a win versus Broadalbin-Perth (104-71) ... When he had 44 points at Amsterdam on January 30, Girard III became the all-time leading scorer in the state ... He broke the record of 2,946 owned by Lance Stephenson from Brooklyn’s Abraham Lincoln High School ... The 2018-19 Glens Falls basketball team won the state and federation Class B championships, and finished with a 29-1 record ... Glens Falls beat Lowville for the state crown, 75-74, and Girard III had 50 points ... The Indians beat Cardinal O’Hara for the federation title, 88-79. Girard III had 43 points ... Girard III scored 34-or-more points in 29-of-30 games ... Girard III had a scholastic-best 69 points, a Section II record, when Glens Falls beat Schuylerville, 98-83 ... When the Indians defeated Watervliet two weeks later, 88-70, Girard III had 60 ... He ended his high school career with 4,763 points, good for 10th place on the all-time list, according to the National Federation of High Schools ... Girard III repeated as the NYSSWA Class B Player of the Year and as a NYSSWA Class B first-team honoree ... Girard III was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year ... The Basketball Coaches Association of New York picked him as its Mr. Basketball.
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He led Glens Falls to New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class B state titles in football (2016, 2018) and basketball (2019) ... He was coached in basketball by Robert Girard ... Girard III made his varsity debut as an eighth grader in 2014-15, scoring 31 points, versus Fonda-Fultonville ... The Indians lost in the quarterfinals of the Section II Class A Playoffs, ending their season at 9-11 ... Girard III averaged 21.7 ppg. ... He became the first eighth grader to be named to the Foothills Council Second Team ... Girard III earned All-State Class A Honorable Mention Honors ... At Amsterdam, he scored 52 points in a 87-82 win ... Girard III posted five 40-point games in his freshman season ... In the Foothills Council Championship, Girard III scored 31 points to help Glens Falls clinch the title ... The Indians lost to Hudson Falls, 82-78, in the Section II Class B Finals, despite Girard’s 39-point effort ... He averaged 33.9 points and Glens Falls was 20-4 ... He was the first freshman Foothills Council League MVP ... Girard III earned NYS All-State Class B First Team honors ... In 2016-17, the Indians won their first 24 games ... The program’s only loss came in the Boys Class B Regional Semifinal to Canton, 87-63 ... Over the last six games -- a win against Amsterdam in the Foothills Council Championship, four triumphs in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament and the loss to Canton -- Girard III averaged 38.3 points-per-game ... His season average was 36.4 ppg. ... He was named All-USA New York Second Team ... Girard III was the 2017-18 New York State Sports Writers Association (NYSSWA) Class B Player of the Year ... The Indians were 20-3 and finalists in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament ... He was the New York Gatorade and the All-USA New York player of the year ... He averaged 50.0 points ... Girard III scored between 40-49 points 12 times, 50-59 nine times and 60-or-more twice ... Girard III had a season-high 60 points to help Glens Falls defeat Amsterdam, 86-76 ... He equaled that output when the Indians defeated Schuylerville in the Boys Class B Section II Tournament ... Girard III scored 50-or-more points in four straight wins – 50 versus Hoosick Falls (87-82), 50 to help the Indians defeat South Glens Falls (87-57), 50 versus Schuylerville (81-64) and 59 in a win versus Broadalbin-Perth (104-71) ... When he had 44 points at Amsterdam on January 30, Girard III became the all-time leading scorer in the state ... He broke the record of 2,946 owned by Lance Stephenson from Brooklyn’s Abraham Lincoln High School ... The 2018-19 Glens Falls basketball team won the state and federation Class B championships, and finished with a 29-1 record ... Glens Falls beat Lowville for the state crown, 75-74, and Girard III had 50 points ... The Indians beat Cardinal O’Hara for the federation title, 88-79. Girard III had 43 points ... Girard III scored 34-or-more points in 29-of-30 games ... Girard III had a scholastic-best 69 points, a Section II record, when Glens Falls beat Schuylerville, 98-83 ... When the Indians defeated Watervliet two weeks later, 88-70, Girard III had 60 ... He ended his high school career with 4,763 points, good for 10th place on the all-time list, according to the National Federation of High Schools ... Girard III repeated as the NYSSWA Class B Player of the Year and as a NYSSWA Class B first-team honoree ... Girard III was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year ... The Basketball Coaches Association of New York picked him as its Mr. Basketball.
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Personal:
Joseph Girard III is the son of Joseph Jr. and Arleen Girard ... He was born in November 2000 in Glens Falls, N.Y. ... He is majoring in sport management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Joseph Girard III is the son of Joseph Jr. and Arleen Girard ... He was born in November 2000 in Glens Falls, N.Y. ... He is majoring in sport management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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