Daniel Giddens

Photo by: Kent Gidley

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
247
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mableton, Ga.
High School:
Oak Hill Academy
Prev School:
Ohio State

Career Accolades

Saw action in 34 games, making 18 starts
Ranked second on the team in blocked shots per game (1.0)

Junior (2018-19)

Missed the last four games of the season due to a right hand injury
Provided a spark of energy off the bench adding four points and one block in a season-high 11 minutes against Georgia (2/6)
Led the team in blocks (1), while adding three points, two rebounds, and one assist at Texas A&M (2/19)
Scored a pivotal four points to seal the victory at South Carolina (2/26), while also adding two rebounds, one assist, and one block
Drilled in a season-high six points at LSU (1/8)
Saw seven minutes of action off the bench vs. Northeastern (11/15)
Put up four points and five rebounds off the bench against Appalachian Sate (11/11)
Added two boards, one assist and one block against Auburn (3/5)
Registered one point, rebound, and block against UCF (11/29)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Recorded a team-high seven rebounds and three blocks to go along with five points and an assist in the SEC tournament semifinal vs. Kentucky (3/10)
Registered a career-high 13 points while leading the team in blocks (3) and adding four rebounds, one steal and one assist vs. Mississippi State (1/20)
Scored 12 points while totaling six rebounds, two blocks and one steal in the win vs. Rhode Island (12/6)
Was perfect from the field (5-of-5) to score 11 points, to go along with one rebound, one block and one steal against South Carolina (1/9)
Totaled 10 points and six rebounds against Texas (12/22)
Scored eight points to go along with three blocks, one steal and two rebounds in the win against BYU (11/24)
Tied his career-high in rebounds (9) while adding four points and two blocks against then-No. 12 Oklahoma (1/27)
Grabbed five rebounds to go along with three blocks and three points in the home opener against Lipscomb (11/14)
Scored four points and made one block in 11 minutes in the win against UT Arlington (11/21)
Tied for the lead in blocks (4) while scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds vs. UCF (12/3)
Went 3-of-3 from the floor to total seven points in the Round of 32 vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (3/17)
Collected eight points, two rebounds and one block at Arizona (12/9)
Put up 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting while totaling two rebounds and a steal at Mississippi State (2/6)
Scored four points while totaling three rebounds and two blocks against Mercer (12/19)
Blocked two shots and scored two points while grabbing two rebounds vs. then-No. 5 Texas A&M (12/30)
Totaled five points, one steal and one assist, while pulling down a rebound in 12 minutes off the bench vs. Vanderbilt (1/2)
Scored seven points to go along with four rebounds vs. Florida (2/27)

Redshirt Season (2016-17)

Transferred from Ohio State and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
One of six to receive team's Student Academic Achievement Award

At Ohio State (2015-16)

Saw action in 33 contests, while making seven starts
Averaged 3.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 18.2 minutes per game
Improved as the year went on, averaging 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks a game in the Buckeyes' four postseason contests
Went for a season-high 11 points in a loss to Florida in the second round of the 2016 National Invitation Tournament
Scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench against Mount St. Mary's (11/15)
Totaled seven points, nine boards and six blocks against UT Arlington (11/20)
Collected five points, six rebounds and three blocks against Memphis (11/27)
Had four blocks vs. Virginia (12/1)
Tallied seven points, six boards and four steals at UConn (12/12)
Recorded six points and three boards vs. Kentucky (12/19)

Prep Highlights

Came out of renowned Oak Hill Academy where he was a consensus top-50 player and top-10 center in the nation
Helped his team to a 47-1 record in 2014-15
Was a part of multiple tournament championships, including the Captured Phenom Hoop Classic, Marshall County Hoop Fest and Nike Extravaganza, among others
Prior to his time at Oak Hill Academy, he played at Wheeler High School where he averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game while leading his team to the Georgia Region 5 title
2013 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-Georgia Class 5A Second Team honors
A member of the USA Basketball Men's U-16 National Team that won the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship

Personal Information

Born July 4, 1997
Son of Harvey and Wendy Giddens
His father, Harvey, played basketball at Clark Atlanta University where he is in the Hall of Fame
Great grandfather is Charles Patterson, Sr., who played basketball for the University of Oregon in 1935-36. Was the first black player in the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-12 Conference). He was inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame, played professionally in the American Basketball League and for the Harlem Globetrotters for a short time
Has a younger brother, David
Majoring in consumer science