University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2023-24 (Sr.): Collected First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors, helping Seawolves to 22-11 record, GNAC Tournament finals and NCAA Tournament bid … named Team MVP, ranking 7th in GNAC in scoring (15.3 ppg), 3rd in steals (1.8 spg), 2nd in 3FGs per game (2.5), 4th in assist-turnover ratio (2.7), 12th in FT% (.783), 13th in 3FG% (.382), 18th in assists (2.1 apg) and 9th in minutes (32.2 mpg) … scored double figures in 28 of 33 games, including career-high 28 points (8-13 FG, 5-7 3FG, 7-7 FT) in win over No. 1 Saint Martin’s, 27 points (8-14 FG, 5-8 3FG, 6-6 FT) to power 77-72 win over Chaminade, and double-double (21 pts/10 rebs) in win at Simon Fraser … helped Seawolves lead GNAC and rank 11th nationally in scoring defense at 65.0 ppg … earned GNAC Player of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 and was MVP of GNAC/PacWest Challenge … propelled comeback from 18-point deficit to earn 83-81 2OT win over Simon Fraser with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, making two threes in final 30 seconds of regulation … other top efforts included 19 points (3-6 3FG), 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in GNAC Tourney quarterfinal win over Saint Martin’s; 25 points (9-18 FG, 6-7 FT) in road loss to Western Washington; 17 points (4-9 3FG) in home win over GNAC regular-season champ MSU Billings; and 15 points, 5 rebounds in NCAA Tourney First Round loss to eventual national semifinalist Cal State San Bernardino … finished 9th on UAA’s single-season steals list with 61 swipes, along with t-12th in 3FGs made (83), 18th in 3FGs per game (2.52) and t-11th in games started (33) … finished 11th on program’s career list with 1.57 steals per game, along with 19th in steals (94) and t-18th in 3FGs made (133) … ended 4-year NCAA Div. II career with combined 1,303 points between UAA and CSU-Pueblo … made CSC Academic All-District and GNAC All-Academic teams with 3.58 overall GPA … named 2023-24 UAA Athlete of the Year and received Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s 2024 Trajan Langdon Award for leadership, integrity and sportsmanship.

2022-23 (Jr.): Earned honorable mention All-GNAC recognition, leading Seawolves with 10.4 points per game, along with 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals … played in all 27 games with 21 starting assignments, shooting .345 from long range and .735 at FT stripe … posted GNAC ranks of 8th in 3FGs per game (1.9), 14th in steals and 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) … scored double figures on 15 occasions, including 10 of final 13 games … finished season with 23-game streak of making at least one three-pointer, ranking as eighth-longest in program history … top outings included 18 points (7-13 FG), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, no turnovers and 3 steals in road win over Western Washington; 18 points (7-15 FG) and 5 rebounds in narrow home loss to WWU; 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-9 3FG) and 4 rebounds in win over Westminster; 18 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3FG, 8-10 FT) in home loss to eventual GNAC champ Saint Martin’s; and 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-4 3FG) and 2 steals in home win over Central Washington … made GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.48 overall GPA.

2021-22: Redshirted while recovering from Achilles' injury suffered in April 2021.

2020-21: Team did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

BEFORE UAA: Started 32 of 56 games in two seasons at fellow NCAA Div. II program Colorado State-Pueblo, totaling 518 points and 114 assists … averaged 11.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as sophomore in 2019-20, shooting .470 from the field and .437 (55-126) on three-pointers … tallied double figures in 22 contests, including a season-high 22 points (6-7 3FG) against New Mexico Highlands … started 18 contests as freshman, averaging 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists … scored double figures on eight occasions in 2018-19, including a near triple-double with 16 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds against Westminster, and a career-high 23 points against Chadron State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state honorable mention and was an All-South Metro Team pick as senior at Rock Canyon … was three-time All-Continental League selection and four-year starter … led Jaguars to 47-7 record over final two seasons, capping prep career with averages of 15.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 2017-18 … played AAU for Colorado Chaos … also lettered in track & field.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 11, 1999 in Denver, Colo. … son of Thomas and Raelene Gilbert … youngest of three siblings … other interests include golf, fashion and music.

MAJORS: Psychology/Journalism & Public Communications

WHY I CHOSE UAA: I chose UAA because of the family culture, winning mindset, and because we have the best facilities in NCAA Division II.

UAA Career Highs
Points – 28 vs Saint Martin’s, 1/27/24
Rebounds – 10 at Simon Fraser, 1/20/24
Assists – 7 vs Seattle Pacific, 2/29/24
Blocks – 2, twice (last: vs Saint Martin’s, 3/7/24)
Steals – 5 at Central Washington, 2/10/24

NCAA Div. II Career Highs
Points – 28 vs Saint Martin’s, 1/27/24
Rebounds – 10 at Simon Fraser, 1/20/24
Assists – 10 at Westminster, 12/14/18
Blocks – 2, three times (last: at Saint Martin’s, 3/7/24)
Steals – 5 at Central Washington, 2/10/24

Career Stats
Season         GP-GS  Min/Avg   FG-FGA  FG% 3FG-Att 3FG%  FT-FTA  FT%  OR- DR-REB/AVG  PF-D   A  TO BK  ST  PTS/ AVG
2018-19 (CSUP) 28-18  621/22.2  65-160 .406  25- 80 .313  52- 66 .788   4- 70- 74/2.6  74-3  70  36  4  22  207/ 7.4
2019-20 (CSUP) 28-14  792/28.3 108-230 .470  55-126 .437  40- 60 .667  14- 82- 96/3.4  70-2  44  39  5  19  311/11.1
2020-21 (UAA)                             No season (Covid-19)
2021-22 (UAA)                               MEDICAL REDSHIRT
2022-23 (UAA)  27-21  710/26.3  97-232 .418  50-145 .345  36- 49 .735  22- 62- 84/3.1  53-1  42  25  1  33  280/10.4
2023-24 (UAA)  33-33 1064/32.2 164-375 .437  83-217 .382  94-120 .783  14-114-128/3.9  81-1  69  26  7  61  505/15.3
UAA Totals     60-54 1774/29.6 261-607 .430 133-362 .367 130-169 .769  36-176-212/3.5 134-2 111  51  8  94  785/13.1
4-Yr TOTALS   116-86 3185/27.5 434-997 .435 213-568 .375 222-295 .753  54-328-382/3.3 278-7 225 126 17 135 1303/11.2