IUPUI head coach and former Arizona Wildcats guard Jason Gardner resigned from his role Tuesday morning following his arrest of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Indiana Monday.Β Β
IUPUI assistant athletic director Ed Holdaway told the Indianapolis Star that "we certainly wish him the best."
A former Indiana Mr. Basketball who went on to play for the Wildcats between 1999-2000 and 2002-03, Gardner has been the head coach at Indianapolis University-Purdue University Indianapolis since 2014. At IUPUI, Gardner was 64-94 overall with the Jaguars, leading them to the CIT last season.
Gardner is Arizona's third all-time leading scorer with 1,984 points over his four-year career with the Wildcats and averaged 35.5 minutes per game, the most in school history. Gardner helped the Wildcats reach the NCAA championship game in 2001 and led them to a No. 1 ranking for much of the 2002-03 season.
Gardner's jersey at UAΒ was retiredΒ in 2005.Β
