Senior Year (Syracuse)

• 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


• He had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, when the Orange defeated Northeastern


• He scored a career-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 and totaled six assists


• 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 hauled in a season-high seven rebounds and scored 26 points in a road triumph versus Florida State


• He had a game-high 21 points against Duke

Junior Year (Syracuse)

• 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.


• 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.


• 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 (Syracuse)

• 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.


• He had a complete stat line in the win at Boston College, tallying 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.


• Girard scored 21 points, snagged six steals and went a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe in the win against Northeastern.


• Girard 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 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 gave the Orange 12 points in the Sweet Sixteen against Houston.

Freshman Year (Syracuse)

• 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.


• Girard 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 gave the Orange 20 points and seven assists in a win against Oakland.


• He had a career-high 30 points and shot 11-for-12 from the charity stripe in a home-court loss to NC State.


• He had his fifth consecutive game with double-digit points when he scored 16 points during a win at Pittsburgh.

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.
Personal

• Joseph Girard III is the son of Arleen and Joseph Jr. Girard


• Born in November 2000

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide