COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Admon Gilder, a touted 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Dallas’ James Madison High School, has become the latest addition to the Texas A&M men’s basketball team’s highly-ranked 2015 recruiting class.
“Admon is a combo guard who can really score,” Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. “He’s in the mold of Dominique Kirk and Donald Sloan, a guard who can play any of the one, two or three spots. He’s won two state championships, so he’s a winner who does everything on the court well.”
A prolific scorer, Gilder is considered a four-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. The Dallas native is a member of ESPN’s Top 100 and is ranked by the outlet as the No.6 prospect in Texas as well as the No. 17 shooting guard in the country.
“He’s a guy that can really shoot the basketball,” Evan Daniels, Scout.com director of basketball recruiting, said. “He’s wired to put up points and score, that’s what is in his DNA and what he does best.”
A three-year basketball letterwinner entering his senior year at Dallas Madison, Gilder has also participated in both cross country and track and field. He was selected All-State following both his sophomore and junior campaigns as the Trojans captured back-to-back state titles on the court, with Gilder earning state title game MVP honors last spring.
Gilder has seen his offensive production rise from 15 points per game during the 2011-12 season, when he earned District 11 3-A Freshman of the Year honors, to 22 points per game as a sophomore and 26 points per game as a junior. He earned District MVP honors as both a sophomore and junior, highlighted by a career best 43-point effort against Dallas Carter High School last year. A standout in the classroom as well, Gilder is a member of the National Honor Society.
During AAU competition, Gilder is a member of the Dallas Mustangs.
Gilder picked Texas A&M over Baylor, Oklahoma State and SMU.
