Mael Gilles official NCAA statistics
A 6-1 forward who originally came up through Canada's youth national teams, Mael Gilles joined ASU as a graduate transfer from Rutgers in April 2021.
Last season Gilles averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds as a senior in helping the Scarlet Knights earn their highest seed in the NCAA Tournament since 2012. A starter in 55 of 101 games for Rutgers over the last four seasons, Gilles will be playing a fifth year due to a COVID-19-related NCAA rule granting an extra season for student-athletes who competed in 2020-21 winter sports.
A starter in all 18 games she played in last season, Gilles notched six double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 16 points on two occasions. One of her top performances of the season came against perennial Big Ten powerhouse Maryland, a contest in which she posted a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds and played all 40 minutes in Rutgers' four-point loss to one of the eventual No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
As a junior, Gilles played in 31 contests with 28 starts. She averaged 7.7 points per game in Rutgers' 22 victories and added 5.5 rebounds per content in those wins. The Scarlet Knights were 9-0 when Gilles scored in double figures in 2019-20. Her junior campaign included a career-high 17-point performance in Rutgers' win over Towson. In a win over Niagara, Gilles scored 10 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds, the highest, single-game rebound total by a Rutgers player in 2019-20.
In 2018-19, Gilles played in 29 contests with nine starts. She posted her first career double-double (13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds) in the season-opener against St. Francis. The 16 rebounds were the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2014 and helped Rutgers set the RAC rebounding record with 73 total boards.
Gilles was a member of the 2016 Canadian Development National Team and Canadian Junior Women's National Team that placed eighth at the U19 World Championships in Russia, as well as the 2014 Canadian Women's National Team that competed at the FIBA U17 Championship. In 2014, she shot 43 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 83 percent from the free throw line for the Canadian Junior Women's National Team that finished as the runner-up at the U18 FIBA Americans. She also earned a silver medal with the 2013 Canadian Women's National Team that competed at the FIBA U16 World Championships in Mexico. Gilles was also named a CÉGEP League First Team honoree, recognizing the best in Quebec high school basketball in 2016-17.
A 6-1 forward who originally came up through Canada's youth national teams, Mael Gilles joined ASU as a graduate transfer from Rutgers in April 2021.
Last season Gilles averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds as a senior in helping the Scarlet Knights earn their highest seed in the NCAA Tournament since 2012. A starter in 55 of 101 games for Rutgers over the last four seasons, Gilles will be playing a fifth year due to a COVID-19-related NCAA rule granting an extra season for student-athletes who competed in 2020-21 winter sports.
A starter in all 18 games she played in last season, Gilles notched six double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 16 points on two occasions. One of her top performances of the season came against perennial Big Ten powerhouse Maryland, a contest in which she posted a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds and played all 40 minutes in Rutgers' four-point loss to one of the eventual No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
As a junior, Gilles played in 31 contests with 28 starts. She averaged 7.7 points per game in Rutgers' 22 victories and added 5.5 rebounds per content in those wins. The Scarlet Knights were 9-0 when Gilles scored in double figures in 2019-20. Her junior campaign included a career-high 17-point performance in Rutgers' win over Towson. In a win over Niagara, Gilles scored 10 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds, the highest, single-game rebound total by a Rutgers player in 2019-20.
In 2018-19, Gilles played in 29 contests with nine starts. She posted her first career double-double (13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds) in the season-opener against St. Francis. The 16 rebounds were the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2014 and helped Rutgers set the RAC rebounding record with 73 total boards.
Gilles was a member of the 2016 Canadian Development National Team and Canadian Junior Women's National Team that placed eighth at the U19 World Championships in Russia, as well as the 2014 Canadian Women's National Team that competed at the FIBA U17 Championship. In 2014, she shot 43 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 83 percent from the free throw line for the Canadian Junior Women's National Team that finished as the runner-up at the U18 FIBA Americans. She also earned a silver medal with the 2013 Canadian Women's National Team that competed at the FIBA U16 World Championships in Mexico. Gilles was also named a CÉGEP League First Team honoree, recognizing the best in Quebec high school basketball in 2016-17.