Dylan Cardwell (born December 16, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers.
Cardwell attended Oak Hill Academy up to his junior season before transferring to McEachern High School for his senior year. As a junior he averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[1] Coming out of high school, Cardwell was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Auburn Tigers over other schools such as Georgia, Tennessee, Miami, Maryland and UConn.[2]
As a freshman in 2020-21, Cardwell appeared in 27 games where he averaged 3.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game.[3] On January 11, 2022, he tallied six points, six rebounds, and four blocks in a win over rival Alabama.[4] During the 2021-22 season, Cardwell appeared in all 34 games and averaged three points and three rebounds.[5] In the first two games of the 2022-23 season, he put up nine points and ten blocks.[6] In the 2022-23 season, Cardwell averaged 3.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 32 appearances.[7] In 2023-24, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.6 blocks, and 1.2 assists in 14.7 minutes per game.[8] Heading into the 2024-25 season, Cardwell become a full-time starter for the first time.[9] On December 30, 2024, he posted 12 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a win over Monmouth.[10] On March 1, 2025, Cardwell become the all-time winningest player in Auburn men’s basketball history, with 115 wins after he helped the Tigers to a 94-78 win over Kentucky.[11]
On June 26, 2025 after being undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Cardwell signed a Two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings.[12]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Auburn | 27 | 1 | 15.1 | .705 | 1.000 | .571 | 3.6 | .5 | .4 | .6 | 3.8 |
| 2021–22 | Auburn | 34 | 0 | 11.5 | .690 | .000 | .400 | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 2022–23 | Auburn | 32 | 1 | 13.4 | .747 | .000 | .318 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .3 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023–24 | Auburn | 35 | 1 | 14.5 | .709 | .400 | .587 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 2024–25 | Auburn | 38 | 38 | 20.3 | .700 | .500 | .324 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .8 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| Career | 166 | 41 | 15.1 | .709 | .400 | .450 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.3 | 4.2 | |
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