Darrius Garrett
| No. 13 – Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Turkish Basketball Second League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 11, 1990 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | McEachern (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
| College | Richmond (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Fribourg Olympic |
| 2013–2014 | AENK |
| 2014–2015 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| 2015–present | Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darrius Garrett (born April 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball Second League. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond.
High school career
Garret attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia. As a senior he averaged 16.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.[1]
College career
In his freshman season at Richmond, Garrett played sparingly. In 12 games, he averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[1][2]
In his sophomore season, he played in all 35 games as he finished seventh in the Atlantic 10 in blocks per game with 1.7 (60 in total). He also averaged 2.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game.[1][2]
In his junior season, he blocked a total of 59 shots, finishing the year 7th on Richmond's all-time blocks list with 124. In 37 games, he averaged 1.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 12.8 minutes per game.[1][2]
In his senior season, he became a regular starter and a bigger part of the team, as well as finishing his career as Richmond’s all-time leading shot blocker with a total of 231. Along with this honor, he was also named to the 2012 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team. In 32 games, he averaged 4.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 3.3 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game.[1][2]
Professional career
Garrett went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. In August 2012, he signed with Fribourg Olympic of Switzerland for the 2012–13 season.[3]
In August 2013, he signed with AENK of Greece for the 2013–14 season.[4] In April 2014, he left Nea Kifisia after 23 games.
On July 27, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Vanoli Cremona of Italy.[5] On August 28, 2014, his contract was voided by Cremona following medical tests revealing a left knee injury.[6] In September 2014, he signed with Koroivos Amaliadas.[7] In January 2015, he left Koroivos and signed with Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[8]
Personal
Garrett is the son of Darrick Jones and Sharllene Garrett, and has a younger sister, Dayira, and a younger brother, Darrick Jr.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "#1 Darrius Garrett". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Darrius Garrett Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Switzerland - Benetton Fribourg Olympic lands American Darrius Garrett". mlbb.gr. August 24, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Kifsia signs Darrius Garrett". Sportando.com. August 15, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Vanoli Cremona announces Darrius Garrett". Sportando.com. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Cremona voids Darrius Garrett's contract". Sportando.com. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Darrius Garrett signs with Koroivos". Sportando.com. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ↑ "AFYON BELEDIYESPOR'A YENI YABANCI". BasketBolig.com (in Turkish). January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.