Garret Siler

Garret Siler

Siler during his tenure with Phoenix.
Pure-Youth Construction (basketball)
Position Center
Personal information
Born October 25, 1986
Augusta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school Academy of Richmond County
(Augusta, Georgia)
College Augusta State (2005–2009)
Pro career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Shanghai Xiyang Sharks (China)
2010–2012 Phoenix Suns
2011 →Iowa Energy (D-League)
2012–2013 Jiangsu Dragons (China)
2013 Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico)
2015 Pure-Youth Construction (Taiwan)
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA all-time leader in field goal percentage (all divisions)

Garret Andrew Siler (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He formerly played center for Augusta State University. When he went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft, he first signed with the D-League's Utah Flash and then the Chinese Basketball Association's Shanghai Sharks. During his one year with the Sharks, he averaged 14.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game on 74 percent shooting from the field.

During the summer of 2010, he played for the New Jersey Nets in the Orlando portion of the NBA Summer League and for the Miami Heat in the Las Vegas portion. For Miami, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks while playing for 14 minutes per game for five games and shooting 75 percent from the field. On September 20, Siler was invited to practice for the Phoenix Suns. One day later, the Suns decided to give him a two-year contract for the NBA's minimum salary. On January 2, 2011, the Phoenix Suns assigned Garret to the Iowa Energy for 10 games. He was later called back up to Phoenix. The Suns implemented a weight clause for Siler.[1] On January 2, 2012, after a win against the Golden State Warriors, the Suns announced that they waived Garret Siler. Siler was the first Augusta State basketball player to ever play for an NBA team. He also has the distinction of being the only John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School student to play for a major professional sports team.

In 2012, he was named to the Washington Wizards's 2012 NBA Summer League team. He then played for the Jiangsu Dragons in the CBA.[2] In 2013, he joined the Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico.[3] He was waived midseason.[4]

NCAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Augusta State 21 7 9.2 .699 .000 .409 2.4 0.19 0.05 0.57 5.3
2006–07 Augusta State 31 31 22.6 .689 .000 .603 6.8 0.77 0.45 2.39 13.1
2007–08 Augusta State 34 33 26.6 .762 .000 .579 7.8 1.18 0.35 2.62 15.2
2008–09 Augusta State 35 35 26.8 .789 .000 .655 7.7 0.86 0.37 2.57 16.2
Career[5] 121 106 21.3 .735 .000 .562 6.2 0.75 0.31 2.04 12.5

International career statistics

Chinese Basketball Association

[6][7]

SEASON LEAGUE TEAM GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 CBA Shanghai Sharks 38 23.2 .543 .000 .582 9.3 0.6 0.6 1.6 14.1
2012–13 CBA Jiangsu Dragons 32 31.8 .728 .000 .631 11.2 1.1 0.9 2.3 18.3

NBA career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Phoenix 21 0 4.8 .548 .000 .500 1.3 .1 .0 .2 2.1
Career 21 0 4.8 .548 .000 .500 1.3 .1 .0 .2 2.1

D-League career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Iowa Energy 4 1 16.3 .583 .000 .500 5.0 .3 .0 .8 4.5
Career 4 1 16.3 .583 .000 .500 5.0 .3 .0 .8 4.5

References

  1. ↑ http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nba/2011-11-29/garret-siler-ready-start-season-suns?v=1322621623
  2. ↑ http://www2.wjbf.com/sports/2012/oct/17/siler-play-china-again-ar-4777515/
  3. ↑ Garret Siler. Latin-Basket.
  4. ↑ Ponce waived Garret Siler
  5. ↑ Garret Siler, aug.edu, accessed 25 October 2010.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑

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