Darrius Garrett (born April 11, 1990) is American-Rwandan professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Iraklis of the
Greek Basket League
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. He played
college basketball
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for the
University of Richmond
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.
High school career
Garret attended
McEachern High School in
Powder Springs, Georgia where he was a two-year starter and letterwinner for coach Nick Chaykowsky. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 16.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
College career
As a freshman at
Richmond in 2008–09, Garrett played sparingly for the Spiders, averaging 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12 games.
As a sophomore in 2009–10, Garrett played in all 35 games and finished seventh in the
Atlantic 10 Conference 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. On January 10, 2010, in a game against
Massachusetts
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, Garrett set both the Atlantic 10 and Richmond record for blocks in a single game with 14, which is tied for the
second-most blocks in a game in NCAA Division I history.
As a junior in 2010–11, Garrett blocked a total of 59 shots, finishing the year seventh 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.
As a senior in 2011–12, Garrett 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 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.
Professional career
In August 2012, Garrett signed with
Fribourg Olympic
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of Switzerland for the 2012–13 season. In 32 games for Fribourg, he averaged 7.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
In August 2013, Garrett signed with
AENK of Greece for the 2013–14 season. In April 2014, he left Nea Kifisia after appearing in 23 games. Over that time, he averaged 6.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
On July 27, 2014, Garrett signed a one-year deal with
Vanoli Cremona
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of the Italian
Serie A
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. On August 28, 2014, his contract was voided by Cremona following medical tests revealing a left knee injury. The following month, he signed with
Koroivos Amaliadas. In January 2015, he left Koroivos and signed with
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 season. He appeared in 11 games for Koroivos and averaged 10.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks, while also appearing in 10 games for Afyonkarahisar and averaging 12.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.8 blocks per game.
On September 8, 2015, Garrett signed with
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of Poland for the 2015–16 season. However, his stint lasted just four games after he suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury on October 28, 2015 in a game against
AZS Koszalin.
In September 2016, Garrett signed with
Hoops Club of the
Lebanese Basketball League
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. On February 17, 2017, Garrett signed with the Venezuelan team
Marinos de Anzoátegui
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.
In September 2017, Garrett signed with Uruguayan club
Club Malvín
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.
On September 3, 2018, Garrett signed with
PAOK of the Greek league.
On August 29, 2019, Garrett was signed by Thessaloniki local rivals
Iraklis. On February 26, 2020, Garrett was released from the Greek club.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)
In the summer of 2017, Garrett played in
The Basketball Tournament
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on
ESPN
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for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, falling to Team Colorado 111–95.
National team career
Garrett played 3 games for the
Rwanda national basketball team
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at the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification where he averaged 11.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Personal life
Garrett is the son of Darrick Jones and Sharllene Garrett, and has a younger sister, Dayira, and a younger brother, Darrick Jr.
See also
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References
External links
Greek League profileRichmond College bio
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1990 births
Living people
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players
American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina
BC Beroe players
Centers (basketball)
Club Malvín basketball players
Fribourg Olympic players
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
Koroivos B.C. players
Marinos B.B.C. players
Nea Kifissia B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Power forwards (basketball)
Richmond Spiders men's basketball players
Rwandan men's basketball players
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski players