Eldo "Dick" Garrett (born January 31, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.
Personal information | |
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Born | Centralia, Illinois, U.S. | January 31, 1947
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Centralia (Centralia, Illinois) |
College | Southern Illinois (1966–1969) |
NBA draft | 1969: 2nd round, 27th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1969–1974 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Number | 20, 14, 24 |
Career history | |
1969–1970 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1970–1973 | Buffalo Braves |
1973 | New York Knicks |
1973–1974 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,475 (10.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,004 (3.0 rpg) |
Assists | 849 (2.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Career
editA 6'3" guard from Southern Illinois University, Garrett was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th overall pick of the 1969 NBA draft. He played five seasons (1969–1974) in the National Basketball Association, one with the Lakers, three with the Buffalo Braves, and his final season that he split between the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors during the 1969–70 NBA season after averaging 11.6 points per game for the Lakers.
NBA career statistics
editGP | 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 |
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1969–70 | Los Angeles | 73 | - | 31.8 | .434 | - | .852 | 3.2 | 2.5 | - | - | 11.6 |
1970–71 | Buffalo | 75 | - | 31.7 | .414 | - | .869 | 3.9 | 3.5 | - | - | 12.9 |
1971–72 | Buffalo | 73 | - | 26.1 | .442 | - | .866 | 3.1 | 2.3 | - | - | 10.8 |
1972–73 | Buffalo | 78 | - | 23.1 | .419 | - | .873 | 2.7 | 2.8 | - | - | 10.0 |
1973–74 | New York | 25 | - | 9.6 | .352 | - | .769 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1973–74 | Milwaukee | 15 | - | 5.8 | .314 | - | .833 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Career | 339 | - | 25.7 | .423 | - | .863 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1969–70 | Los Angeles | 18 | - | 33.1 | .510 | - | .875 | 2.9 | 2.2 | - | - | 12.8 |
1973–74 | Milwaukee | 8 | - | 5.8 | .286 | - | .500 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Career | 26 | - | 24.7 | .502 | - | .833 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
Personal life
editFollowing his NBA career, Garrett worked for Miller Brewing Company as an account representative, and as a security guard at Milwaukee Bucks home games.[1]
His son Diante Garrett has played for the Phoenix Suns[2] and the Utah Jazz.[3] His son Damon played basketball at UW-Whitewater.[4] His daughter Jermia died from a severe asthma attack.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Cacciola, Scott (May 15, 2019). "Why Does a Bucks' Security Guard Look Familiar? He Used to Play for the Team". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Zach Gourley. "Garrett not giving up on NBA dreams". Iowa State Daily. June 27, 2011. Retrieved on November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Utah Jazz sign guard Diante Garrett". Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Diante Garrett - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com