Dean Garrett

Dean Heath Garrett (born November 27, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position.

College career

Garrett attended San Clemente High School, in San Clemente, California, where he earned All-Conference, All-County, and All-Southern California honors, as a senior, in the 1983–84 season. After high school, Garrett played collegiately at the City College of San Francisco, from 1984 to 1986, where he led his team to the state finals, where they were defeated by Sacramento City College. The winning continued for Garrett, when he accepted a scholarship to Indiana University, where he was coached by Bob Knight, and helped the Hoosiers win the 1987 NCAA Division I Tournament.

Professional career

Garrett was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft. He did not play in the NBA for the first eight seasons of his career, playing in Italy and Greece instead. Prior to the NBA's 1996–97 season, Garrett signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and played in the NBA for the next five seasons. He played for the Denver Nuggets (1997–98), a second stint with the Timberwolves from (1998–99 to 2001–02), and the Golden State Warriors (2001–02,) after he was traded mid-season. During those six seasons, Garrett played in a total of 359 NBA regular season games, in which he averaged 19.4 minutes, 4.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game, with a 0.480 field goal shooting percentage.

NBA 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
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Minnesota	68	47	24.5	.573		.696	7.3	.6	.6	1.4	8.0
1997–98	Denver	82*	82*	32.1	.428		.648	7.9	1.1	.7	1.6	7.3
1998–99	Minnesota	49	37	21.5	.502		.745	5.2	.6	.6	.9	5.5
1999–00	Minnesota	56	23	10.8	.444		.692	2.5	.3	.1	.7	2.0
2000–01	Minnesota	70	21	11.9	.481		.692	3.1	.3	.4	.7	2.5
2001–02	Minnesota	29	0	5.1	.350		.000	1.6	.1	.2	.3	1.0
2001–02	Golden State	5	0	6.4	.267			2.0	.2	.4	.2	1.6
Career		359	210	19.4	.480		.677	5.0	.6	.5	1.0	4.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Nbapy	Minnesota	3	3	39.3	.517		.800	11.7	1.3	.7	1.0	12.7
Template:Nbapy	Minnesota	4	3	23.0	.556		.400	4.0	1.3	.5	.8	5.5
Template:Nbapy	Minnesota	3	0	5.3	.500		.500	.7	.0	.0	.3	1.0
Template:Nbapy	Minnesota	3	2	13.7	.333		.833	3.0	.0	.3	.3	4.3
Career		13	8	20.5	.492		.696	4.8	.7	.4	.6	5.8

Post-playing career

After his retirement from playing professional basketball, Garrett was living in Las Vegas, when some of his friends from Minneapolis contacted him about a business proposition in Minnesota. Garrett then moved to Minnesota, and he became a part owner in three businesses: a restaurant, a nightclub, and a wireless phone retailer. He has a daughter named Devyreau and also has three sisters named Tracee, Kelly, and Elizabeth.