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Garrett
was a starting guard for the Centralia High
School Orphans basketball teams in 1964 and
1965. The 1964 team was South-Seven
Conference champions and made it to the
Elite Eight round of state play with a
record of 28-2 (see
2003 Hall of Fame Honor Roll). The
1965 team finished 23-6 and won the
Centralia Holiday Tournament. He led
the team in scoring with 638 points and
received All-State recognition.
Garrett received a basketball scholarship to
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
and as a sophomore he teamed with Walt
Frazier to take the Salukis to the NIT in
New York's Madison Square Garden. The
Salukis downed St. Peters, Duke, Rutgers,
and Marquette to take the title.
Garrett was named to the NIT All-Tournament
Team.
The next two seasons he was the leading
scorer for the Salukis with 482 and 445
points respectively. In 1968 he set a
record of 46 points and 19 field goals in
one game. The 1969 team also made a
NIT appearance. Garrett finished his
SIU career with a total of 1337 points.
Garrett was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd
round (12th pick, 27th overall) of the 1969
NBA draft. He played
5 years of pro-basketball making the 1969-70
NBA All-Rookie team with an average of 11.6
points per game with Los Angeles.
He was named to the NBA All-Rookie team as
he played with the Lakers. He teamed
with such greats as Jerry West, Wilt
Chamberlain, and Elgin Baylor. The
Lakers lost the NBA championship series to
the New York Knicks in seven games.
The Knicks had a player by the name of Walt
Frazier!
Garrett went to the Buffalo Braves expansion
team and later played with the Knicks and
the Milwaukee Bucks before ending his NBA
career.
See
Garrett's stats
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