Billy Garrett Jr.

Billy Garrett Jr. (born October 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for DePaul.

Billy Garrett Jr.
Garrett with the Westchester Knicks in 2017
Personal information
Born (1994-10-16) October 16, 1994
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorgan Park (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeDePaul (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2017–2019Westchester Knicks
2019New York Knicks
2019Élan Chalon
2020Larisa
2021Lakeland Magic
2021–2022Czarni Słupsk
2022Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022Arka Gdynia
2022–2023Legia Warsaw
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career
Garrett for Morgan Park High School in the 2013 IHSA 3A championship game.

Garrett's grandfather was Bill Garrett, the first African-American basketball player in the Big Ten.[1] His father, Billy Garrett Sr., is a DePaul assistant coach. The younger Garrett attended Morgan Park High School. He committed to DePaul early in his high school career.[2] Garrett achieved basketball success despite being diagnosed with sickle cell disease.[3] When Wayne Blackshear graduated in 2011, Garrett became the focal point of the team as a junior.[4] As a senior, he led the team to the 2013 IHSA 3A championship over Cahokia High School.[5][6][7]

College career
Garrett for the 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons against Eric Paschall

In January 2014, he nearly died from a sickle cell crisis. Garrett managed to rebound from his attack and win conference rookie of the year honors.[3] He averaged 12.4 points and 3.2 assists per game as a freshman.[8] As a junior, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game on a 9–22 team. "It has been disappointing for me," Garrett said. "I wanted to come in and help change the culture and bring a positive outlook on DePaul basketball citywide and nationwide."[2] As a senior, he averaged 14.9 points per game while shooting 36 percent from three.[9] He was Big East Scholar-Athlete of the year as a senior. Garrett finished his career as DePaul's all-time leader in made free throws.[10]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2017–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Garrett did not play in the NBA Summer League. He joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G-League. Garrett increased his role on the team after Trey Burke was called up to the New York Knicks.[10] Garrett averaged 11.9 points, 2.7 boards, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.1 minutes per game. On October 4, 2018, he signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the New York Knicks.[11]

New York Knicks (2019)

On April 2, 2019, the New York Knicks announced that they had signed Garrett to a 10-day contract.[12] He became the first NBA player with sickle-cell disease. In four games, he averaged 6.5 points per game.[13] In July 2019, Garrett joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[14]

Élan Chalon (2019)

On July 25, 2019, Garrett signed a deal with French club Élan Chalon.[15]

Larisa (2020)

On January 2, 2020, Garrett officially signed with Greek club Larisa for the remainder of the season.[16]

Garrett joined House of 'Paign, a team composed primarily of Illinois alumni in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored nine points in a 76–53 win over War Tampa in the first round.[17]

Lakeland Magic (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, Garrett joined the Lakeland Magic of the G League[18] where he averaged 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 29.4 minutes en route to the NBA G League title.[19]

Czarni Słupsk (2021–2022)

On July 22, 2021, Garrett signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Energa Basket Liga.[20]

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022)

On August 23, 2022, he has signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[21]

Arka Gdynia (2022)

On November 10, 2022, he signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League.[22]

Legia Warszawa (2022–present)

On December 2, 2022, he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[23]

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 New York 4015.8.407.0001.000.81.8.3.36.5
Career 4015.8.407.0001.000.81.8.3.36.5

References
  1. Dauster, Rob (July 17, 2012). "Billy Garrett Jr. follows family's example in fight against sickle cell". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. Helfgot, Mike (November 10, 2016). "DePaul preview: Billy Garrett Jr. has one more go-round to turn losing tide". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. Haugh, David (January 25, 2015). "DePaul's Billy Garrett Jr. not letting sickle cell disease slow him down". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. Powers, Scott (November 21, 2011). "Top 20 boys basketball preview". ESPN. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. "Class 3A Boys Basketball Brackets — 2012–13". Illinois High School Association. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. "Boys Basketball Class 3A State Final Results — 2012–13". Illinois High School Association. March 16, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. "Chicago Morgan Park wins the IHSA Class 3A Championship". Peoria Journal Star. March 16, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  8. Hamilton, Brian (March 6, 2014). "DePaul star freshman Billy Garrett Jr. thrives in defiance of his disease". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. Hudrick, Paul (June 13, 2017). "Billy Garrett shares Sixers' desire to win after 4 straight losing seasons at DePaul". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. Stack, Dan (February 8, 2018). "Billy Garrett Jr. chases dream in the G League". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  11. "Knicks' Billy Garrett: Signing with Knicks". CBS Sports. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  12. "Billy Garrett Inks 10-Day Contract with New York Knicks". NBA.com. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  13. Price, Khobi (July 24, 2019). "Billy Garrett Jr., the only NBA player with sickle cell disease, is an inspiration". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  14. Cunningham, Cody (July 10, 2019). "Lecque Hits Game-Winning Free Throws as Suns Defeat Spurs". NBA.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  15. "Billy Garrett nouvel arriere de L'Elan Chalon". elanchalon.com (in French). July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  16. "Billy Garrett va tenter de rebondir en Grèce, à Larissa". Bebasket.fr (in French). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  17. Richey, Scott (July 4, 2020). "Thrive and advance". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  18. "Lakeland Magic Finalize Roster". NBA.com. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  19. "Billy Garrett Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  20. Carchia, Emiliano (July 22, 2021). "Billy Garrett joins Czarni Slupsk". Sportando. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  21. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 23, 2022). "Ludwigsburg agrees to deal with Billy Garrett jr". Sportando. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  22. "Arka signs Billy Garrett for 1 month". Eurobasket. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  23. "Billy Garrett nowym koszykarzem Legii Warszawa". legiakosz.com (in Polish). December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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