Rowland Garrett

Rowland G. Garrett (born July 16, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward from Canton, Mississippi,[1] Garrett played at Florida State University, and helped lead the Seminoles to the 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, where the team lost to UCLA 81–76.[2] Garrett was later selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 78th pick of the 1972 NBA draft. He played sparingly with the Bulls as a rookie, but earned the respect of coach Dick Motta,[3] and remained on the team for several years. During the first three games of the 1975–76 season, he tallied a combined 51 points and 21 rebounds, including a 22-point, 14 rebound performance in a victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on October 28, 1975.[4]

On November 27, 1975, Garrett was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers with Nate Thurmond for Steve Patterson and Eric Fernsten.[5] After playing parts of two seasons with the Cavaliers, Garrett was then traded on January 14, 1977 with two first-round draft choices to the Milwaukee Bucks for Elmore Smith and Gary Brokaw.[6] Garrett struggled to find playing time in Milwaukee, and was waived before the start of the 1977–78 season.[7] His stint with the Bucks proved to be his last in the NBA. Over a five-year NBA career, he averaged 5.1 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game.[1]

Garrett was one of several former players who participated in the Chicago Bulls' 20th and 25th anniversary games in 1985[8] and 1990.[9] As of 2007, he owned a chemical manufacturing company in his home state.[2]