Billy Garrett Jr.

Billy Garrett Jr.
Garrett for Westchester in a 2017 game.
No. 3 – Westchester Knicks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-10-16) October 16, 1994
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school Morgan Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College DePaul (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–present Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards

Billy Garrett Jr. (born October 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for DePaul.

High school career

Garrett's 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.[1] Garrett achieved basketball success despite being diagnosed with sickle cell disease.[2]

College career

In January 2014, he nearly died from a sickle-cell attack. Garrett managed to rebound from his attack and win conference rookie of the year honors.[2] He averaged 12.4 points and 3.2 assists per game as a freshman.[3] 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."[1] As a senior, he averaged 14.9 points per game while shooting 36 percent from three.[4] 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.[5]

Professional career

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.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. 1 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.
  2. 1 2 Haugh, David (January 25, 2015). "DePaul's Billy Garrett Jr. not letting sickle cell disease slow him down". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, Brian (March 6, 2014). "DePaul star freshman Billy Garrett Jr. thrives in defiance of his disease". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Stack, Dan (February 8, 2018). "Billy Garrett Jr. chases dream in the G League". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Knicks' Billy Garrett: Signing with Knicks". CBS Sports. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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