| Height | 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 3 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | January 31, 1947 (age 79) |
| Birth place | Centralia, Illinois, U.S. |
| High school | Centralia (Centralia, Illinois) |
| College | Southern Illinois (1966–1969) |
| Draft year | 1969 |
| Draft round | 2 |
| Draft pick | 27 |
| Draft team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career start | 1969 |
| Career end | 1974 |
| Career number | 20, 14, 24 |
| Team 1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Years 2 | – |
| Team 2 | Buffalo Braves |
| Team 3 | New York Knicks |
| Team 4 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Highlights | |
| Stats league | NBA |
| Stat1label | Points |
| Stat1value | 3,475 (10.3 ppg) |
| Stat2label | Rebounds |
| Stat2value | 1,004 (3.0 rpg) |
| Stat3label | Assists |
| Stat3value | 849 (2.5 apg) |
Eldo "Dick" Garrett (born January 31, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.
Career
A 6'3" guard from Southern Illinois University, Garrett was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th overall pick of the 1969 NBA draft. He played five seasons (1969–1974) in the National Basketball Association, one with the Lakers, three with the Buffalo Braves, and his final season that he split between the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors during the 1969–70 NBA season after averaging 11.6 points per game for the Lakers.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|- | align="left" | 1969–70 | align="left" | Los Angeles | 73 || - || 31.8 || .434 || - || .852 || 3.2 || 2.5 || - || - || 11.6 |- | align="left" | 1970–71 | align="left" | Buffalo | 75 || - || 31.7 || .414 || - || .869 || 3.9 || 3.5 || - || - || 12.9 |- | align="left" | 1971–72 | align="left" | Buffalo | 73 || - || 26.1 || .442 || - || .866 || 3.1 || 2.3 || - || - || 10.8 |- | align="left" | 1972–73 | align="left" | Buffalo | 78 || - || 23.1 || .419 || - || .873 || 2.7 || 2.8 || - || - || 10.0 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | New York | 25 || - || 9.6 || .352 || - || .769 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 15 || - || 5.8 || .314 || - || .833 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 339 || - || 25.7 || .423 || - || .863 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 10.3 |}
Playoffs
|- | align="left" | 1969–70 | align="left" | Los Angeles | 18 || - || 33.1 || .510 || - || .875 || 2.9 || 2.2 || - || - || 12.8 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 8 || - || 5.8 || .286 || - || .500 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 26 || - || 24.7 || .502 || - || .833 || 2.1 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 9.1 |}
Personal life
Following his NBA career, Garrett worked for Miller Brewing Company as an account representative, and as a security guard at Milwaukee Bucks home games.[1]
His son Diante Garrett has played for the Phoenix Suns[2] and the Utah Jazz.[3] His son Damon played basketball at UW-Whitewater.[4] His daughter Jermia died from a severe asthma attack.[1]
References
- ^ Cacciola, Scott (2019-05-15). "Why Does a Bucks' Security Guard Look Familiar? He Used to Play for the Team". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ Zach Gourley. "Garrett not giving up on NBA dreams". Iowa State Daily. June 27, 2011. Retrieved on November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Utah Jazz sign guard Diante Garrett". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ "Diante Garrett - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-17.