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| Born | (1966-11-27) November 27, 1966 (age 57) Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | San Clemente (San Clemente, California) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1988: 2nd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1989–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 22, 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Jollycolombani Forlì | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Panasonic Reggio Calabria | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Scavolini Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | P.A.O.K. | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 1,737 (4.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,810 (5.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Blocks | 372 (1.0 bpg) | ||||||||||||||
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Dean Heath Garrett (born November 27, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 feet 11 inches (211 cm) tall, he played at the center position.
Garrett attended San Clemente High School, in San Clemente, California, where he earned All-Conference, All-County, and All-Southern California honors, as a senior, in the 1983–84 season. After high school, Garrett played collegiately at the City College of San Francisco, from 1984 to 1986, where he led his team to the state finals, where they were defeated by Sacramento City College. The winning continued for Garrett, when he accepted a scholarship to Indiana University, where he was coached by Bob Knight, and helped the Hoosiers win the 1987 NCAA Division I Tournament.
Garrett was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft. He did not play in the NBA for the first eight seasons of his career, playing in Italy and Greece instead. Prior to the NBA's 1996–97 season, Garrett signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and played in the NBA for the next five seasons. He played for the Denver Nuggets (1997–98), a second stint with the Timberwolves from (1998–99to2001–02), and the Golden State Warriors (2001–02,) after he was traded mid-season. During those six seasons, Garrett played in a total of 359 NBA regular season games, in which he averaged 19.4 minutes, 4.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game, with a 0.480 field goal shooting percentage.
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1996–97 | Minnesota | 68 | 47 | 24.5 | .573 | – | .696 | 7.3 | .6 | .6 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 1997–98 | Denver | 82* | 82* | 32.1 | .428 | – | .648 | 7.9 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.6 | 7.3 |
| 1998–99 | Minnesota | 49 | 37 | 21.5 | .502 | – | .745 | 5.2 | .6 | .6 | .9 | 5.5 |
| 1999–00 | Minnesota | 56 | 23 | 10.8 | .444 | – | .692 | 2.5 | .3 | .1 | .7 | 2.0 |
| 2000–01 | Minnesota | 70 | 21 | 11.9 | .481 | – | .692 | 3.1 | .3 | .4 | .7 | 2.5 |
| 2001–02 | Minnesota | 29 | 0 | 5.1 | .350 | – | .000 | 1.6 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 1.0 |
| 2001–02 | Golden State | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | .267 | – | – | 2.0 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Career | 359 | 210 | 19.4 | .480 | – | .677 | 5.0 | .6 | .5 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1997 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 39.3 | .517 | – | .800 | 11.7 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 1999 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 23.0 | .556 | – | .400 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | .500 | – | .500 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
| 2001 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 13.7 | .333 | – | .833 | 3.0 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Career | 13 | 8 | 20.5 | .492 | – | .696 | 4.8 | .7 | .4 | .6 | 5.8 | |
After his retirement from playing pro club basketball, Garrett was living in Las Vegas, when some of his friends from Minneapolis contacted him about a business proposition in Minnesota. Garrett then moved to Minnesota, and he became a part owner in three businesses: a restaurant, a nightclub, and a wireless phone retailer. Garrett is married to Cristina Garrett and he has one child, Devyreau. He also has three sisters: Tracee, Kelly, and Elizabeth.[1]
