Guard Christian Garrett joined the KU males's basketball crew as an alternate. After transferring from IMG Academy, Garrett shall be an eligible rookie starting within the 2011-12 season.
The Kansas College males's basketball crew added Christian Garrett, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., for the second semester.
Garrett, who hails from Los Angeles, averaged 14.0 factors, 7.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds final fall for IMG. He beforehand attended Campbell Excessive in North Hollywood, California and Stone Ridge Prep Excessive in Tarzana, California.
He’ll apply with the Jayhawks and attend class for the remainder of this college 12 months, then be a freshman throughout the 2011-12 marketing campaign.
“We’re excited and looking out ahead to having Christian as a member of our basketball crew,” KU coach Invoice Self mentioned Monday. “He and his household have tell us that that is the place Christian desires to begin and get an schooling on the College of Kansas, and we expect he shall be a terrific asset. He’s a high quality younger man who will signify us properly. He's additionally an excellent athlete who has an opportunity to be an excellent basketball participant.”
Garrett has performed for the Belmont Shore AAU Dinos Trigonis crew for the previous three summers. He was a teammate of DeAndre Daniels, a 6-8 ahead who is predicted to decide on KU over Texas and Kentucky quickly. The 2 are good associates.
“It's a late bloomer and it grows smart. It’s listed as 6-3. He may be just a little taller, nearer to 6-4,” Trigonis mentioned. “He's improved quite a bit. Regardless that he was inconsistent at occasions in the summertime, he had some good moments, particularly offensively. He has an opportunity down the highway. He has nice long-term potential from a walk-on perspective and can tremendously strengthen the crew academically. He's a superb pupil.”
Trigonis mentioned Garrett has been recruited by a number of Ivy League faculties, in addition to North Carolina, Alabama, Auburn and Sam Houston State.
“He's very athletic for his dimension,” Trigonis mentioned. “He had a pleasant dunk in Phoenix in July, the most effective within the event.
Garrett certified for the High 50 on the Pangos All-American Camp and took part in High 40 play on the Pangos All-American LIVE occasion. Moreover, he was within the High 25 on the Fullcourt Press All-West Camp.
Garrett's great-uncle, Invoice Garrett, performed basketball at Indiana College from 1949-51. He has two cousins who additionally performed skilled sports activities – Mike Garrett, who performed soccer at USC and within the NFL for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and San Diego Chargers, and former New York Yankee Chris Chambliss. His mom, Cynthia, is an actress in Los Angeles.
“He has the size and talent to be a great participant. It may be troublesome for a stage like Kansas, nevertheless it undoubtedly has an opportunity,” Trigonis famous.
