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William Patrick Garnett (born April 22, 1960) is an American former professional
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player who was selected by the
Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...
in the first round (4th overall) of the
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. Born in
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, Garnett is a 6'9"
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from the
University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...
, Garnett played in 4
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seasons from 1982 to 1986 for the Mavericks and
Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...
. In his NBA career, Garnett played in 300 games and scored a total of 1,638 points.


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Bill Garnett's NBA statistics
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