Eldo "Dick" Garrett (born January 31, 1947) is an American former professional

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player who played five seasons in the

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(NBA). He played college basketball for the

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Career

A 6'3"

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from

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, Garrett was selected by the

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with the 27th overall pick of the

1969 NBA draft The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college ba ...

. He played five seasons (1969–1974) in the

, one with the Lakers, three with the

Buffalo Braves The Buffalo Braves were an American professional basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The Braves competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference ...

, and his final season that he split between the

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and the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

. He earned

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honors during the

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after averaging 11.6

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for the Lakers.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, align="left" , Buffalo , 78 , , - , , 23.1 , , .419 , , - , , .873 , , 2.7 , , 2.8 , , - , , - , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

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, 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

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, 18 , , - , , 33.1 , , .510 , , - , , .875 , , 2.9 , , 2.2 , , - , , - , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 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

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as an account representative, and as a security guard at Milwaukee Bucks home games. His son

Diante Garrett Diante Maurice Garrett (born November 3, 1988) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones. He played college basketball for the Cyclones from 2007 to 2011. High school ca ...

has played for the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

and the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

. His son Damon played basketball at UW-Whitewater. His daughter Jermia died from a severe asthma attack.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Dick 1947 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Buffalo Braves expansion draft picks Buffalo Braves players Kentucky Colonels draft picks Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Los Angeles Lakers players Milwaukee Bucks players New York Knicks players Point guards Shooting guards Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players Sportspeople from Centralia, Illinois