Garrett Matthew Stutz (born February 10, 1990) is an American professional

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player. He played college basketball at

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College career

Stutz, a 7'0" center from

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, came to Wichita State in 2008 at a slight 215 pounds. Over the course of his four-year career with the Shockers, he gained 40 pounds and improved from a role player to one of the top players in the

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(MVC). In his senior season, Stutz averaged 13.3

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and 8.0

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and was named first-team All-MVC.

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Stutz was not selected in the

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. He began his professional career with the

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of the

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. He averaged 5.5 points and 4.3 rebounds with the Red Claws in the 2012–13 season. After averaging 12.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for

Energa Czarni Słupsk Energa SA is a Polish corporate group which deals in the generation, distribution, and supplies electricity to approximately 2.7 million people in Northern Poland. Energa is Poland's third largest distribution network operator serving North and C ...

of the Polish League in 2013–14, Stutz signed with

ČEZ Nymburk Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly pl ...

for the 2014–15 season. On June 12, 2015, Stutz signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus.

References

External links

ČEZ Nymburk profile

Eurocup profile

Wichita State Shockers bio
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