Garret Siler

Garret Andrew Siler (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). He formerly played center for Augusta State University (now Augusta University). When he went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft, he first signed with the D-League's Utah Flash and then the Chinese Basketball Association's Shanghai Sharks. During his one year with the Sharks, he averaged 14.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game on 74 percent shooting from the field.

Garret Siler
Siler during his tenure with Phoenix.
Personal information
Born (1986-10-25) October 25, 1986
Augusta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High schoolAcademy of Richmond County
(Augusta, Georgia)
CollegeAugusta (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–2017
PositionCenter
Number20
Career history
2009–2010Shanghai Xiyang Sharks
20102012Phoenix Suns
2011Iowa Energy
2012–2013Jiangsu Dragons
2013Leones de Ponce
2015Pure-Youth Construction
2015–2017Marinos de Anzoátegui
Career highlights and awards
  • Taiwanese Championship Series MVP (2015)
  • CBA Slam Dunk leader (2013)
  • NCAA all-time leader in field goal percentage (all divisions)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

During the summer of 2010, he played for the New Jersey Nets in the Orlando portion of the NBA Summer League and for the Miami Heat in the Las Vegas portion. For Miami, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks while playing for 14 minutes per game for five games and shooting 75 percent from the field. On September 20, Siler was invited to practice for the Phoenix Suns. One day later, the Suns decided to give him a two-year contract for the NBA's minimum salary. On January 2, 2011, the Phoenix Suns assigned Garret to the Iowa Energy for 10 games. He was later called back up to Phoenix. The Suns implemented a weight clause for Siler.[1] On January 2, 2012, after a win against the Golden State Warriors, the Suns announced that they waived Garret Siler. Siler was the first player from Augusta University (Georgia) to ever play for an NBA team. He also has the distinction of being the only John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School student to play for a major professional sports team.

In 2012, he was named to the Washington Wizards's 2012 NBA Summer League team. He then played for the Jiangsu Dragons in the CBA.[2] In 2013, he joined the Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico.[3] He was waived midseason.[4]

After taking a year off, Siler would end up playing for the Pure-Youth Construction Basketball Team in Taiwan sometime in 2015. During this time, Siler would end up helping the team get their fourth straight championship, as well as earn Championship Series MVP honors during the final matches of the season.

On May 16, he signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.[5]

NCAA career statistics

Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Augusta State 2179.2.699.000.4092.40.190.050.575.3
2006–07 Augusta State 313122.6.689.000.6036.80.770.452.3913.1
2007–08 Augusta State 343326.6.762.000.5797.81.180.352.6215.2
2008–09 Augusta State 353526.8.789.000.6557.70.860.372.5716.2
Career[6] 12110621.3.735.000.5626.20.750.312.0412.5

International career statistics

Chinese Basketball Association

[7][8]

SEASON LEAGUE TEAM GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 CBA Shanghai Sharks 38 23.2 .543 .000 .582 9.3 0.6 0.6 1.6 14.1
2012–13 CBA Jiangsu Dragons 32 31.8 .728 .000 .631 11.2 1.1 0.9 2.3 18.3

NBA career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Phoenix 2104.8.548.000.5001.3.1.0.22.1
Career 2104.8.548.000.5001.3.1.0.22.1

D-League career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Iowa Energy 4116.3.583.000.5005.0.3.0.84.5
Career 4116.3.583.000.5005.0.3.0.84.5

References

  1. http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nba/2011-11-29/garret-siler-ready-start-season-suns?v=1322621623
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Garret Siler. Latin-Basket.
  4. Ponce waived Garret Siler
  5. Marinos de Anzoategui ink Garret Siler
  6. Garret Siler Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, aug.edu, accessed 25 October 2010.
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