Pat Garrity

Patrick Joseph Garrity (born August 23, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for ten years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of the National Basketball Players Association Executive Committee from 2000 to 2008 where he served as Secretary and Treasurer. He is currently the assistant general manager of the Detroit Pistons.

Pat Garrity
Garrity at the Air Canada Centre in April 2008
Detroit Pistons
PositionAssistant general manager
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1976-08-23) August 23, 1976
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolLewis-Palmer
(Monument, Colorado)
CollegeNotre Dame (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1998–2008
PositionPower forward
Number8
Career history
1998–1999Phoenix Suns
1999–2008Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,017 (7.3 ppg)
3PFG631
3P%.398
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school years

At Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, Colorado, Garrity was a three time All-State selection and part of the 1994 Class 4A State of Colorado High School Basketball Championship team. He was a three time All-State selection and the Class 4A player of the year for the 1993–94 season as well as valedictorian of his high school class. His jersey, number 53, is retired at Lewis-Palmer High School.

College career

At the University of Notre Dame, Garrity spent four years with the Fighting Irish, averaging double-digits in scoring in all four seasons, including a 23.2 point-per-game average in his senior season of 1997–98. He was the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1997.[1] In 1998, he was a Consensus Second Team All-America selection.[2] He was a two-time Academic All-America selection as well as Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Division I basketball in 1998.[3]

Professional career

Garrity was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 19th pick of the 1998 NBA draft. The Bucks traded his rights, and the rights to Dirk Nowitzki, to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to Robert Traylor.[4] Then Garrity's rights, along with Martin Müürsepp, Bubba Wells and a first-round draft pick, were traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Steve Nash.[5]

His rookie year was spent in Phoenix, and he averaged 5.6 points per game in 39 appearances (in an NBA lockout-shortened 50-game regular season). Following his inaugural campaign, Garrity was traded, along with Danny Manning and two future draft picks, to the Orlando Magic for Penny Hardaway.[6]

He played in all 82 games with his new team in 1999–2000, averaging 8.2 points per game and shooting 40.1 percent from three-point territory. He had a similar performance in 2000–01, and then in 2001–02 his scoring average hit a career-high of 11.1 points per game as he started 43 of the 80 games he played. During that season he ranked 7th in the NBA in both 3 point field goal percentage and 3 point field goals made.[6]

His average dipped to 10.7 points per game in 2002–03.[6] Garrity's 2003–04 campaign ended after he played in only two games due to cartilage damage in his right knee, which forced him to undergo microfracture surgery.[7]

On September 11, 2008, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.[8] As of 2009, he is taking classes at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.[9]

Post-playing career

Garrity worked for the Bridgewater Associates before returning to the NBA[10] as director of strategic planning for the Detroit Pistons. On June 15, 2016, Garrity was promoted as assistant general manager for the Detroit Pistons.[11]

NBA 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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Phoenix 39913.8.500.389.7141.9.5.2.15.6
1999–00 Orlando 82118.0.441.401.7212.6.7.4.28.2
2000–01 Orlando 76120.8.387.433.8672.8.7.5.28.3
2001–02 Orlando 804330.1.426.427.8364.21.2.8.311.1
2002–03 Orlando 815331.9.419.396.8303.81.5.8.210.7
2003–04 Orlando 2011.0.333.000.000.0.5.0.01.0
2004–05 Orlando 71013.5.402.333.8791.7.4.3.14.6
2005–06 Orlando 57016.5.417.388.8111.9.7.2.24.9
2006–07 Orlando 3308.4.314.344.8891.3.4.2.02.2
2007–08 Orlando 3109.2.338.216.8001.4.4.2.02.1
Career 55210720.0.417.398.8062.6.8.4.17.3

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999 Phoenix 3017.3.5291.0001.0003.0.3.3.39.0
2001 Orlando 4029.3.472.500.8001.3.5.0.212.0
2002 Orlando 4436.8.375.389.7507.52.3.5.28.5
2003 Orlando 7123.3.286.2351.0002.6.7.3.44.0
2008 Orlando 203.0.000.000.5001.0.0.0.0.5
Career20524.3.393.407.8573.2.9.2.36.9

References
  1. "Notre Dame Sweeps Awards". The New York Times. 1997-03-05. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  2. "Tar Heels' Jamison Stands Alone on All-America Team". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 1998-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  4. Wise, Mike (June 25, 1998). "Pro Basketball; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  5. MacMullan, Jackie (1998-07-06). "The Nba". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  6. "Pat Garrity". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  7. "Knee limited Garrity to two games". ESPN. Associated Press. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  8. Pat Garrity Retires
  9. Soshnick, Scott (2009-07-20). "Jamie Dimon Tilts Labor War Toward Billionaires: Scott Soshnick". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  10. Langlois, Keith (June 17, 2016). "SVG, Bower prepared for front-office exits, so shuffling the deck when it happened causes no stir". NBA.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. "Detroit Pistons Announce Basketball Operations Staff Restructing". NBA.com. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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