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BOYS BASKETBALL

Darius Garland

Guard
BRENTWOOD ACADEMY
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

27.6

Points Per Game

5

Rebounds Per Game

4.3

Assists Per Game

1.7

Steals Per Game
“Darius has been great this season. He scores in multiple ways and is by far one of the best passers I have encountered in my 31 years of coaching. He has all the shots and great vision. He is one of the best players I have ever coached against.”
Doug Bontrager
Head Coach of Father Ryan High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior point guard led the Eagles to a 25-5 record and a fourth straight Division II Class AA state championship this past season. Garland averaged 27.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, he was one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Prep Player of the Year. Garland is a two-time Division II Mr. Basketball winner and concluded his prep basketball career with 2,503 points.

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Academic Achievement

Garland has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Vanderbilt University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Garland has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and he has donated his time as part of multiple community-service initiatives through the Joe Campbell Service Day project at Brentwood Academy.