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BOYS BASKETBALL

Kalen Garry

Guard
DE SMET HS
DE SMET, SOUTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

20.3

Points per Game (average)

6.6

Rebounds per Game (average)

1.4

Steals per Game (average)

2.7

Assists per Game (average)
“Kalen Garry is a great player. He’s so efficient in how he scores, and he’s not afraid to pass the ball and make the people around him better. Defensively, he’s very intense and he has the mindset that no one is going to score on him.”
Andy Hansen
Head Coach - head coach for Estelline/Hendricks
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior guard had led the Bulldogs to a 22-1 record and the quarterfinals of the Class B state tournament at the time of his selection. Garry averaged 20.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals through 23 games. A three-time First Team All-State honoree, he was a member of the Argus Leader First Five and has twice been named Class B Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Garry has maintained a 3.67 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at South Dakota State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a football standout and a talented musician, Garry has served as an altar boy at his church and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth sports programs.