Murray State University Athletics
MSU Basketball Signs Brandon Garrett
4/27/2010 5:07:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Murray State men's basketball coach Billy Kennedy announced the signing of Brandon Garrett who will join the Racers' program in the fall of 2010.
Garrett (6-9, 200) is a forward who will be a sophomore for MSU and have three seasons to play.
Garrett joins the Racers after scoring seven points per game and getting four rebounds as a freshman for Indian Hills CC in Ottumwa, Iowa. He saw action in 21 games and was a .543 shooter from the field.
Kennedy and staff found a needed inside presence in Garrett, who played his prep basketball at Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Ariz.
"We are excited to add Brandon to our program," Kennedy said. "His length and size are needed with the loss of Tony Easley. Brandon has three years to play and comes from a great program that has prepared him for success. He rebounds, blocks shots and runs the floor extremely well."
Indeed, the Indian Hills team was 25-8 last season for head coach Jeff Kidder.
"With the three years Brandon has to play at Murray, he has a bright future," Kidder said. "He has a high basketball IQ and he's a great competitor. He learned work ethic in his one season here and how you have to play at a high level, so he's ready to go after the next level and the challenge."
Garrett joins Shawn Jackson (6-9-230) of Live Oak, Fla., Melody Christian Academy, and Chris Griffin (6-7, 205) of Leon High School in Tallahassee, Fla., in the 2010 recruiting class for Murray State.
