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Garrett Temple

Garrett Temple (born May 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A 6'6" guard, Temple played at Louisiana State University from 2005 to 2009. As a senior, he became LSU's all-time leader in minutes played (4,432), breaking a record set by Howard Carter in 1983.[1]

In September 2009, Temple was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NBA's Houston Rockets. He did not make the Rockets' opening day roster, and joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. After averaging 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists with the Vipers, the Rockets signed him to the first of two ten-day contracts on February 8, 2010.[2][3] Temple then signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings on March 3, 2010,[4] After that contract expired on March 13, 2010, he signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs. [5] On March 23, 2010 he signed with the Spurs for the rest of the season. On April 6, 2010 he received his first start filling in for injured George Hill and responded with 15 points, 4 assist, and 3 rebounds (all career highs), in 27 minutes of play.

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Personal

Garrett Temple's father, Collis Temple, played at LSU in the 1970s. He was the first African American varsity basketball player at the school. Garrett Temple's brother, Collis III, played at LSU from 1999 to 2003.[6] Garrett Temple is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

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
2009•10 Houston 9 0 13.1 .448 .250 .667 1.6 .8 .4 .4 5.0
2009•10 Sacramento 5 0 4.6 .375 .000 1.000 .6 .4 .2 .0 2.2
2009•10 San Antonio 13 4 14.8 .438 .435 .667 1.1 .9 .6 .2 6.2
Career 27 4 12.4 .436 .351 .700 1.1 .8 .5 .2 5.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 San Antonio 6 0 2.5 .333 .333 1.000 .3 .3 .2 .0 .7
Career 6 0 2.5 .333 .333 1.000 .3 .3 .2 .0 .7

References

  1. ^ Garrett Temple Bio. LSUSports.net. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rockets add Temple". USA Today. February 8, 2010. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Rockets waive Cook, sign Temple to 10-day contract". USA Today. February 20, 2010. Retrieved on February 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Kings Add Garrett Temple From D-League". RealGM. March 3, 2010. Retrieved on March 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Spurs Sign Garrett Temple To 10-Day Contract. NBA.com. March 13, 2010. Retrieved on March 14, 2010.
  6. ^ Malcolm Moran. "Temple family legacy carries on at LSU". USA Today. March 31, 2006. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.

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v • d • San Antonio Spurs current roster

1 Hairston | 2 Temple | 3 Hill | 5 Jerrells | 8 Mason | 9 Parker | 10 Bogans | 15 Bonner | 20 Ginóbili | 21 Duncan | 23 Gee | 24 Jefferson | 28 Mahinmi | 34 McDyess | 45 Blair

Head coach: Popovich

Categories: 1986 births | Living people | African American basketball players | Basketball players from Louisiana | LSU Tigers basketball players | Houston Rockets players | People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Point guards | Sacramento Kings players | San Antonio Spurs players | Shooting guards

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