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11 Facts About Travis Garrison

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Travis Sentel Garrison was born on April 20,1984 and is an American former professional basketball player.

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Garrison was born in Washington, DC to Lawrence and Sheila Garrison and grew up in Suitland, Maryland with his two older brothers.

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Travis Garrison enrolled at DeMatha Catholic High School where he was coached by Morgan Wootten: he was already part of the varsity team as a sophomore.

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Travis Garrison decided to remain in his home state and committed to the University of Maryland, where he opted to major in criminology and criminal justice.

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Coach Gary Williams gave him limited playing time in his freshman year, and Travis Garrison started only 6 of his 30 games of the season.

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Travis Garrison recorded a season high of 19 points against Duke during the 2004 ACC men's basketball tournament that his team won: his contributions during the tournament earned him a selection in the All-ACC Second Team.

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Travis Garrison's scoring average increased to 10.1 points per game and he was the top rebounder and the fourth best scorer of the Terrapins behind Nik Caner-Medley, Chris McCray and John Gilchrist.

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Travis Garrison was drafted in the 2006 Continental Basketball Association draft with the 25th overall pick by the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines: since the Wolverines ultimately did not take part in the CBA season, Travis Garrison signed for the Great Falls Explorers as a free agent.

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Travis Garrison then signed for Ukrainian team Khimik where he played 2 seasons from 2009 to 2011, averaging 9.5 points in his first year and 8.3 in his second year.

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Travis Garrison moved again to Turkey in 2011, this time joining Mailye Milli Piyango.

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Travis Garrison was drafted in the 2013 NBA Development League draft with the 5th pick of the 5th round by the Texas Legends but he did not play in the D-League: he then moved to Lithuania where he played for the second-level team Palanga.