Kiwane Garris
Kiwane Lemorris Garris (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. He was listed as a 6'2" (1.88 m), 183 lb (83 kg) point guard.
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| Born | September 24, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||
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| High school | Westinghouse (Chicago, Illinois) | |||||||||||
| College | Illinois (1993–1997) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1997: undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2010 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Grand Rapids Hoops | |||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||
| 1999 | TuS Lichterfelde | |||||||||||
| 1999 | Grand Rapids Hoops | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Orlando Magic | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Grand Rapids Hoops | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Trotamundos de Carabobo | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Gary Steelheads | |||||||||||
| 2001 | New Mexico Slam | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Évreux | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Virtus Ragusa | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Robur Osimo | |||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Reggiana | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fortitudo Bologna | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Sutor Montegranaro | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Reyer Venezia | |||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
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Garris played college basketball at the University of Illinois, where his position was point guard. As a freshman in the 1993–94 season, Garris finished second on the Fighting Illini in scoring, behind Deon Thomas. In the next three seasons, Garris led the team in scoring and free-throw percentage. Garris also led the team in assists in the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons. Garris finished his career at Illinois as the second all-time leading scorer, behind former teammate Deon Thomas. Garris finished with 1948 career points, with a career scoring average of 16.8 points per game.
During the NBA lockout he played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.