User:Lionel Garrett

'''Lionel Garrett (born December 20, 1957) Springfield Mass. is an American Basketball Coach and Former Professional Basketball Player.

Lionel Garrett is like a Rolling Stone, wherever he lays his hat is his home. He first laid his basketball hat at Southern University where he dominated the SWAC Conference from 1975-79. He was named to the All-SWAC team 3 years leading the SWAC in Rebounding his senior season (15.8). He still holds several NCAA D1 records, including a single-game 30 point, 30 rebound effort, during the 1979 season, when he finished tops in rebounding nationally.1979 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament All Star Player and 1979 Aloha Classic All Star Championship Team as a player. After signing with the San Diego Clippers' when picked in the 1979 NBA Draft, Garrett hung his hat with the Harlem Globetrotters, He then played with Club Zaragoza in Spain and then the Ohio Mixers and Wyoming Wildcatters of the CBA. Garrett has been playing and coaching for over 25 years.

Former NBA draft pick contracted by the San Diego Clippers, International Player/Coach Harlem Globetrotter Star Lionel Garrett with over 25 years of NCAA CBA, WBA, ABA, FIBA coaching experience producing high octane record setting championship teams. Garrett an NCAA record setting rebounder as a player is the founder of ReboundDr Total Player Development for Post/Stretch Four Development and Guard/New Era Wing Instruction.

The mission of ReboundDr Total Player Development is to develop and expose basketball players to NBA, NBA Development League and International Scouts. Its purpose is to serve as a training ground to develop professional players on and off the court. List of former players that Coach Garrett has coached and worked with that moved on to become productive players in the NBA, NBA Developmental League and International Teams: Jamario Moon, Majic Dorsey, Anthony Wilkins, Stephon Hannah, Mike Benton, Edmond Saunders, Shaunson Johnson and Carl Mitchell to name a few and many more.

Head Development Coach - ReboundDr July 2011 – Present (3 years 5 months) Greater Atlanta Area. The Future in Scouting, Developing and Coaching Worldwide Talent.

Head Basketball Coach - Team Al Ahli of the Saudi Arabian Professional Basketball Federation July 2013 – July 2014 (1 year 1 month) FIBA/PBL Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Coach Garrett “developed and raised our players to another level”-Al Ahli GM Hamound Elmalki.

Director of Player Development - World Basketball Association March 2007 – August 2013 (6 years 6 months) World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA)

Named as one of the WOW Legends of the WBA along with Jamario Moon, Harold Ellis, and Tree Rollins.

GM/Head Basketball Coach - Athens Razors October 2011 – October 2012 (1 year 1 month) American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association 2012 Division Champions

Athens Razors Team Sets Professional Basketball record with back to back 100 point wins!

February 5, 2012 via Twitter Athens Razors move to 13-2 with a 101 point win 174-73 vs Atlanta Gwizzlies in ABA action.

February 10, 2012 via Twitter Athens Razors move to 14-2 with a 108 point win 182-74 at Carolina Mad Hatters in ABA action.

Basketball Talent Scout - CBA, WBA, NBA January 2005 – August 2012 (7 years 8 months) Greater Atlanta Area, Birmingham Al

Prepared scouting reports for the Birmingham Bandits of the CBA, Atlanta Hawks of the NBA and the WBA.

GM/Head Basketball Coach - Mayas USA August 2007 – August 2008 (1 year 1 month) FIBA/USA World Basketball Association

2007 World Basketball Association Exposure League Champions 7 Players moved on to teams in the NBA Development League and International Teams

GM Head Basketball Coach - Mayas De Yucatan September 2005 – December 2007 (2 years 4 months) FIBA/LNBP Merida, Yucatan Mexico

First team in LNBP history to reach playoffs in inaugural season.

GM/Head Basketball Coach - Marietta Storm January 2005 – September 2006 (1 year 9 months) World Basketball Association

Associate Head Basketball Coach - Rome Gladiators January 2004 – January 2006 (2 years 1 month) World Basketball Association

2005 World Basketball Association Exposure League Champions NBA great Theo Ratliff team owner

Associate Head Basketball Coach - Talladega College August 1992 – August 1994 (2 years 1 month) NAIA GCAC

Assistant Basketball Coach - Birmingham Bandits August 1991 – August 1992 (1 year 1 month) Continental Basketball Association

Assistant Coach to Mo McHone NBA coach

Head Basketball Coach - Miles College August 1990 – August 1991 (1 year 1 month) NCAA SIAC

Assistant Basketball Coach - Miles College January 1984 – August 1989 (5 years 8 months) NCAA SIAC

Summary HBCU Championship-1994 WBA Championship-2005 SEBL Championship-2005/Coach of the Year WBA Championship-2007/GM/Coach of the Year ABA Athens Razors Division Champions 16-2 2011-12 WBA General Manager of the year - 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Fairview High School-2005 Basketball Hall Of Fame inductee Southern University-2005 LNBP Record Playoff berth in franchise first season Mayas De Yucatan Set World Professional Basketball record with BACK TO BACK GAMES WIN MARGIN OVER 100 POINTS! ABA Athens Razors 2012

Testimonials: USbasket.com named Player of The Decade: Jamario Moon – “ Thanks Coach Garrett for being part of my development. I could not have done it without you” USbasket.com named Point Guard of The Decade: Majic Dorsey “ Big thanks goes to Coach Garrett”

Website: www.ReboundDr.net