| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 7, 1966 West Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Warwick (West Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| College | Rhode Island (1984–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988: 2nd round, 45th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Playing career | 1988–1998 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 22, 5 |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1991 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1991 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1991–1992 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1992 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1992–1993 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1993–1995 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen |
| 1995–1996 | Meysuspor |
| 1996–1997 | Caja San Fernando |
| 1997–1998 | Kombassan Konya |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2009 | Rhode Island (women's) |
| 2009–2015 | Vanderbilt (women's asst.) |
| 2015–2018 | Boston College (women's asst.) |
| 2018–2021 | UMass Lowell (women's) |
| 2021–present | Vanderbilt (women's asst.) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Thomas S. Garrick (born July 7, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. He played guard in four NBA seasons, mainly for the Clippers. Garrick's best year as a Clipper was during the 1989–90 NBA season when he averaged 7.0 ppg in 73 games. He played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island.[1]
He was the head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team until he resigned following the 2008–09 season. From 2009 to 2015 he served as a women's basketball assistant coach at Vanderbilt University before moving on to Boston College for three seasons.[2][3] He was the head women's basketball coach at UMass Lowell from 2018 to 2021, before he returned to Vanderbilt as an assistant to his wife Shea Ralph, who became head coach there.[4][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell River Hawks (America East Conference) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | UMass Lowell | 7–22 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | UMass Lowell | 16–15 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | UMass Lowell | 12–9 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| UMass Lowell: | 35–46 (.432) | 24–24 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 35–46 (.432) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Garrick is married to Vanderbilt head coach, Shea Ralph.[5]
References
- ↑ "URI appoints Tom Garrick new women's basketball coach". Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "Tom Garrick Joins Women's Basketball Staff – Boston College". Boston College. June 2015.
- ↑ "Rhode Island". Rhode Island.
- ↑ "Tom Garrick Introduced as Head Coach – University of Massachusetts Lowell". University of Massachusetts Lowell.
- 1 2 "Coach and Mom: UConn's Shea Ralph". Journal Inquirer.