Biography of Garnett
Name: Kevin Garnett
Place of birth: Mauldin
Date of birth: 05/19/76
Position: Forward
Height: 6-11 / 2,11m
Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
High School: Farragut Academy HS (IL)
Career Highlights
-Eight-time NBA All-Star
-2003-04 NBA MVP
-Six-time All-NBA
-Five-time All-Defensive
-The first NBA player to receive four Player of the Month honors in one season
-Has earned the award eight times in his career
-On Feb. 2, named Player of the Week for the fourth time of the season and the 12th time in his career
-MVP of the 52nd Annual All-Star Game in 2003
-Four-time All-Interview
-Has recorded 14 regular-season triple-doubles and two playoff triple-doubles
-A member of the gold-medal-winning USA Men's Basketball team at the 2000 Olympic Games
-Named to the 1995-96 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
2004-05 Statistics :
-PPG 22.3
-RPG 13.80
-APG 5.6
-EFF 32.11
Kevin Garnett made the jump directly from high school to the NBA, and after a solid rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves became an All-Star in only his second pro season.
He repeated as an All-Star in 1997-98, and in 1998-99 he ranked among the NBA's Top 20 in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals. Garnett declared himself a candidate for the 1995 NBA Draft after graduating from high school at Farragut Academy in Chicago.
He had spent his first three years at Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina. As a senior, Garnett was named National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and was selected to the Parade magazine All-America First Team after leading Farragut to a 28-2 mark and the Class AA state quarterfinals. He was named Mr. Basketball for the State of Illinois after averaging 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting .666 from the field. He previously had been named Mr. Basketball for the State of South Carolina as a junior in 1994. Garnett, whose four-year high school basketball totals included 2,533 points, 1,807 rebounds and 739 blocked shots, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the McDonald's All-America Game after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots. Drafted in the first round by Minnesota, he averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.64 blocks as a rookie, ranking 15th in the NBA in blocks.
He appeared in 80 games and started 43 of them, primarily in the second half of the season. He set a franchise record with 131 blocked shots and earned All-Rookie Second Team honors. Garnett improved to All-Star status in only his second season, averaging 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.12 blocks, ninth in the NBA, in 38.9 minutes, 18th in the NBA. He broke his own club record with 163 blocks as he helped lead Minnesota to a first-ever playoff berth, ranking second on the team in scoring and rebounding and fourth in assists.
Garnett did even better in 1997-98, scoring in double figures in each of Minnesota's 82 games as he averaged 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.83 blocks and 1.70 steals in 39.3 minutes. He led the team in rebounds, blocks and minutes and ranked second in scoring, assists and steals. He solidified his status as one of the NBA's brightest stars in 1998-99, ranking averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game and also ranking among the league leaders in blocks and steals. His 25 double-doubles ranked ninth in the NBA and he was selected for the All-NBA Third Team.
In 2003, Kevin Garnett signed a contract of 126 million $ for 6 more years with the Timberwolves. He has been to the All star game 2003 - 2004 at L.A.- 2005 at Denver.
