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2010-11 Statistics

PPG
2.4
RPG
1.00
APG
1.3
EFF
+ 2.00
Born: May 8, 1986
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight: 195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
College: Louisiana State
Years Pro: 1

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Background

2009–10: Appeared in 12 games with the Spurs, including five starts, averaging 6.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 14.8 minutes … shot .438 (28-64) from the floor, .435 (10-23) from the three-point line and .667 (14-21) from the free throw line with the Spurs ... appeared in 26 total games with Sacramento, Houston and San Antonio, averaging 5.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes… posted a season-high 15 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 3FG, 4-4 FT), 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 27 minutes in first NBA career start at Sacramento on 4/6 … the following night scored 11 points (4-9 FG, 1-3 3 FG, 2-4 FT) in 23 minutes at Phoenix on 4/7 … finished with 11 points (3-5 FG, 3-4 3FG), 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 20 minutes at Denver on 4/10 … tallied 14 points (6-13 FG, 1-6 3FG, 1-2 FT), 3 assists and 2 blocks in 25 minutes at Dallas on 4/14 … saw action in six games during the playoffs, totaling 4 points and 2 assists in 15 minutes of action … appeared in 30 games with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League prior to being called up … averaged 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 34.9 minutes for the Vipers.

CAREER NOTES: Garrett and his father Collis Temple are the first father/son duo to wear the Silver and Black… Collis played for the Spurs in the ABA, averaging 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 24 games during the 1974-75 season.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft … singed the first of two 10-day contacts with the Houston Rockets on 2/8/10 … signed a 10-day contract with Sacramento on 3/3/10 … signed a 10-day contract with San Antonio on 3/13/10 … signed with the Spurs for the remainder of the year on 3/23/10.

COLLEGE CAREER: The third member of the Temple family to play at LSU joining his father Collis, Jr. (1972–75) and older brother Collis III (2000–03) … finished career as the all-time leader in games played (134), starts (131) and minutes played (4,432, 33.1 mpg) at LSU, averaging 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists over his four collegiate seasons … also ranked fourth in career assists (482), seventh in steals (191) and fourth in blocks (113) … was one of just nine players all-time at LSU to play on two Southeastern Conference championship teams.

2008–09: Averaged 7.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a senior, earning All-SEC Defensive Team honors and was voted All-SEC Second Team by the coaches … finished fifth in the SEC in assists, fifth in steals (1.71 spg), and was one of three players in the league to have a 2.00 assist-per-turnover ratio (134 assists, 67 turnovers) … scored in double figures eight times, giving him 29 for his career ... posted a career-high 21 points against Florida on 2/24, hitting 7-of-10 field goals and 3-of-4 treys … had a career-high 10 assists vs. Troy on 11/30 and in the next game had a career-best 10 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton on 12/2 ... tied a career-high with 6 steals vs. Washington State.

2007–08: Averaged 6.4 points a game, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 34.4 minutes per game … ranked 11th in the league in assist average ... scored in double figures in seven games … scored a season-high 17 points twice – against Oklahoma State in Maui on 11/19 and against Auburn on 1/16.

2006–07: Started all 32 games, averaging 34.3 minutes a game ... Averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists a contest ... tallied 11 double-figure scoring games … posted a season-high 18 points at Tulane on 12/2 … finished with 17 points three times: vs. McNeese State on 11/29, at Oregon State on 12/17 and vs. Florida on 2/24 … during the month of May, was part of Reach USA Tour of China, part of an all-star team of players that went 6-2 against two Chinese league teams.

2005–06: Started 35 of 36 games, averaging 5.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33.3 minutes … scored a season-high 14 points hitting 4-of-6 three-pointers vs. Vanderbilt in the SEC quarterfinals ... posted 10 points against Nicholls State on 11/21 and 10 at Mississippi State on 1/18 ... averaged team-high 39.8 minutes on the court in five NCAA Tournament games.

Personal

Full name is Garrett Bartholomew Temple ... Parents are Collis Temple and Soundra Johnson Temple ... father was the first African-American to play basketball at LSU (1971-74) ... has a younger sister, Colleen Noelle, and two older brothers, Collis III (who played at LSU, 1999-03) and Elliott ... hobbies include listening to music ... listed his biggest influence as “his father, because he went through it and knows the ropes” ... favorite food is gumbo.

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