Rhody’s Jarvis Garrett Will Play Against No. 1 Duke Following Neck Injury
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Rhode Island junior point
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Rhode Island junior point
KINGSTON, R.I. — Jarvis Garrett has two extra special reasons to lead Rhode Island to the NCAA Tournament this year and possibly next.
The 5-foot-10 junior point guard for the Rams has 11-month-old twin boys — Jayce and Jeremiah — and hopes to play professionally down the road in order to provide for them.
“Yes, I am motivated to try to play professionally, play further than college basketball,” Garrett, a Milwaukee native, told me Thursday after practice at the Ryan Center. “I feel like I’m in the right position right now as long as I stay on the right path and listen to coach [Dan Hurley].”
The Rams, ranked No. 24 in the USA Today/Coaches’ Poll, haven’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1999 when Garrett was a young child and Jimmy Harrick was the team’s head coach.
