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Marlon Garnett
Personal information
Born (1975-07-03) July 3, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American / Belizean
High school Hamilton (Los Angeles, California)
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Santa Clara (1993–1997)
NBA Draft 1997 / Undrafted
Pro career 1999–2013
Coaching career 2015–present
Career history
As player:
1999 Boston Celtics
1999–2000 Grand Rapids Hoops
2000 Fort Wayne Fury
2000–2002 Estudiantes
2002–2003 Olimpia Milano
2003–2004 Sicilia Messina
2004–2005 Benetton Treviso
2005–2006 Whirlpool Varese
2006–2007 Estudiantes
2007–2008 Split
2008 Zadar
2009 Cedevita
2009–2010 Zob Ahan Isfahan
2010–2011 Mahram Tehran
2012 Atléticos de San Germán
2013 Inter Bratislava
As coach:
2015–2016 San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2016–2018 Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2018–2021 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2021–2024 Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Slovakian League champion (2013)
  • Iranian League champion (2011)
  • Croatian League champion (2008)
  • Italian Cup champion (2005)
  • WCC Player of the Year (1997)
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (1995, 1997)

Marlon Errol Garnett (born July 3, 1975) is an American-Belizean coach and former professional basketball player, who last worked as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Career

Nicknamed "Money G", Garnett played collegiately for the Broncos of Santa Clara University, winning West Coast Conference player of the year honors in 1997.

Garnett entered the National Basketball Association in February 1999, signing with the Boston Celtics as an undrafted free agent. Garnett appeared in 24 games, totaling 51 points, 21 rebounds, and 18 assists. He later played professionally in Europe (Spain, Italy and Croatia), including a stint with Benetton Treviso in which he won the Italian Cup in 2005.

During the 2015–16 NBA season, Garnett would work with the San Antonio Spurs as both a video coordinator and a player development coordinator. On July 27, 2016, Garnett would make his official move into the coaching world for the NBA by being both an assistant head coach and a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns. While he was interested in staying with San Antonio and helping them transition right after Tim Duncan's retirement in the league, Garnett ultimately decided to help out the Suns in order to properly build the team up and assist them moving forward. Under his second season with the Suns, Garnett became the head coach for the 2017 NBA Summer League. Garnett would later be promoted to a full-time assistant coach for the Suns on October 23, 2017.

On June 8, 2018, Garnett was hired by the Atlanta Hawks as an assistant coach.

On September 27, 2021, Garnett was hired by the Charlotte Hornets as an assistant coach. Garnett was the summer league coach for the Hornets in 2023.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Marlon Garnett para niños

  • List of foreign NBA coaches
  • List of foreign NBA players
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