Robert Garrett (basketball)

Robert Garrett, born on 18 March 1977 in Ochsenfurt in Bavaria, is a retired German professional basketball player. He spent the years from 1996 to 2002 with DJK Würzburg, where for a time he shared a team with Dirk Nowitzki, who left for the NBA in 1998. Before moving to Bayern Munich he played for the Brose Baskets in the top German division. Garrett stands 1.92 m (6 ft 3 3/4 in) tall and weighs 98 kg (215 pounds). He was a member of the German national basketball team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. His career follows a route open to a Bavarian player of his generation: a regional club, the first division, a move to one of the best-known clubs in the country, and a place in the national side at the Olympic Games.