Prospect Spotlight: Jeremiah Garrett (2018)
Few players have faced tougher competition getting run with their high school team throughout their varsity careers than Bishop Miege point guard Jeremiah Garrett.
But after a strong summer competing with the KC Pacers, the 5’11 2018 point guard is gearing up for a strong senior season. Garrett is a pass-first point guard who plays at a fast tempo and seems to always make big plays down the stretch of games.
He is at his best getting to the free throw line as he isn’t afraid of getting the ball to the paint and taking it up against bigger players.
He spent the summer competing for the KC Pacers, a team with several talented players, including St. Joseph Lafayette point guard Diego Bernard, Nevada big man Clay Gayman and others.
“I grew in relationships with my teammates and was challenged by them everyday in practice,” he said. “With the KC Pacers, I had a great experience playing against some of the top players in the country and competing well against them.”
Garrett says the expectations at Bishop Miege High School are high every year and with several of the state’s most talented prospects, the 2017-18 season is no different.
“Our expectations are always high,” he says. “We have won state for the past two years and are expected to win again this year.”
Among the games that will highlight the 2017-18 schedule is a match-up against Iowa City West this yea in Quincy Illinois. Both teams are loaded with talent, making for a terrific match-up.
Garrett says the biggest influence on his basketball career has been his dad who he says gives it to him straight.
“My dad is very honest with me,” he says. “He tells me what I need to work on when I have a bad game but also tells me when I played very well and why I played well. My dad has missed very few of my games since the first grade.”
A fan of former Kentucky guard D’Aaron Fox, Garrett says he has tried to take various elements of the Sacramento Kings’ rookie and make them his own.
“He plays at a fast pace and prides himself on defense,” Garrett said. “He is a team player who looks to set up players like me. He also can score in many ways off of a pull up jumper or getting to the rim. One thing I use that Fox has taught me is to play with a motor.
“Fox always pushes the ball in transition and mostly always picks up full court for defense. If you watch me play you will find me almost doing the same thing as him.”
Garrett has drawn interest from a wide range of college programs, including University of Chicago, Naval Academy, Cornell, Holly Cross, Truman State, Montclair State, Princeton, Benedictine, Norwich, Muhlenberg and Army West Point.
He has visited Army West Point and plans to visit University of Chicago and Benedictine.