Garrett Timothy Sim (born July 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A.

Garrett Sim
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1990-07-10) July 10, 1990 (age 33)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSunset
(Beaverton, Oregon)
CollegeOregon (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Science City Jena
2013Vancouver Volcanoes
2013–2014Science City Jena
2014–2015Crailsheim Merlins
2015–2016Boulogne
2016–2020JL Bourg
2020–2021Élan Chalon
2021–2022Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
2022–2023Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Career highlights and awards

College career edit

Sim came to the University of Oregon from Sunset High School, where he posted 23 points and 9 assists per game as a senior. As a freshman at Oregon, he started 26 games and set his career high of 28 points against Utah. He had confidence issues as a sophomore and started five games. After the season coach Ernie Kent was fired but Sim remained loyal to the program. As a senior, he averaged 12.2 points and 2.5 assists per game.[1]

Professional career edit

Sim played for Science City Jena in 2013-14 and averaged 20.9 points, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[2] Sim joined Crailsheim Merlins in 2014 and averaged 13 points and 4.7 assists per game.[3] In the 2015-16 season he played for Boulogne and averaged 16.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. In June 2016 he signed for two seasons with JL Bourg of the Pro B.[4] He averaged 13.7 points and 4.4 assists per game in the 2017-18 season. In March 2018 he signed a two-year extension with JL Bourg.[5]

On June 29, 2020, he has signed with Élan Chalon of LNB Pro A.[6] Sim averaged 8.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. On August 22, 2021, he signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.[7]

On August 24, 2022, he has signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A.[8]

The Basketball Tournament edit

Garrett Sim played for Armored Athlete in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In three games, he averaged 5.7 points, .7 assists, and 1.3 rebounds per game. Armored Athlete reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hard Work The Motto For Oregon's Sim". Pac-12 Conference. March 13, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Crailsheim Merlins tab Garrett Sim". Sportando. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Boulogne-sur-Mer lands Garrett Sim and Jean-Dieudonne Biog". Sportando. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "JL Bourg inks Garrett Sim". Sportando. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Garrett Sim signs two-year extension with JL Bourg". Sportando. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Garrett Sim arrive à l'Elan Chalon" (in French). elanchalon.com. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 22, 2021). "Sigortam.net inks Garrett Sim, ex Chalon". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Arrivee de Garrett Sim". Sportando. August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

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