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When he graduated from St. George's Pine View High with a 22.2 PPG scoring average in 2003, basketball star Brad Garrett was bypassed by the state's four-year college programs.
He redshirted for one season at nearby Dixie State College (then a junior college), went on a two-year LDS Church mission and then transferred to the College of Southern Idaho, another juco.
By then, the locals were after the athletic swingman with the deadly three-point shot, but Garrett shunned them all, and headed to Oklahoma State.
Are they making the same mistake with his younger brother, Louis?
The Pine View senior, about the same size as his Big 12-bound brother, 6-foot-6, has just one in-state offer, from Utah Valley State College, he told The Recruiting Trail last week.
Every in-state program has expressed interest, he said, but only coach Dick Hunsaker at UVSC has made an offer. CSI has also offered, while UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara are among the out-of-state programs that have expressed interest.
With a 3.9 grade point average, Garrett is also looking hard at some Ivy League programs, although he says he would have to retake the ACT college entrance test and score a little higher to gain admission to any of those.
"I'm not leaning in any direction right now," Louis Garrett said. "I am just trying to figure out what's best for me. I might wait and play my senior season and then see if there's more interest."
With Judge Memorial star Noel Hollingsworth's commitment to Brown last week, eight Utah prep boys from the class of 2008 have pledged to Division I programs.
Brighton's Jace Tavita and Lone Peak's Josh Sharp are headed to Utah, while Sky View's Jordan Stone is bound for Utah State and Clearfield's Nick Thompson has committed to Weber State.
Holton Hunsaker of Woods Cross is going to Louisiana Tech, Lone Peak's Bracken Funk is bound for Fresno State and Lone Peak's Justin Hamilton is headed to Iowa State.
Along with Garrett, other top seniors who have yet to commit are Brighton's Ali Langford, Snow Canyon's Dalton Groskreutz and Alta's Taylor Brown.
He redshirted for one season at nearby Dixie State College (then a junior college), went on a two-year LDS Church mission and then transferred to the College of Southern Idaho, another juco.
By then, the locals were after the athletic swingman with the deadly three-point shot, but Garrett shunned them all, and headed to Oklahoma State.
Are they making the same mistake with his younger brother, Louis?
The Pine View senior, about the same size as his Big 12-bound brother, 6-foot-6, has just one in-state offer, from Utah Valley State College, he told The Recruiting Trail last week.
Every in-state program has expressed interest, he said, but only coach Dick Hunsaker at UVSC has made an offer. CSI has also offered, while UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara are among the out-of-state programs that have expressed interest.
With a 3.9 grade point average, Garrett is also looking hard at some Ivy League programs, although he says he would have to retake the ACT college entrance test and score a little higher to gain admission to any of those.
"I'm not leaning in any direction right now," Louis Garrett said. "I am just trying to figure out what's best for me. I might wait and play my senior season and then see if there's more interest."
With Judge Memorial star Noel Hollingsworth's commitment to Brown last week, eight Utah prep boys from the class of 2008 have pledged to Division I programs.
Brighton's Jace Tavita and Lone Peak's Josh Sharp are headed to Utah, while Sky View's Jordan Stone is bound for Utah State and Clearfield's Nick Thompson has committed to Weber State.
Holton Hunsaker of Woods Cross is going to Louisiana Tech, Lone Peak's Bracken Funk is bound for Fresno State and Lone Peak's Justin Hamilton is headed to Iowa State.
Along with Garrett, other top seniors who have yet to commit are Brighton's Ali Langford, Snow Canyon's Dalton Groskreutz and Alta's Taylor Brown.
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