Travis Sentel Garrison ( born April 20 , 1984 ) is an American former professional basketball player . Garrison was born in Washington , D.C. to Lawrence and Sheila Garrison and grew up in Suitland , Maryland with his two older brothers . He enrolled at DeMatha Catholic High School where he was coached by Morgan Wootten : he was already part of the varsity team as a sophomore . As a junior he averaged 15 points , 9 rebounds and 3 blocks per game and for his senior year he was considered one of the top forwards of the class of 2002 . In his last year at DeMatha he averaged 17.7 points , 13 rebounds and 4 blocks per game , and received MVP awards of several tournaments in which he played during the season ; he was selected in the '' USA Today '' Third Team , in the '' Parade '' All-American Third Team and was named a McDonald 's All-American . In the 2002 McDonald 's All-American Boys Game he played for the East team and he scored 2 points , shooting 1/6 from the field and 0/2 from the free throw line . Garrison decided to remain in his home state and committed to the University of Maryland , where he opted to major in criminology and criminal justice . Coach Gary Williams gave him limited playing time in his freshman year , and Garrison started only 6 of his 30 games of the season . In 12.1 minutes per game he averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds , recording a season high of 11 points against Duquesne : this was one of two games in which he scored at least 10 points . Williams promoted Garrison to a starter in his sophomore season , and with increased playing time he averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds , being the second top rebounder of the team behind Jamar Smith . He recorded a season high of 16 points against Syracuse during the 2004 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament that his team won : his contributions during the tournament earned him a selection in the All-ACC Second Team
2004 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
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