New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2008-09: Honorable mention on the 2008-09 Division I all-Independent team. ... team captain … first player in school history to start 31 games in a season … leading rebounder (5.7 rpg) and leader in total steals (49) and 3-point field goals made (33) … 3rd-leading scorer (10.7 ppg) … scored in double figures 16 times (high of 23 vs. Towson on 11/24) … double-figure rebounds five times (high of 12 vs. Hartford on 11/28) … three double-doubles (17 pts, 11 rebs at Vermont on 1/3; 19 pts, 10 rebs vs. Yale on 1/7; and, 13 pts, 11 rebs in win vs. Bryant on 1/21) … 17 pts, 4 steals at Chicago State (1/31) … 8 pts, 10 rebs vs. UTPA (3/3).

Prior to NJIT: Played two seasons at American, which won 28 games in his two seasons. Career highs of 4 points and 3 rebounds came as a freshman against George Mason, which would reach the 2006 Final Four … also had 3 rebounds vs. Maryland. … before AU, spent a postgrad prep year in the strong program at the Hun School in Princeton, NJ, where he averaged 10 ppg. … high school star at Morristown-Beard and was a Top 20 all-star at the prestigious Eastern Invitational Camp in the summer between his junior and senior years.

Personal: Gary Wayne Garris. ... son of Gary and Yolanda Garris ... finance major with a minor in computer science … born 6/7/86 in Westwood, NJ.