Tom Garrick

Tom Garrick

Vanderbilt Commodores
Position	Assistant coach
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 58) West Warwick, Rhode Island
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	West Warwick (West Warwick, Rhode Island)
College	Rhode Island (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1988–1998
Position	Point guard
Number	22, 5
Coaching career	2003–present
Career history
As player:
1988–1991	Los Angeles Clippers
1991	San Antonio Spurs
1991–1992	Minnesota Timberwolves
1992	Dallas Mavericks
1992–1993	Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1995	Bayer Giants Leverkusen
1995–1996	Meysuspor
1996–1997	Caja San Fernando
1997–1998	Kombassan Konya
As coach:
2003–2009	Rhode Island (women's)
2009–2015	Vanderbilt (women's asst.)
2015–2018	Boston College (women's asst.)
2018–2021	UMass Lowell (women's)
2021–present	Vanderbilt (women's asst.)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Thomas S. Garrick (born July 7, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. He played guard in four NBA seasons, mainly for the Clippers. Garrick's best year as a Clipper was during the 1989–90 NBA season when he averaged 7.0 ppg in 73 games. He played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island.[1]

He was the head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team until he resigned following the 2008–09 season. From 2009 to 2015 he served as a women's basketball assistant coach at Vanderbilt University before moving on to Boston College for three seasons.[2][3] He was the head women's basketball coach at UMass Lowell from 2018 to 2021, before he returned to Vanderbilt as an assistant to his wife Shea Ralph, who became head coach there.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UMass Lowell River Hawks (America East Conference) (2018–2021)
2018–19	UMass Lowell	7–22	3–13	8th
2019–20	UMass Lowell	16–15	11–5	3rd
2020–21	UMass Lowell	12–9	10–6	3rd
UMass Lowell:		35–46 (.432)	24–24 (.500)
Total:		35–46 (.432)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Garrick is married to Vanderbilt head coach, Shea Ralph.[5]

References

1. "URI appoints Tom Garrick new women's basketball coach". Retrieved April 24, 2022.
2. "Tom Garrick Joins Women's Basketball Staff – Boston College". Boston College. June 2015.
3. "Rhode Island". Rhode Island.
4. "Tom Garrick Introduced as Head Coach – University of Massachusetts Lowell". University of Massachusetts Lowell.
5. "Coach and Mom: UConn's Shea Ralph". Journal Inquirer.

External links

• Official Biography, UMass Lowell River Hawks