Tyrone Garland
Tyrone W. Garland (born August 13, 1992), nicknamed South West Philly Floater, is an American former basketball player. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he joined the Mississauga Power midway in the 2014–15 season, a few months after completing his senior year at La Salle University. He had several impactful performances with Mississauga in his rookie season and was awarded several starts. Garland primarily plays the point guard position, but is known as an all-around guard.
Garland in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1992 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Bartram (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Virginia Tech (2010–2012) La Salle (2012–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2020 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Mississauga Power |
| 2016–2017 | Breiðablik |
| 2019 | KB Feronikeli |
| 2020 | Cupes de los Pepines |
Garland, whom Rivals.com and 247Sports.com rated a three-star recruit coming out of high school, started out his collegiate career with Virginia Tech after being recruited by a number of high major college basketball programs. However, after seeing very limited minutes from head coach Seth Greenberg during his first two seasons there, he transferred to La Salle and started competing for the Explorers in late 2012. As a junior with his new team, he famously made a game-winning shot dubbed the "Southwest Philly Floater" in the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Before playing college basketball, Garland starred for John Bartram High School in his hometown and was a first-team All-State selection and one of the top scorers in the history of the Philadelphia Public League (PPL). In his time, he scored the third-most points by any player in the Public League, only being exceeded by Maureece Rice and Wilt Chamberlain. Garland is currently the fourth-best scorer in PPL history.