Patrick Joseph Garrity (born August 23, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who is the general manager of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's and women's teams. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic from 1998 to 2008 as a power forward best known as a three-point marksman. He previously served as an assistant general manager of the Detroit Pistons from 2016 to 2020.
Early life
At Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, Colorado, Garrity was a starter on the basketball team for four seasons and won all-state honors three times. He led the basketball team to the 1994 Class 4A State of
Colorado Championship and was valedictorian of his graduating class. Garrity averaged 23.2 points per game in his senior year. His jersey, number 53, is retired at Lewis-Palmer High School.
College career
At the University of Notre Dame, Garrity played four years with the Fighting Irish averaging double-digits in scoring in all four seasons, including a 23.2 point-per-game average in his senior season of 1997–98. He was the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1997.
In 1998, he was a Consensus Second Team All-America selection.
He was a two-time Academic All-America selection as well as Academic All-American of the Year for Division I men's basketball in 1998.
Professional career
Garrity was drafted by the
Milwaukee Bucks with the 19th pick of the 1998 NBA draft. The Bucks traded his rights and the rights to
Dirk Nowitzki, to the
Dallas Mavericks for the rights to
Robert Traylor.
Garrity's rights, along with Martin Müürsepp,
Bubba Wells, and a first-round draft pick, were traded to the
Phoenix Suns in exchange for
Steve Nash.
A power forward,
In Phoenix, Garrity averaging 5.6 points per game in 39 appearances (in an NBA lockout-shortened 50-game regular season). On August 5, 1999, he was traded—along with Danny Manning and two future draft picks—to the Orlando Magic for Penny Hardaway.
Garrity played in all 82 games with Orlando in 1999–2000, averaging 8.2 points per game and shooting 40.1 percent from three-point territory. In the 2000–2001 season, he averaged 8.3 points per game in 76 games.
Beginning in 2003, Garrity's career was affected by right knee problems.
Garrity served as secretary-treasurer of the National Basketball Players Association.
On January 26, 2006, Garrity scored 24 points in a 119–115 overtime win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Post-playing career
Garrity worked for Bridgewater Associates before returning to the NBA
as director of strategic planning for the
Detroit Pistons. On June 15, 2016, Garrity was promoted and became the assistant general manager of the
Detroit Pistons.
Garrity left the position in July 2020.
In May 2025, Garrity was named general manager of both the Notre Dame men's and women's teams.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" |
Phoenix Suns
| 39 || 9 || 13.8 ||
.500 || .389 || .714 || 1.9 || .5 || .2 || .1 || 5.6
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
|
82 || 1 || 18.0 || .441 || .401 || .721 || 2.6 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 8.2
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 76 || 1 || 20.8 || .387 ||
.433 || .867 || 2.8 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 8.3
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 80 || 43 || 30.1 || .426 || .427 || .836 ||
4.2 || 1.2 ||
.8 ||
.3 ||
11.1
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 81 ||
53 ||
31.9 || .419 || .396 || .830 || 3.8 ||
1.5 ||
.8 || .2 || 10.7
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 2 || 0 || 11.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 71 || 0 || 13.5 || .402 || .333 || .879 || 1.7 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 4.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 57 || 0 || 16.5 || .417 || .388 || .811 || 1.9 || .7 || .2 || .2 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 33 || 0 || 8.4 || .314 || .344 ||
.889 || 1.3 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 31 || 0 || 9.2 || .338 || .216 || .800 || 1.4 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 552 || 107 || 20.0 || .417 || .398 || .806 || 2.6 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 7.3
Playoffs
|-
| align="left" | 1999
| align="left" |
Phoenix Suns
| 3 || 0 || 17.3 ||
.529 ||
1.000 ||
1.000 || 3.0 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2001
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 4 || 0 || 29.3 || .472 || .500 || .800 || 1.3 || .5 || .0 || .2 ||
12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 4 ||
4 ||
36.8 || .375 || .389 || .750 ||
7.5 ||
2.3 ||
.5 || .2 || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
|
7 || 1 || 23.3 || .286 || .235 ||
1.000 || 2.6 || .7 || .3 ||
.4 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" |
Orlando Magic
| 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career || 20 || 5 || 24.3 || .393 || .407 || .857 || 3.2 || .9 || .2 || .3 || 6.9
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