Five-star point guard Darius Garland stays home and commits to Vanderbilt
By Lynden Ostrander
Nov 13, 2017, 11:00am
Top 10 prospect led Brentwood Academy to state title and Top 10 national ranking in 2016-17.
Video: Darius Garland highlightsFuture SEC point guard in action over the summer in Las Vegas.The top high school basketball prospect in Tennessee is staying home.
Point guard
Darius Garland of
Brentwood Academy told Paul Biancardi of ESPN on Monday that he has
committed to Vanderbilt.
Regarded as the No. 10 overall prospect in the Class of 2018 by
247Sports and the No. 3 point guard, Garland is the highest-rated pledge in Vanderbilt history.
Garland has earned Mr. Basketball honors in Tennessee each of the past two seasons. As a junior, he averaged 23.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game last season in leading the Eagles to a state title and Top 10 national ranking by MaxPreps.
Darius Garland in action at Brentwood Academy last season.
Photo by: Andrew Collignon
