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Texas native Garrett admired by members of Self family: ‘He makes winning plays’

Bill Self is not the only member of his family enamored with the overall game of Kansas sophomore guard Marcus Garrett.

“My mom has been around basketball her whole life. My sister has been around ball her whole life. I wouldn’t classify them as Hubie Brown or Mike Fratello analyzing the game, (but) they think he (Garrett) is the greatest thing ever,” Self, KU’s 16th-year coach, said of his mother, Margaret, and sister Shelly on Self’s Hawk Talk radio show.

“Marcus Garrett … good gosh, he does everything. They are right,” Self added.

The 6-foot-5 Dallas Skyline High School graduate, who will likely have several family members and friends in the stands at Tuesday’s 6 p.