The Cavaliers selected Vanderbilt point guard Darius Garland with the No. 5 pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
A Brentwood Academy product, Garland averaged 23.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game and led his team to a 30–2 record and state championship his junior season of high shool. In his final year, he averaged 27.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals en route to a fourth straight state title.
Garland commited to Vanderbilt in November 2017 and showed some promise as a freshman for the Commodores, averaging 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.