When Amir Garrett played basketball for St. John’s University, he was the classic prototype: loved by his teammates and loathed by his opponents.
“What he brought was fire, competitiveness, spirit, toughness, tenacity,” said Steve Lavin, his coach there. “He did it all-out every time he stepped on the court. He was like a Danny Ainge or an M. L. Carr — he’d try to get under opponents’ skin. He played with a chip, a hard edge.”
Garrett played two seasons for the Red Storm, but he was already a professional baseball player when he arrived on campus.