AWARDS
- 2026 Third Team All-Mountain West
- Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2026)
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team (2023-24)
2025-26:
- Third Team All-Mountain West
- Appeared in 29 games, starting in 27 of them
- Averaged 20.3 points, 4.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game on the season
- Shot .490 from the field, .372 from three and .848 from the line
- Finished second in the Mountain West in scoring and 26th in the nation
- Also ranked third in the Mountain West in assists per game, fourth in field goal percentage, sixth in free throw percentage, third in assist-turnover ratio and second in minutes per game
- Averaged the most points per game for the Spartans since James Kinney in 2012-13
- Joined Olivier Saint-Jean, Adrian Oliver, Richard Washington and Ricky Berry as the only players to finish a season top-50 nationally in points per game in SJSU history
- Scored 10 or more points in 27 out of 29 games this season, 20 or more in 20 games and 30 or more in two games
- Finished the season on a 12 game streak of scoring 20 points or more, the longest streak at SJSU since Olivier Saint-Jean had a 14 game streak of 20 points or more in 1996-97. In Mountain West history, only Jimmer Fredette and Ruben Douglas have had 12 straight games with 20 points or more
- Finished the season with 589 points, the sixth most in a single season in SJSU history
- Made 210 field goals on the year, the 10th most in a season in SJSU history
- Also made 134 free throws, tied for the 10th most in a season in SJSU history
- His free throw percentage of .848 was the fourth best in a season in SJSU history
- Made 37 free throws in a row (Dec. 9, 2025 - Jan. 24, 2026), setting a new SJSU record for most free throws made consecutively
- Named Mountain West Player of the Week on Feb. 23, becoming the first Spartan to be named player of the week since Omari Moore in February, 2023
- In his POTW campaign, Garland led the Spartans to a 1-1 record, including a 16 point win over Nevada. On the week, Garland averaged 25.5 points and seven assists per game while shooting .559 from the field and .444 from three
- Became the first Spartan since Adrian Oliver in 2008-09 to score 20 or more points in each of his first three games as a Spartan
- Played all 40 minutes in eight of the final 11 games of the season for the Spartans
- Scored a career-high 30 points on 11-for-13 shooting from the field and 8-for-9 from line against UC Santa Barbara (11/8)
- Recorded 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from three on the road against No. 17 Michigan State
- Tallied 27 points, including 10 points in overtime in the Spartans' win over Long Beach State (12/9)
- Notched 27 points and hit a career-high five threes at New Mexico (12/20)
- Tied his career-high 30 points and went 14-for-14 from the foul line against San Diego State (12/30)
- Recorded 29 points and nine assists in the Spartans win over Nevada (2/17)
- Finished with 28 points and eight assists against Colorado State (2/28)
- Tallied 26 points at Fresno State (3/3)
- Recorded 22 points in the Spartans' win over Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament (3/11)
2024-25 (LONGWOOD):
- Averaged 12.1 points and 4.4 assists in 29.3 minutes per game
- Shot .467 from the field, .338 from three and .852 from the line
- Started 28 out of Longwood’s 32 games and helped Longwood win 18 games
- Scored 24 points to go along with eight assists and five rebounds in the Big South Tournament quarterfinal against Winthrop (3/7)
2023-24 (DRAKE):
- Played in 28 games with two starts, averaging nearly 20 minutes per game
- Helped the team in going 28-7 overall, winning the Missouri Valley Championship and earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament
- Averaged 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
- Shot .490 from the field and .813 from three
- Earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team, given to top reserves in the conference
- Scored in double figures four times
- Had at least four assists in a game eight times
- Scored a season-high 14 points in a triple-overtime win at Illinois Chicago on Feb. 28
- Recorded a season-high three steals in the NCAA Tournament First Round game against Washington State (3/21)
HIGH SCHOOL: - Attended Link Academy after high school in Branson, Mo. During his post-grad season, Garland averaged 18.7 points, 4.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.
- Won back-to-back Arkansas state titles at Magnolia High School
- Also played at Maumelle High School as a senior and averaged 18.3 points per game
- Four time All-State
PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... Has one sibling, Christianity... His father, Chris, is a pastor at Damascus Baptist Church in Village, Ark.