| Tom Garrick | |
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| League: | Southeastern Conference |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1966 |
| Birth Place: | West Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | West Warwick (West Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| College: | Rhode Island (1984–1988) |
| Draft Year: | 1988 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 45 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 1998 |
| Career Number: | 22, 5 |
| Career Position: | Point guard |
| Coach Start: | 2003 |
| Coach End: | present |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Team2: | San Antonio Spurs |
| Team3: | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Team4: | Dallas Mavericks |
| Years5: | 1992–1993 |
| Team5: | Rapid City Thrillers |
| Years6: | 1993–1995 |
| Team6: | Bayer Giants Leverkusen |
| Years7: | 1995–1996 |
| Team7: | Meysuspor |
| Years8: | 1996–1997 |
| Team8: | Caja San Fernando |
| Years9: | 1997–1998 |
| Team9: | Kombassan Konya |
| Cyears1: | 2003–2009 |
| Cteam1: | Rhode Island (women's) |
| Cyears2: | 2009–2015 |
| Cteam2: | Vanderbilt (women's asst.) |
| Cyears3: | 2015–2018 |
| Cteam3: | Boston College (women's asst.) |
| Cyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Cteam4: | UMass Lowell (women's) |
| Cyears5: | 2021–present |
| Cteam5: | Vanderbilt (women's asst.) |
| Bbr: | garrito01 |
Thomas S. Garrick (born July 7, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. He played guard in four NBA seasons, mainly for the Clippers. Garrick's best year as a Clipper was during the 1989–90 NBA season when he averaged 7.0 ppg in 73 games. He played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island.[1]
He was the head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team until he resigned following the 2008–09 season. From 2009 to 2015 he served as a women's basketball assistant coach at Vanderbilt University before moving on to Boston College for three seasons.[2] [3] He was the head women's basketball coach at UMass Lowell from 2018 to 2021, before he returned to Vanderbilt as an assistant to his wife Shea Ralph, who became head coach there.[4] [5]
Garrick is married to Vanderbilt head coach, Shea Ralph.