Basketball coach has a different secret handshake with each player on his team

The handshakes vary in coolness.
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Chloe Bryan
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Stephen Garnett has an incredible memory.

Through some sports-related sorcery, the Whitman College assistant basketball coach has developed a secret handshake with each player on the team.

Yes. All of them.


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Granted, some of the handshakes are more intricate than others. Is this Garnett playing favorites? Or do some players prefer a more minimalist pre-game greeting?

Whatever the case, we'd like to declare Garnett MVP when it comes to friendship.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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