Francisco García (basketball)

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Francisco García
No. 32 – New York Knicks
PositionGuard-Forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-12-31) December 31, 1981 (age 42)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeLouisville
NBA draft2005: 23rd overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2005–present
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Francisco García
Medal record
Representing  Dominican Republic
Men's Basketball
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo National team

Francisco García (born December 31 1981, in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA. A 6'7", 195 lbs. guard-forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He now plays a variety of positions for the Kings, and on September 25th/08, signed a five year extension worth $23 million.

As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino he enjoyed great success along with future NBA player Reece Gaines. He averaged 15.7 points per game as a junior and, along with teammate and best friend Taquan Dean, led his 4th seeded team to the 2005 Final Four in Saint Louis, Missouri. Foregoing his senior season, García decided to go professional and enter the ranks of the NBA. In his rookie season for the Kings, García appeared in 67 games (11 starts) and averaged 5.6 points per game.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Sacramento 67 11 19.4 .400 .285 .772 2.8 1.4 .6 .7 5.6
2006–07 Sacramento 79 5 17.8 .429 .356 .833 2.6 1.1 .6 .5 6.0
2007–08 Sacramento 79 20 26.5 .463 .391 .779 3.3 1.6 1.2 .6 12.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Sacramento 6 0 6.8 .455 .250 1.000 .3 .2 .3 .3 2.2
Career 6 0 6.8 .455 .250 1.000 .3 .2 .3 .3 2.2

External links

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