Nationality Dominican Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg) Name Francisco Garcia Height 2.01 m Parents Miguelina Garcia Siblings Hector Lopez | Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) College Louisville (2002–2005) Role Basketball player Salary 5.8 million USD (2012) Children Abigail Marie Garcia | |
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Position Shooting guard / Small forward High school The Winchendon School
(Winchendon, Massachusetts) Similar People Charlie Villanueva, Rick Pitino, Kevin McHale, George Karl, Andrew Bogut | ||
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Francisco Alberto Garcia (born December 31, c. 1981) is a Dominican professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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- College career
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- Houston Rockets 20132014
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The 6'7", 195-pound swingman played college basketball at the University of Louisville before being selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd overall pick of the 2005 NBA draft.
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College career
He graduated from Cheshire Academy. As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino, Garcia 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.
In April 2005, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.
Sacramento Kings (2005–2013)
Garcia was selected with the 23rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2005 NBA draft. In his rookie season for the Kings, Garcia appeared in 67 games and averaged 5.6 points per game. In September 2008, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Kings.
Houston Rockets (2013–2014)
On February 20, 2013, Garcia was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.
On August 5, 2013, Garcia re-signed with the Rockets.
On August 22, 2014, Garcia again re-signed with the Rockets. On December 19, 2014, he was waived by the Rockets following the acquisition of Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in a trade.