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Marc García (basketball)

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League
  
Liga ACB

Listed height
  
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

2012–present
  
FC Barcelona

Height
  
1.97 m

Position
  
Small forward

Nationality
  
Spanish

Playing career
  
2012–present

2012–2014
  
FC Barcelona B

Listed weight
  
81.65 kg

Pro career
  
2012

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Born
  
March 7, 1996 (age 21) Manresa, Barcelona, Spain (
1996-03-07
)

Marc García Antonell (born March 7, 1996) is a Spanish professional basketball player who currently plays for Real Betis Energía Plus on loan from FC Barcelona. He is considered one of the most promising young Spanish players of his generation.

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Professional career

García came through the youth ranks of Bàsquet Manresa, before transferring to FC Barcelona B, where he spent his first senior season (2012–13). In the summer of 2014, he returned to Manresa on a loan deal, making his first steps in Spain's elite league ACB during the 2014-15 campaign. After one year with Manresa's men's squad, he headed back to Barca B, leading the team in scoring (16.2ppg) in the 2015-16 LEB Oro season.

In July 2016, García was sent to ACB outfit CB Sevilla on a two-year loan deal.

International career

García has competed with the Spanish national team at the junior levels, winning the bronze medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia.

Club honours

  • Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Tournament: All-Tournament Team, MVP (2013-2014)
  • Nike International Junior Tournament: All-Tournament Team (2012-2013)
  • Spanish national team

    Junior national team
  • 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: 03 ! Bronze
  • Youth national team
  • 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: 01 ! Gold
  • References

    Marc García (basketball) Wikipedia