Francisco García (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Francisco García

| image = Francisco-Garcia.jpg

| caption = García with the Dominican national team in 2011

| position = Shooting guard / small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 195

| league =

| team =

| number =

| nationality = Dominican

| birth_date = December 31, 1981

| birth_place = San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

| high_school = The Winchendon School
(Winchendon, Massachusetts)

| college = Louisville (2002–2005)

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 23

| draft_team = Sacramento Kings

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2017

| years1 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}

| team1 = Sacramento Kings

| years2 = {{nbay|2012|end}}–{{nbay|2014|start}}

| team2 = Houston Rockets

| years3 = 2016

| team3 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| years4 = 2017

| team4 = Indios de San Francisco

| highlights = * Second-team All-American – NABC (2005)

2× First-team All-Conference USA (2004, 2005)

| bbr = garciafr01

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{bk|DOM}} }}

}}

Francisco Alberto García Gutiérrez (born December 31, c. 1981{{#tag:ref|Some sources list him as being born on December 31, 1981,{{cite web|title=Francisco Garcia Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/francisco_garcia/|access-date=January 28, 2014}}{{Cite basketball-reference|name=Francisco Garcia|id=g/garcifr01|date=January 28, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Francisco Garcia – Yahoo! Sports|work=Yahoo.com|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3949/|access-date=January 28, 2014}} while others state he was born on December 31, 1980.{{cite news|title=Francisco Garcia Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2755/francisco-garcia|access-date=January 28, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Francisco Garcia – SG – Houston Rockets – NBA|work=CBSSports.com|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/555945/francisco-garcia|access-date=January 28, 2014}}|group=lower-alpha|name=birthdate}}) is a Dominican former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the NBA. The 6'7", 195-pound swingman played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals before being selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd overall pick of the 2005 NBA draft, where he spent the first seven-plus years of his NBA career. He also played parts of three seasons for the Houston Rockets.

College career

He graduated from The Winchendon School. As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino, García 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 fourth-seeded team to the 2005 Final Four in Saint Louis, Missouri, where they lost in the National Semifinals to top-ranked Illinois.

In April 2005, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

=Sacramento Kings (2005–2013)=

García was selected with the 23rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2005 NBA draft. In his rookie season for the Kings, García appeared in 67 games and averaged 5.6 points per game. In September 2008, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Kings.{{cite web | url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=1754 | title=Kings and Francisco Garcia will sign extension | work=InsideHoops.com | date=September 25, 2008 | access-date=August 21, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033031/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=1754 | archive-date=May 2, 2014 | url-status=dead }}

=Houston Rockets (2013–2014)=

On February 20, 2013, García was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-robinson-garcia-and-honeycutt | title=Rockets Acquire Robinson, Garcia and Honeycutt | work=NBA.com | publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. | date=February 20, 2013 | access-date=February 21, 2013}}

On August 5, 2013, García re-signed with the Rockets.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-ink-garcia-and-henriquez | title=Rockets Ink Garcia and Henriquez | work=NBA.com | publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. | date=August 5, 2013 | access-date=August 21, 2013}}

On August 22, 2014, García again re-signed with the Rockets.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-francisco-garcia | title=Rockets Re-Sign Francisco Garcia | work=NBA.com | publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. | date=August 22, 2014 | access-date=August 22, 2014}} On December 19, 2014, he was waived by the Rockets following the acquisition of Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in a trade.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-veterans-corey-brewer-and-alexey-shved-three-team-trade-timberwolves-and-76ers|title=Rockets Acquire Veterans Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in Three-Team Trade with Timberwolves and 76ers|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014}}

=Vaqueros de Bayamón (2016)=

On January 14, 2016, García signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican League.{{cite web|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/baloncesto/francisco-garcia-jugara-en-puerto-rico-con-los-vaqueros-de-bayamon-YY2436414|title=Francisco García jugará en Puerto Rico con los Vaqueros de Bayamón|work=DiarioLibre.com|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 14, 2016|language=es}} On May 12, he was waived by Bayamón.{{cite web|first=Luis|last=Modestti|url=http://www.bsnpr.com/noticias/detalles.asp?r=10226|title=Varios equipos se refuerzan en la postemporada|work=BSNPR.com|date=May 12, 2016|access-date=May 15, 2016|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}