Brazilian basketball player
Alex Garcia Position Shooting guard / small forward League NBB Born (1980-03-04 ) 4 March 1980 (age 44) Orlândia , BrazilListed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) NBA draft 2002 : undrafted Playing career 1999–present 1999–2003 COC Ribeirão Preto 2003–2004 San Antonio Spurs 2004 New Orleans Hornets 2005–2006 COC Ribeirão Preto 2006–2007 Brasília 2007–2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2008 Pinheiros 2008–2014 Brasilia 2014–2019 Bauru 2019–2020 Minas 2020–present Bauru
2× FIBA Americas League champion (2009, 2015)
2× FIBA Americas League Grand Finals MVP (2009, 2015)
2× FIBA South American League champion (2010, 2014)
FIBA South American League MVP (2014)
6× Brazilian champion (2003, 2007, 2010–2012, 2017)
Brazilian League MVP (2015)
Brazilian League Finals MVP (2017)
7× All-Brazilian League Team (2009–2012, 2015–2017)
9× Brazilian League Defender of the Year (2009–2016, 2020)
10× Brazilian All-Star (2009–2015 , 2017–2019)
2× Brazilian All-Star Game MVP (2013, 2014)
NBB Forward of the Year (2003)
NBB Guard of the Year (2007)
NBB Domestic Player of the Year (2003)
6× All-NBB First Team (2003, 2010–2012, 2016, 2017)
Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference
Alex Ribeiro Garcia , commonly known as either Alex Garcia , or simply as Alex (born 4 March 1980) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also represented the senior Brazilian national team . He is a 6'3" (1.90 m) 225 lb. (102 kg)[ 1] shooting guard -small forward .
Professional career
Garcia has served two stints in the National Basketball Association as a member of the San Antonio Spurs (2003–04 ) and New Orleans Hornets (2004–05 ). He holds NBA career averages of 4.7 points per game and 1.8 assists per game .[ 2] Garcia was promptly waived by the hornets after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury vs. the Washington Wizards on December 12, 2004.[ 3]
This game with the ACL tear ended up being Garcia's final NBA game ever, as he spent the rest of his professional basketball career playing overseas. In that final game against the Wizards, Garcia recorded 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals as the Hornets lost the game 69 - 88.
Garcia has also played with UniCEUB/BRB and several other clubs of the top-tier level Brazilian League .
National team career
Garcia has been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team .[ 4] With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the 2002 FIBA World Cup , the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2006 FIBA World Cup , the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2010 FIBA World Cup , the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2012 Summer Olympics , the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup , the 2014 FIBA World Cup , and the 2016 Summer Olympics .[ 5]
Awards and accomplishments
Titles
Individual awards
2× FIBA Americas League Grand Finals MVP : (2009, 2015)
7× All-Brazilian League Team : (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)
9× Brazilian League Defender of the Year : (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020)
FIBA South American League MVP : (2014)
Brazilian League MVP : (2015)
Brazilian League Finals MVP : (2017)
Career statistics
Regular seasons
Season
Team
League
1999–00
COC Ribeirão Preto
BBL
21
25.5
.620
.344
.700
3.9
2.0
1.5
.2
13.0
2000–01
30
29.2
.714
.372
.766
4.0
3.4
1.6
.6
17.3
2001–02
32
23.6
.625
.253
.726
3.9
2.1
2.2
.4
10.9
2002–03†
32
31.5
.635
.359
.855
4.4
4.4
1.9
.7
17.6
2003–04
San Antonio
NBA
2
6.5
.143
-
.500
0.0
0.0
1.0
.0
1.5
2004–05
New Orleans
8
18.3
.346
.278
.750
1.9
2.3
0.5
.1
5.5
NBA Totals
10
15.9
.322
.278
.667
1.5
1.8
.6
.1
4.7
2005–06
COC Ribeirão Preto
BBL
15
32.3
.627
.338
.781
4.5
5.0
2.8
.8
21.0
2006–07†
Brasília
19
29.8
.625
.420
.694
4.4
3.0
2.4
.6
20.3
2007–08
Maccabi Tel Aviv
ISBL
26
16.3
.677
.327
.697
1.9
1.3
.9
.2
7.0
2008–09
Brasilia
NBB
27
30.9
.486
.288
.740
4.9
2.7
1.2
.7
18.7
2009–10†
22
32.8
.489
.343
.829
5.3
3.3
1.2
.7
16.5
2010–11†
28
34.1
.501
.350
.827
5.0
3.6
1.9
.6
17.6
2011–12†
26
32.3
.532
.279
.826
5.2
3.5
1.8
.6
17.7
2012–13
28
31.7
.462
.306
.761
4.5
3.9
1.6
.6
14.3
2013–14
23
30.0
.536
.292
.826
5.9
3.4
1.4
.7
17.2
2014–15
Bauru
28
30.0
.561
.463
.813
5.5
4.1
.9
.5
14.5
Playoffs
Season
Team
League
2001
COC Ribeirão Preto
BBL
11
25.9
.655
.394
.727
3.0
3.3
1.2
.3
13.4
2002
7
17.3
.637
.300
.824
3.4
2.4
1.9
.3
9.3
2003†
11
31.3
.612
.424
.845
3.0
2.9
2.6
1.0
18.7
2006
13
35.1
.575
.317
.728
5.5
5.7
2.2
.5
18.8
2007†
Universo/BRB/DF
11
33.1
.643
.250
.820
5.0
3.3
2.5
.5
16.9
BBL Totals
53
29.6
.621
.339
.784
4.1
3.7
2.1
.5
16.0
2008
Maccabi Tel Aviv
ISBL
2
18.5
.500
.000
1.000
3.5
1.0
1.5
.5
7.0
Ligat HaAl Totals
2
18.5
.500
.00
1.000
3.5
1.0
1.5
.5
7.0
2009
Brasilia
NBB
14
35.2
.483
.336
.739
6.2
2.4
1.5
.7
20.9
2010†
13
35.0
.497
.345
.770
6.1
4.0
1.1
1.1
16.6
2011†
13
35.5
.494
.224
.798
4.4
3.5
1.5
.6
15.1
2012†
9
35.6
.559
.395
.897
5.0
3.7
1.8
.3
17.9
2013
5
32.5
.449
.269
.800
5.4
2.0
1.2
.4
12.2
2014
3
37.7
.692
.500
.900
5.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
24.0
2015
Bauru
12
34.3
.455
.295
.796
5.6
4.3
1.0
.6
13.8
NBB Totals
69
35.1
.500
.322
.794
5.4
3.4
1.4
.7
16.9
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