Sergi García (basketball)

For the footballer, see Sergi García Pérez.
Sergi García
No. 10 – Río Breogán
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017CAI Zaragoza
2013–2016→El Olivar
2017–2019Valencia Basket
2019→Rasta Vechta
2019–2020Kirolbet Baskonia
2020–2022Andorra
2022Gran Canaria
2022–presentRío Breogán
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
U16 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ukraine Team
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Finland Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Calvo.

Sergi García Calvo (born 17 February 1997) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Río Breogán of the Liga ACB.

Career

A product of Centre de Tecnificació Esportiva Illes Balears, García moved to CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish top flight Liga ACB in 2013. Until 2016, he also saw action for Zaragoza’s affiliate El Olivar.

In 2013, García was named Most Valuable Player of the Jordan Brand Classic Camp in Barcelona.

During the 2017–18 ACB season, Valencia Basket paid off García's contract's rescission clause and subsequently signed him under a four-year contract, including the ongoing season.[1] On 24 July 2019 Valencia Basket loaned him to Rasta Vechta for the 2019–20 season.[2] However, on 5 December 2019 he terminated his contract for signing with EuroLeague team Baskonia. Garcia signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB on 20 July 2020.[3]

On 14 December 2021 Garcia signed a two-month contract with Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB.[4] Gran Canaria announced on 18 February 2022 that they do not extent the contract.[5]

On 10 June 2022 he signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.[6]

National team

He represented the Spanish national under-16 team at the 2012 and 2013 European Championships, winning the gold medal at the second one. In 2014, he helped the under-17 squad to reach the semifinals at the World Championships.

In 2015, García attended to the under-18 European Championships as well as the under-19 World Championships. He was also a member of the under-20 gold-winning squad at the under-20 European Championship.

In November 2017, García was called up with the national team for playing the two first matches of the 2019 World Cup qualifiers. After not playing the first match, he made his debut in Burgos at the win against Slovenia by 92–84.

Notes

  1. ^ "Valencia Basket alcanza un acuerdo con el base Sergi García hasta 2021 (Spanish)". ACB.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. ^ "Valencia Basket send Sergi García on loan to Rasta Vechta for the 2019-20 season". www.valenciabasket.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 20, 2020). "MoraBanc Andorra signs Sergi Garcia". Sportando. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "El Gran Canaria incorpora a Sergi García". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ "Sergi García no continuará en el Gran Canaria". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ CBBreogan. "Sergi García incorpórase ao Río Breogán - CB Breogán". CBBreogan (in Galician). Retrieved 2022-06-10.