Francisco García

Francisco García

García warms up before an exhibition game with the Dominican Republic National Team in 2011
No. 32 – Sacramento Kings
Guard–Forward
Personal information
Born	December 31, 1981 (1981-12-31) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Louisville
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
Sacramento Kings (2005–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Competitor for Dominican Republic
Men's Basketball
FIBA Americas Championship
Bronze	2011 Mar del Plata	National team
Pan American Games
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo	National team
Centrobasket
Bronze	2008 Cancun	National team

Francisco García (born December 31, 1981, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He now plays a variety of positions for the Kings, and on September 25, 2008, signed a five-year extension with the Kings. It was worth $23 million.

As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino he 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. Forgoing his senior season, García decided to go professional and enter the ranks of the NBA. In his rookie season for the Kings, García appeared in 67 games (11 starts) and averaged 5.6 points per game.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Sacramento	67	11	19.4	.400	.285	.772	2.8	1.4	.6	.7	5.6
2006–07	Sacramento	79	5	17.8	.429	.356	.833	2.6	1.1	.6	.5	6.0
2007–08	Sacramento	79	20	26.5	.463	.391	.779	3.3	1.6	1.2	.6	12.3
2008–09	Sacramento	65	36	30.4	.444	.398	.820	3.4	2.3	1.2	1.0	12.7
2009–10	Sacramento	25	4	23.0	.466	.390	.882	2.6	1.8	.4	.8	8.1
2010–11	Sacramento	58	34	23.9	.436	.362	.855	2.3	1.2	.9	.8	9.7
Career		373	110	23.4	.442	.368	.808	2.9	1.5	.9	.7	9.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Sacramento	6	0	6.8	.455	.250	1.000	.3	.2	.3	.3	2.2
Career		6	0	6.8	.455	.250	1.000	.3	.2	.3	.3	2.2

External links

• Francisco García at NBA.com
• Francisco Garcia at Basketball-Reference.com