RR Garcia
No. 8 – TNT KaTropa | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | PBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Zamboanga City, Philippines | January 12, 1990||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Southern City Colleges | ||||||||||||||
College | Far Eastern University | ||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Barako Bull Energy / Phoenix Fuel Masters | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Star Hotshots | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||
2017–present | TNT KaTropa | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Ryan Roose B. "RR" Garcia (born January 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the GlobalPort Batang Pier.
College career
Garcia played for the FEU Tamaraws of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) after playing for Southern City Colleges in his hometown of Zamboanga City in high school. In his stint with FEU, he was one of the team's top players and led the Tamaraws along with his backcourt partner Terrence Romeo and big man Aldrech Ramos, even winning the league's MVP award in just his sophomore season. However, he did not win a championship with the Tamaraws.
Professional career
Garcia was selected by GlobalPort Batang Pier sixth overall in the 2013 PBA draft.
On June 20, 2014, Garcia was traded to Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Keith Jensen.[1]
On May 11, 2016, Garcia was traded to the Star Hotshots along with Rodney Brondial for two rookies Mark Cruz and Norbert Torres along with veteran Jonathan Uyloan.[2]
On November 3, 2016, Garcia was traded to the Mahindra Floodbuster along with Alex Mallari in exchange for Aldrech Ramos & Mahindra's 2017 2nd round pick, and then Mahindra dealt RR Garcia along with Keith Agovida to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Ryan Araña & SMB's 2018 1st round pick.
On April 24, 2017, Garcia was traded by the San Miguel Beermen to the TNT KaTropa in exchange for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser.
PBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Correct as of September 16, 2016[3]
Season-by-season averages
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | GlobalPort / Barako Bull | 31 | 19.3 | .349 | .306 | .786 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 6.6 |
2014–15 | Barako Bull | 33 | 25.4 | .421 | .298 | .641 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 9.5 |
2015–16 | Barako Bull / Phoenix / Star | 30 | 29.7 | .428 | .338 | .793 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .5 | .1 | 14.6 |
Career | 98 | 24.6 | .403 | .312 | .758 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .5 | .1 | 10.1 |
References
- ^ Badua, Snow (June 23, 2014). "GlobalPort set to send RR Garcia to Barako Bull for Keith Jensen in PBA trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Star lands RR Garcia in 8-player trade with GlobalPort, Phoenix". InterAksyon. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Basketball players from Zamboanga del Sur
- Far Eastern University alumni
- NorthPort Batang Pier players
- Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Phoenix Fuel Masters players
- Point guards
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
- Sportspeople from Zamboanga City
- Magnolia Hotshots players
- TNT KaTropa players
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines basketball players
- Filipino basketball biography stubs