Alex Garcia (basketball)

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-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) 225 pounds (102 kg)^[1] shooting guard-small forward.

Alex Garcia

No. 10 – Bauru
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	(1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 45) Orlândia, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	1999–present
Career history
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
Career highlights
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
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 2009 Puerto Rico {{{2}}} 2001 Neuquén {{{2}}} 2011 Mar del Plata {{{2}}} FIBA South American Championship 2003 Montevideo {{{2}}} Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo {{{2}}} 2007 Rio de Janeiro {{{2}}}

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

• 2× FIBA Americas League Champion: (2009, 2015)
• 2× FIBA South American League Champion: (2010, 2014)
• 6× Brazilian Championship Champion: (2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017)

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	GP	MPG	FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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	GP	MPG	FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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