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Charles García

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Charles García
Charles García of Taipei Fubon Braves
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1988-10-13) October 13, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityBelizean / American
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolSusan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010Oyak Renault
2010Utah Flash
2010–2011Potros ITSON
2011Iowa Energy
2011–2012Sioux Falls Skyforce
2012Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012–2013Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2013Atléticos de San Germán
2013Al Muharraq
2013–2014Al Ittihad
2014–2015Goyang Orions
2015Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015Vaqueros de Bayamón
2016Grindavík
2016–2017Austin Spurs
2017–2018Bank of Taiwan
2018Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2018Yokohama B-Corsairs
2018–2020Fubon Braves / Taipei Fubon Braves
2020Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
2020–2021Taipei Fubon Braves
2021–2022Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2022Singapore Adroit
2022–2023Manama Club
2023Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
Career highlights and awards

Charles Wayne García Jr. (born October 13, 1988) is an American-born Belizean professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Seattle University after first spending two seasons at Riverside City College.

Early life

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García was born in the United States to Belizean immigrants. Through his father, García is of Costa Rican descent.[1]

Professional career

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García started the 2010–11 season in Turkey with Oyak Renault, but left after just two games. Between November and December 2010, he played in the NBA Development League for the Utah Flash before moving to Mexico to play for Potros ITSON until January 2011. He returned to the D-League in April 2011, where he joined the Iowa Energy. García spent the entire 2011–12 season in the D-League playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

For the 2012–13 season, García moved to Spain to play for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. He managed 15 games for the club before leaving in January 2013.[2] Two months later, he joined Puerto Rican team Atléticos de San Germán[3] for a two-month stint.

García split the 2013–14 season with two Bahraini teams, Al Muharraq and Al Ittihad,[4] and split the 2014–15 season with two South Korean teams, Goyang Orions and Seoul Samsung Thunders. García returned to Puerto Rico in March 2015, where he joined Vaqueros de Bayamón.

In January 2016, García joined Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[5] In 10 regular season games he averaged 19.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In the playoffs, Grindavík lost to KR in 3 games, with García averaging 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds.[6]

On October 30, 2016, García was selected by the Austin Spurs in the fourth round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.[7][8]

On April 20, 2018, Garcia signed with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association as their import for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[9] But he was let go on May 21, after Ginebra hobbled to a 1–3 start. He was replaced by resident import Justin Brownlee.[10]

In the 2018–2019 season of the Super Basketball League, Garcia joined the Fubon Braves and finished the regular season averaging 19.2ppg along with 11.6rpg. The season was capped off with a 4–0 finals sweep of Taiwan Beer, giving the Braves their first SBL Championship in team history. Garcia was named finals MVP finishing with averages of 22.3ppg, 11.8rpg.[11][12]

On November 4, 2020, Garcia signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves.[13]

On October 22, 2021, Garcia signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Yen, William (8 November 2020). "Basketball player Charles Garcia urges migrants to follow their dreams". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ Charles García deja de pertenecer al Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Puerto Rican Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – latinbasket News".
  4. ^ "General basketball transactions: 2013/14". Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  5. ^ "Frumraun Chuck Garcia í bikarnum í kvöld". Grindavik.is (in Icelandic). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "KKÍ – Leikmaður". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ "AUSTIN SPURS SELECT MAURICE BOLDEN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT – Austin Spurs". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. ^ "2016 NBA D-League Draft Board – NBA G League". Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  9. ^ "Ginebra bringing in new import Charles Garcia to replace Shane Edwards".
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (2018-05-21). "Justin Brownlee back with Ginebra as Charles Garcia is sent packing | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  11. ^ "Fubon sweep series to capture SBL title". Taipei Times. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "SBL – 超級籃球聯賽 2019". sleague.tw. Super Basketball League. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Fubon Braves welcome back Garcia". Latinbasket. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  14. ^ 吳政紘 (2021-10-22). "台南獵鷹首名洋將 前富邦勇士賈西亞". NOWnews. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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