Francisco García 2423854 223068106 2008-07-02T12:31:17Z LOL 162210 [[WT:NBA#Career player statistics]] {{otheruses}} {{infobox NBA Player | name = Francisco García | nickname = | position = [[shooting guard|Guard]]-[[small forward|Forward]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lbs = 195 | league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] | team = [[Sacramento Kings]] | number = 32 | nationality = [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|31}} | birth_place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] | college = [[University of Louisville|Louisville]] | draft = 23rd overall | draft_year = 2005 | draft_team = Sacramento Kings | career_start = 2005 | former_teams = | awards = }} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalCountry | {{DOM}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games|National team]]}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Francisco García''' (born [[December 31]] [[1981]], in [[Santo Domingo]]) is a [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] professional [[basketball]] player who currently plays for the [[Sacramento Kings]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. A 6'7", 195 lbs. [[shooting guard|guard]]-[[small forward|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 mostly comes off the bench as a small forward behind [[Ron Artest]]. As a [[college basketball]] player at [[Louisville Cardinals basketball|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 NCAA Men%27s Division I Basketball Tournament#Final Four|2005 Final Four]] in [[Saint Louis, Missouri]]. Foregoing 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 == {{NBA player statistics legend}} ==== Regular season ==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]] | align="left" | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | 67 || 11 || 19.4 || .400 || .285 || .772 || 2.8 || 1.4 || .6 || '''.7''' || 5.6 |- | align="left" | [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]] | align="left" | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | '''79''' || 5 || 17.8 || .429 || .356 || '''.833''' || 2.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .5 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]] | align="left" | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | '''79''' || '''20''' || '''26.5''' || '''.463''' || '''.391''' || .779 || '''3.3''' || '''1.6''' || '''1.2''' || .6 || '''12.3''' |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 225 || 36 || 21.4 || .440 || .357 || .792 || 2.9 || 1.4 || .8 || .6 || 8.1 {{end box}} ==== Playoffs ==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]] | align="left" | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | 6 || 0 || 6.8 || .455 || .250 || 1.000 || .3 || .2 || .3 || .3 || 2.2 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 6 || 0 || 6.8 || .455 || .250 || 1.000 || .3 || .2 || .3 || .3 || 2.2 {{end box}} ==External links== *{{NBA-profile|francisco_garcia}} *{{basketball-reference|name=Francisco Garcia}} {{Sacramento Kings current roster}} {{2005 NBA Draft}} {{BD|1981||Garcia, Francisco}} [[Category:Dominican Republic basketball players]] [[Category:People from Santo Domingo]] [[Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players]] [[Category:Sacramento Kings players]] [[Category:Shooting guards]] [[Category:Small forwards]] [[es:Francisco García (baloncesto)]] [[ja:フランシスコ・ガルシア]]