Alex Garcia

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 shooting guard-small forward.

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. Garcia was promptly waived by the hornets after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury vs. the Washington Wizards on December 12, 2004.

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. 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.

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 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 10.92002–03† 32 31.5 .635 .359 .855 4.4 4.4 1.9 .7 17.6 San Antonio NBA 2 6.5 .143 - .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 .0 1.5 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 21.02006–07† 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 18.72009–10† 22 32.8 .489 .343 .829 5.3 3.3 1.2 .7 16.52010–11† 28 34.1 .501 .350 .827 5.0 3.6 1.9 .6 17.62011–12† 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 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 9.32003† 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 18.82007† 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 20.92010† 13 35.0 .497 .345 .770 6.1 4.0 1.1 1.1 16.62011† 13 35.5 .494 .224 .798 4.4 3.5 1.5 .6 15.12012† 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