Marc García (basketball)
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| No. 27 – San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 7, 1996 Manresa, Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2018 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Manresa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Real Betis Energía Plus | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Fuenlabrada | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | San Pablo Burgos | |||||||||||||||||||
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Marc García Antonell (born March 7, 1996) is a Spanish professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. He is considered one of the most promising young Spanish players of his generation.[1]
Professional career[]
García came through the youth ranks of Bàsquet Manresa, before transferring to FC Barcelona B, where he spent his first senior season (2012–13). In the summer of 2014, he returned to Manresa on a loan deal,[2] making his first steps in Spain's elite league ACB during the 2014-15 campaign. After one year with Manresa's men's squad, he headed back to Barca B, leading the team in scoring (16.2ppg) in the 2015-16 LEB Oro season.[3]
In July 2016, García was sent to ACB outfit CB Sevilla on a two-year loan deal.[4] However, after the relegation of the Andalusian team, Barcelona terminated the loan.
On July 20, 2018, García signed a three-year deal with Montakit Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB.[5]
On July 23, 2021, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB.[6]
International career[]
García has competed on the Spain national under-18 basketball team at the junior levels, winning the bronze team medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia.[7]
Awards and accomplishments[]
Club honours[]
- Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Tournament: All-Tournament Team, MVP (2013-2014)
- Nike International Junior Tournament: All-Tournament Team (2012-2013)
Spain national team[]
- Junior national team
Bronze- Youth national team
- 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:
Gold
GoldReferences[]
- ^ Margalef, Josep. "Marc García, el nuevo 'diamante' azulgrana, fichado hasta 2018". Diario AS. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ El manresano Marc García jugará en La Bruixa d'Or Manresa; 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "LIGA ENDESA: el Barça cede a Marc García al Sevilla por dos temporadas". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "ACB.COM - El Montakit Fuenlabrada incorpora a Marc García". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Marc García, refuerzo para el juego exterior burgalés". sanpabloburgos.com (in Spanish). July 23, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marc García Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- Basketball players from Catalonia
- CB Miraflores players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet B players
- Liga ACB players
- People from Manresa
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Shooting guards
- Spanish men's basketball players