RR Garcia

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RR Garcia
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Garcia in 2010
No. 8–Phoenix Fuel Masters
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1990-01-12) January 12, 1990 (age 34)
Zamboanga City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Southern City Colleges (Zamboanga City)
College FEU
PBA draft 2013: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Barako Bull Energy Cola
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014–2016 Barako Bull Energy
2016 Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016 Star Hotshots
2016–2017 San Miguel Beermen
2017–2018 TNT KaTropa
2019–presentPhoenix Pulse Fuel Masters / Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters / Phoenix Fuel Masters
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Jakarta Team

Ryan Roose B. Garcia (born January 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

Contents

Early life

Garcia learned how to play basketball at the age of eight. [1] In his first year of high school, he won the MVP award while playing for Southern City Colleges in his hometown of Zamboanga City.

College career

Garcia played for the FEU Tamaraws of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) after trying out for other schools such as San Beda and Letran. [2] He also wanted to play for FEU because of the success of Zamboangueños there, including Jens Knuttel and Mark Barroca. [1] He first spent a year in their Team B as he was on the RP Youth Team, and active national team members were not allowed to play in the UAAP. [2]

In his rookie season, he won a Player of the Week award for helping FEU secure a slot in the Final Four with 25 points and 17 points in wins over the Adamson Soaring Falcons and the UP Fighting Maroons. [3] In the Final Four, they lost twice to the UE Red Warriors. [4]

Garcia started out his sophomore season by tying his career-high of 25 points in a win over Ateneo. [5] From there, the Tamaraws started the season 5–0. [6] A win over the UST Growling Tigers in which he led with 22 points, four rebounds, and four assists gave the Tamaraws a sweep of the first round. [7] As the top seed, FEU made the Finals, but lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles. For that season, he was the league's MVP, the first point guard to win the award since Johnny Abarrientos in 1991, also a former Tamaraw. [8] After he won the award, San Beda and other schools tried to recruit him to their teams, but he decided to stay with FEU. [2]

In a Season 74 loss to Adamson, Garcia scored 20 points. [9] In a loss to UP, he scored 17 points. [10] Despite the loss, they remained in second place. They almost beat Ateneo twice in back to back games, but lost both of those games. [11] He then tied his career-high in a rematch with UP, scoring 14 of his 25 points in the clutch as FEU got a come-from-behind win. [12] Once again, FEU faced Ateneo in the Finals. [13] In Game 1, he contributed eight assists, but only scored six points as FEU lost. [14] They then lost Game 2, and Ateneo won the championship once again. [15]

In the offseason, Garcia played for the NLEX Road Warriors, playing a key role in the semifinals and helping NLEX win the 2011 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup. [16] [17] In a win over UST, he produced 21 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and made all four of his triples and the game-winning layup. [18] After starting with four straight wins, they got their first loss against the NU Bulldogs. [19] In their rematch, he made the game-winning lay-up. [20] However, the win was protested by NU, who claimed that Garcia's shot didn't count as the buzzer already sounded when he shot the ball. [21] The UAAP Board of Trustees ordered a rematch between FEU and NU. [22] In that rematch, NU won, which forced a three-way tie for the final two slots in the Final Four. [23] FEU then lost a play-off for the final slot to the DLSU Green Archers, and he missed the Final Four for the first time in his collegiate career. [24]

In a game against UE, Garcia was slapped with an unsportsmanlike foul for throwing the ball at a UE player. [25] FEU started out the season with a sweep of the first round, then lost two straight games. [26] He was then suspended for a game after picking up another unsportsmanlike foul, in which he swung an elbow at a DLSU player. [25] In the playoffs, FEU lost to DLSU. [27]

In his stint with FEU, he was one of the team's top players and led the Tamaraws along with his backcourt partner Terrence Romeo and big man Aldrech Ramos. However, he did not win a championship with the Tamaraws. [27]

Professional career

GlobalPort Batang Pier

Garcia was selected by GlobalPort Batang Pier sixth overall in the 2013 PBA draft, who sent Denok Miranda to Barako Bull Energy for the pick. [28] Most coaches rated him as the best point guard in the draft. [29] Being picked by GlobalPort reunited him with Romeo, who was selected right before him in that same draft, and was his backcourt partner at FEU. [30] They both got max contracts of P8.5 million for three years. [31]

In his debut against the Petron Blaze Boosters, Garcia scored only four points in 18 minutes. [32] He then scored 20 points in a loss to Barangay Ginebra. [33] In a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, he scored 13 points and made two three-pointers. [34]

Barako Bull

On June 20, 2014, Garcia was traded to Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Keith Jensen. [35] In a 2014–15 Philippine Cup game against his former team, he limited Romeo to just nine points as he scored 12 points, but Barako lost that game. [36] Against the Blackwater Elite, he led the team in scoring with 16 points as they picked up the win. [37] In a win over NLEX that guaranteed Barako a spot in the playoffs, he scored 22 points and made clutch plays. [38] In the playoffs, they were eliminated in the first round by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. [39] On May 31, 2015, in a Commissioner's Cup win over Rain or Shine, he scored a season-high 26 points as Barako started with a franchise-best record of 5–1. [40] For that performance, he won a Player of the Week award, the fourth player from Barako to win that award that conference after JC Intal, Dylan Ababou and Joseph Yeo. [41]

In the 2015–16 Philippine Cup, after losing their first game of the season, Garcia scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead Barako to their first win of the conference. [42] He then scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as they won over the Mahindra Enforcer. [43] However, he then suffered a shoulder injury as he was scoring 22 points against Talk 'N Text, which the team was still able to win. [44] Due to the injury, he was not able to play in Barako's next games, including their quarterfinal match against GlobalPort. [45]

Phoenix Fuel Masters

Before the start of the 2016 Commissioner's Cup, Phoenix Petroleum bought the team, and Barako became known as the Phoenix Fuel Masters. [46] In the franchise's first-ever win, against the NLEX Road Warriors, Garcia scored a career-high 33 points with six assists and two steals. [47] They then lost three straight games before getting another win over Mahindra in which he scored 22 points on four triples. [48] In their next game against Ginebra, he scored 23 points, nine assists, six rebounds, and two clutch three-pointers, but they lost to a game-winning shot by LA Tenorio. [49] In Phoenix's last game of the conference, he led the team with 21 points, four rebounds, and six assists, but they lost to GlobalPort, and didn't qualify for the playoffs. [50]

Star Hotshots

On May 11, 2016, Garcia was traded to the Star Hotshots along with Rodney Brondial for two rookies Mark Cruz and Norbert Torres along with veteran Jonathan Uyloan. [51] In an overtime win over GlobalPort, he scored 26 points on 11-for-13 shooting, including the game-tying layup with 8.6 seconds remaining in regulation. [52] For that performance, he earned a Player of the Week award. [53] That season, he got his first PBA All-Star appearance. [54]

San Miguel Beermen

On November 3, 2016, Garcia was traded to the Mahindra Floodbuster along with Alex Mallari in exchange for Aldrech Ramos & Mahindra's 2017 2nd round pick, and then Mahindra dealt RR Garcia along with Keith Agovida to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Ryan Araña & SMB's 2018 1st round pick. [55] In a win over the Alaska Aces, he contributed 13 points and a clutch steal. [56] On his 27th birthday, he scored 17 points on four triples, with three rebounds and two assists in a win over Rain or Shine. [57] In the Beermen's quarterfinal match against Rain or Shine, he led with 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting, with 5-of-7 shooting from three, and also contributed three rebounds and two assists. [58] With the win, he got into the semifinals for the first time in his PBA career. [59] In the semis, he couldn't play as he contracted the flu. [60] In the 2016–17 Philippine Cup Finals, he aggravated a shoulder injury as the Beermen won him his first championship. [61]

TNT KaTropa

On April 24, 2017, Garcia was traded by the San Miguel Beermen to the TNT KaTropa in exchange for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser. [62] In his winning debut for the KaTropa against the Beermen, he scored 12 points with two rebounds and three assists. [63] He played a key role for them in their 2017 Commissioner's Cup playoffs, helping them reach the Finals. [64] There, they lost to the Beermen in six games. [65]

In his season debut in a win over Alaska in the 2017–18 Philippine Cup, Garcia scored 11 points. [66] He then scored five clutch points in the final 90 seconds of their game against the KIA Picanto for TNT to get the win. [67] That season, he reunited with Romeo when he was traded to TNT. [68] He was also an All-Star once again, helping his team win over Gilas Pilipinas. [69] However, before the start of the 2019 season, TNT dropped him from their regular roster. [70]

Return to Phoenix

Garcia attempted to return to the PBA with Rain or Shine, playing for them in a tune-up game. [71] However, he wasn't signed by Rain or Shine for the 2019 Governors' Cup. [72] Instead, he was signed by Phoenix. [73] In his first game back with them, he had nine points, three rebounds, three assists, and a steal in a loss to NLEX. [74] Against the Meralco Bolts, he scored 10 points. [75] He then made 14 points, three assists, two rebounds, a block and also made the game-winning basket against Rain or Shine. [76] He ended his season with 17 points and four rebounds in a win over Blackwater. [77]

Phoenix re-signed Garcia for the 2020 Philippine Cup. [78] He scored 12 points in a win over the Hotshots. [79] At the end of their season, he was given a two-year contract. [80]

Garcia scored a conference-high 18 points in a win over Rain or Shine during the 2021 Philippine Cup. [81] In the Governors' Cup, he scored a conference-high 19 points as he helped Phoenix get into the quarterfinals with a win over the Batang Pier. [82] There, they were eliminated by the Hotshots. [83]

In the 2022 Commissioner's Cup, Garcia started the conference with 13 points in a win over Blackwater. [84] He led the team with 20 points in a 51-point win over the Terrafirma Dyip that secured Phoenix a slot in the quarterfinals. [85] However, he missed the quarterfinals as he was placed under the league's health and safety protocols. [86] In the Governors' Cup, he scored 18 points in a loss to TNT. [87] He then led the team with 17 points in a win over Rain or Shine. [88] At the end of the season, he was given a one-year deal. [89]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

As of the end of 2023–24 season [90] [91]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 GlobalPort 3218.9.346.306.7861.71.6.3—6.4
Barako Bull
2014–15 Barako Bull 3625.5.421.286.6672.71.8.7.19.7
2015–16 Barako Bull 3029.7.428.338.7933.12.7.5.114.6
Phoenix
Star
2016–17 San Miguel 4119.8.357.320.8281.72.2.3.07.8
TNT
2017–18 TNT 3214.8.322.184.7881.52.2.3.04.8
2019 Phoenix Pulse 1023.5.440.276.3332.32.0.4.37.6
2020 Phoenix Super LPG 1716.4.413.395.7062.11.8.4.16.2
2021 Phoenix Super LPG 2517.1.402.348.6252.12.1.4.15.6
2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG 3510.7.371.310.9121.31.6.2.04.2
2023–24 Phoenix Super LPG / Phoenix 229.8.432.3481.0001.01.4.2.13.9
Career28018.7.389.308.7781.92.0.4.17.2

National team career

Garcia played for the RP Youth Team in the 2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. He helped rally the team from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to an upset win over the hosts Iran. [92] They finished the tournament with a win over Lebanon in which he scored 14 points, and the team finished in seventh place. [93]

In 2011, Garcia helped the Philippines win the gold medal in the 2011 SEA Games basketball tournament. [94]

Philanthropy

In 2012, Garcia, along with other college basketball players and celebrities participated in a charity basketball game for victims of Typhoon Sendong. [95] The following year, he appeared in a charity basketball game for those affected by the Zamboanga City crisis. [96]

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