Jose Garcia #23

Position:

F

Class:

Jr.

Height:

6-5

Weight:

205

Hometown:

Luanda, Angola (Coll. of Charleston)

Aggressive, talented scorer who has quickness to get to the basket...Excellent shooter who can get on a roll...Finished his sophomore season averaging 10.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs...Scored season-high 20 points in win against Texas A&M-Commerce...Had double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in win against Tarleton State.

Originally signed with the University of Richmond but was denied admission because of missing transcripts from his high school overseas.

Learned to play basketball by watching Michael Jordan videos. Moved to the United States as a 16-year old...Played high school basketball at St. Anne’s Belfield in Virginia...Averaged 15.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in an injury-shortened senior season...Courted national interest as a junior when he averaged 26 points and eight rebounds a game for the Saints...Selected as a 2003 ABCD All-American...Attended the 2003 NBA Players Association Camp.....Member of the 2004 Angolan Pre-Olympic Team.

Personal: Born Aug. 2, 1985...Guardian is Dennis Crumpler...Majoring in business...Can speak eight different languages...Wants to someday be the president of Angola.