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Eric Garcia HS 16

Eric Garcia

  • Class
    2017
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Part of NCAA and SoCon Championship teams in 2014 and 2015 … Ended his Wofford career with 1,260 points, ranking 27th in program history … He tallied 537 career assists, second all-time and tops in the Division I era and became Wofford’s first player with 1,000 career points and 500 career assists … Fourth in school history in games started (121), fourth in assists per game (4.2), tenth in 3-pointers made (208), and eighth in free throw percentage (81.2/332-409) … As a senior in 2017 was named first team All-Southern Conference by the coaches and media, along with NABC All-District honors … Led the SoCon with 6.8 assists per game, while his 3.8 assist to turnover ratio and 92.1% free throw percentage also led the league … Averaged 33.7 minutes per game, second in the SoCon … Set school record with 226 assists in a season … Started all 33 games with 91 rebounds, 462 points (14.0 ppg) and 24 steals as the team was 16-17 overall and 10-8 in the SoCon … During his junior season, played and started all 32 games … Averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 30.7 minutes played … Shot 42.1 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from 3-point range (57-135) and 78.4 percent from the free throw line … Holds school record for best free throw percentage in a game at 16-of-16 … Totaled 153 assists and 47 turnovers for a 3.26 assists/turnover ratio, which led the Southern Conference and ranked No. 10 nationally … Scored in double figures 15 times and had 17 games of five or more assists … As a sophomore, played in 32 games with 30 starts, missing three games due to injury ... Averaged 7.7 points, 2.5 assists 2.0 rebounds and 26.9 minutes per game ... Had a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio … In the SoCon championship game, matched his season-high with 15 points and had four rebounds to help lift Wofford to back-to-back tournament titles… During his freshman season in 2013-14 played in 31 games with 26 starts … Scored 225 points (7.3 ppg) to rank fourth on the team … Was second on the team with 78 assists and only had 29 turnovers … Led the SoCon with a .457 three-point percentage (43-94) … Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team and the SoCon All-Tournament Team … In the SoCon Tournament had 12 assists and did not have a turnover … Native of Aurora, Colorado … An English major … Played professionally for four seasons after graduation.
 
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