2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2015-16: 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 … 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 … Tied his career-high in rebounds with five against both then-No. 1 North Carolina (Nov. 18) and Clemson (Dec. 6) … Dished out seven assists in a home win over Kentucky Christian (Dec. 3) … Scored 18 points while going a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line in a home game against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 14), becoming the first Terrier to hit at least 10 free throws without a miss since Jamar Diggs went 10-for-10 on March 7, 2010 in the SoCon semifinals against Western Carolina … Strung together a career-long six straight double-figure scoring games from Jan. 14-30 … Scored a career-high 21 points in an overtime loss at Mercer on 7-of-9 shooting (3-4 3-PT), and also recorded nine assists … Scored 16 points in his next outing to help Wofford defeat Tennessee Wesleyan (Jan. 19), connecting on all four of his 3-point attempts … Put together a second nine-assist game in a home victory over Western Carolina (Jan. 30), adding 13 points … Shot a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range for the second time on the season, accounting for all 12 of his points in Wofford’s NCAA record-setting 3-point performance against VMI (Feb. 8) … Tallied a career-high 11 assists in a home victory over The Citadel (Feb. 13), becoming the first Terrier with 11 in a game since Jason Dawson in January of 2009 at Navy … Had seven assists at Western Carolina (Feb. 25) … Scored 16 points in a career-high 45 minutes played during the double-overtime loss to Western Carolina in the Southern Conference Championship quarterfinals (March 5).
2014-15: 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 ... Tallied five assists and scored eight points in the ESPN College Hoops Marathon win over Iona (Nov. 18) ... Dished out six assists at Fairfield (Nov. 21) ... Scored 14 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 6-6 FT) in a win over Sam Houston State (Nov. 23) ... Scored in double figures for the second time with 13 points (4-7 FG, 3-3 FT) at William & Mary (Nov. 29) ... Marked a new career-high with seven assists in a home win over Presbyterian (Dec. 3) ... Grabbed a career-high five boards and recorded his first collegiate block in an 88-57 win over Florida National (Dec. 6) ... Scored 10 points and tied his career-high with five more rebounds in the 55-54 win at NC State (Dec. 14) ... Scored a game- and season-high 15 points to lead the Terriers past Charleston Southern (Dec. 17) ... Shot 3-of-4 for eight points and a team-high three assists on New Year's Eve at eventual national champion Duke ... Scored 14 points with five assists, no turnovers and two steals in a SoCon opening win at Samford (Jan. 3) ... Recorded his second straight five-assist game, turning it over just once and scoring seven points in 31 minutes at Chattanooga (Jan. 5) ... Went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, scoring 11 points, all in the first half, against VMI (Jan. 8) ... Saw streaks of 39 consecutive games played and 34 consecutive starts come to an end when he sat out against Samford due to an ankle injury (Jan. 10) ... Returned from injury against Furman (Jan. 22), starting and playing 16 minutes with an assist ... Played a season-high 35 minutes with eight points (2-4 3FG, 2-3 FT), four rebounds and two assists in a home 49-46 win over Mercer (Jan. 31) ... Came off the bench for the first time all season, finishing with eight points (3-6 FG), two assists and a steal in a 75-55 win at Western Carolina (Feb. 14) ... Had his best game since returning from injury, scoring 13 points (2-4 3FG, 7-8 FT) with three assists and no turnovers, including a late 3-pointer, to push Wofford past UNCG (Feb. 19) ... Dished out a game-high four assists in a win against The Citadel (Feb. 21) ... Scored eight points with three assists in Wofford's SoCon quarterfinal win over UNCG (March 7) ... In the championship game, matched his season-high with 15 points (4-7 3FG, 3-4 FT) and had four rebounds to help lift Wofford to back-to-back tournament titles (March 9) ... Started and played 27 minutes in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Arkansas, going for two points, two rebounds and a steal in a narrow 56-53 defeat (March 19).
2013-14: Played in 31 games with 26 starts ... Scored 225 points (7.3 ppg) which was fourth on the team ... Second on the team with 78 assists and only had 29 turnovers on the season ... Had 13 games in which he did not commit a turnover ... Led the Southern Conference with a .457 three point field goal percentage (43-of-94) ... Member of the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team ... Started the season opener at Georgia (11/8) and scored three points ... At Minnesota (11/21) had 10 points ... Against Johnson and Wales (11/30) scored 12 points and was 4-of-6 from behind the arc ... Missed games at Saint Louis and VCU due to a concussion ... Scored 13 points against High Point (12/30) and had 14 points in the SoCon opener at Samford (1/2) ... At Georgia Southern (1/23) had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting ... Added 10 points at Furman (1/25) ... At The Citadel (2/8) scored 14 points on 3-of-3 shooting from three ... Against Furman (2/2) had nine points, six assists, and no turnovers ... In the first round of the SoCon Tournament against The Citadel (3/8) scored a season-high 19 points as he was 7-of-9 from the floor ... Scored 12 points in the semifinals against Georgia Southern (3/9) ... In the SoCon Tournament had 12 assists and did not commit a turnover ... In the NCAA Tournament against Michigan (3/20) scored two points and had an assist.
Prior to Wofford: Four-year point guard at Grandview High School for coach Gary Childress ... All-time leader in career points scored (1,255) and assists (402) at Grandview ... As a senior he scored 19.1 points per game along with 5.6 assists per game and 1.8 steals per game ... Earned All-State and first team All-Conference honors ... Selected to play in “The Show” All-Star game featuring the top players in Colorado ... During his junior season averaged 18.1 points per game and 5.5 assists per game ... Named first team All-Conference, All-Aurora first team, and honorable mention All-State as the team reached the Sweet 16 of the state tournament ... As a sophomore he scored 12.8 points per game and had five assists per game ... Earned second team All-Conference and second team All-Aurora honors ... He was the first freshman to play on the varsity at Grandview High School, scoring 1.1 points per game ... Was named Academic All-State honorable mention twice.
Personal: Son of Ed and Rhonda Garcia ... Born October 5, 1994 ... Majoring in English.
Honors & Awards:
2014 All-SoCon Tournament Second Team
2013-14 SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
2013-14 SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Guard
5'11"
170 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Guard
6'0"
181 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Guard
6'0"
185 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Guard
6'0"
185 lbs
