RR Garcia

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

RR Garcia

No. 12 – Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	January 12, 1990 Zamboanga City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Southern City Colleges
College	Far Eastern University
PBA draft	2013 Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014–2016	Barako Bull Energy / Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016	Star Hotshots
2016–2017	San Miguel Beermen
2017–2018	TNT KaTropa
2019–present	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (2016–17 Philippine) 2× PBA All-Star (2016, 2018) UAAP Most Valuable Player (2010) UAAP Mythical Five (2010)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta Team

College career

Garcia played for the FEU Tamaraws of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) after playing for Southern City Colleges in his hometown of Zamboanga City in high school. 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, even winning the league's MVP award in just his sophomore season. However, he did not win a championship with the Tamaraws.

Professional career

Garcia was selected by GlobalPort Batang Pier sixth overall in the 2013 PBA draft.

On June 20, 2014, Garcia was traded to Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Keith Jensen.[1]

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.[2]

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.

On April 24, 2017, Garcia was traded by the San Miguel Beermen to the TNT KaTropa in exchange for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser.

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games 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 2020 season[3][4]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	GlobalPort / Barako Bull	32	18.9	.346	.306	.786	1.7	1.6	.3	.0	6.4
2014–15	Barako Bull	36	25.5	.421	.286	.667	2.7	1.8	.7	.1	9.7
2015–16	Barako Bull / Phoenix / Star	30	29.7	.428	.338	.793	3.1	2.7	.5	.1	14.6
2016–17	San Miguel / TNT	41	19.8	.357	.320	.828	1.7	2.2	.2	.1	7.8
2017–18	TNT	32	14.8	.322	.184	.788	1.5	2.2	.3	.0	4.8
2019	Phoenix	10	23.5	.440	.276	.333	2.3	2.0	.4	.3	7.6
2020	Phoenix	17	16.4	.413	.395	.706	2.1	1.8	.4	.1	6.2
Career		198	21.3	.388	.302	.765	2.1	2.1	.4	.1	8.4

References

1. Badua, Snow (June 23, 2014). "GlobalPort set to send RR Garcia to Barako Bull for Keith Jensen in PBA trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
2. "Star lands RR Garcia in 8-player trade with GlobalPort, Phoenix". InterAksyon. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
3. PBA-Online.net
4. Real GM

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