Ángel Luis García García (born July 11, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Lake Forest, Illinois, and playing one year for Lake Forest Academy, then transferring to

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, where he attended East Chicago Central High School. García,

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and

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led E.C. Central to a 23-3 overall record and won the Indiana Class 4A state title. While in high school, he was included in the World Team that participated in the Nike Hoops Summit. García was recruited to the

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, but was unable to play during his freshman year after confronting difficulties to meet the standards of the

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Eligibility Center. After being cleared, he was included in the roster but suffered an MCL injury that kept him inactive for months. Despite being expected to miss the entire season, García was cleared to play in February, participating with the team throughout the final stages of the season and post-season tournaments. In December 2010, he decided to sign with

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of the

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in Spain after playing only limited time in the gaming scheme of Memphis' new coach,

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. García debuted as a professional in the team's

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affiliate

CB Axarquía Club Baloncesto Axarquía, more known by its sponsorship name of Clinicas Rincón Axarquía, was a basketball team based in Málaga, Andalusia. History Until the 2000s, Axarquía played in Regional leagues and in Liga EBA. In 2005 the team achi ...

. In 2011, García signed to play for

CB Granada Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, including Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, P ...

. García tore the

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of his right knee on 11 October during a practice with the C.B. Granada team.
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BSN his draft with the

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was traded for Vaqueros de Bayamon.

References

External links

Ángel García at Spanish Basketball Federation
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