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. He played

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. He also represents the senior Argentina national team. He is a 2.01 m (6'7") tall

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Early career

Garino played basketball, football, and swimming in Mar del Plata. In 16, he moved to the United States. At the recommendation of then head coach Kevin Sutton, Garino attended

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. Garino lead the Eagles to a 23–4 overall record and a No. 9 ranking in the final ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 in 2011–12.

College career

Following his high school coach, Garino spent four seasons at

. In his final season, he helped guide the Colonials to the 2016 NIT Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He earned Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and the All-Conference Second Team honors after averaging 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.37 steals in 32.0 minutes while shooting .510 (203-398) from the field and .430 (58-135) from three-point range. He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team in each of his final three seasons. For his collegiate career, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.71 steals in 30.1 minutes while shooting .508 (567-1,1167) from the field and .364 (102-280) from long range. He ranks third in school history on George Washington's career steals list (219) and is 11th all-time in scoring (1,536 points). Garino helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA tournament and the championship of the

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College statistics

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Professional career

Austin Spurs (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Garino joined the

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for the

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. On July 29, 2016, he signed with the

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, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games. Seven days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the

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as an affiliate of San Antonio.

Orlando Magic (2017)

On April 3, 2017, Garino signed with the

. He made his NBA debut the following night, recording one rebound in a 122–102 loss to the

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. On August 1, 2017, he was waived by the Magic. He currently holds the record for most NBA minutes played (43) without a point scored.

Saski Baskonia (2017–2020)

On September 1, 2017, Garino signed a three-year deal with

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. In his first season with the club, he made his debut in the 2017–18 EuroLeague season. He made 23 appearances, averaging 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. In 2018–19 EuroLeague season, he made 18 appearances and averaged 5.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)

On July 22, 2020, he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. In six games he averaged 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. On July 7, 2021, Garino officially parted ways with the Lithuanian club.

Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)

On August 18, 2021, Garino signed with Nanterre 92 of the

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. In eight games, he averaged 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On January 27, 2022, Garino parted ways with the team.

Basquet Girona (2022–2023)

On July 16, 2022, Garino signed with

of the

. He left the team on July 6, 2023.

National team career

Garino is a member of the senior

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. He won a silver medal with Argentina's senior national team at the

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...

. He also played at the

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, and at the

2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...

. In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the

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and clinched the silver medal with Argentina, which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 23 , , 7 , , 15.1 , , .468 , , .273 , , .839 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 4.5 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 18 , , 8 , , 14.7 , , .507 , , .444 , , .737 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.6 , , 4.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 41 , , 15 , , 14.9 , , .486 , , .379 , , .800 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 5.0 , , 4.4

Personal life

The son of Alicia Gullotta and Oscar Garino, he has two older sisters, Lorena and Natalia.

References

External links

Liga ACB profile

euroleague.net profile

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