Ryan Roose B. Garcia (born January 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the

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by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

College career

Garcia played for the

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of the

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(UAAP) after playing for Southern City Colleges in his hometown of

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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

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and big man

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, 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

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sixth overall in the

. On June 20, 2014, Garcia was traded to

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in exchange for Keith Jensen. On May 11, 2016, Garcia was traded to the

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along with

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for two rookies Mark Cruz and

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along with veteran Jonathan Uyloan. On November 3, 2016, Garcia was traded to the

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along with Alex Mallari in exchange for

& Mahindra's 2017 2nd round pick, and then Mahindra dealt RR Garcia along with

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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

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in exchange for

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PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Season-by-season averages

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, 31 , , 15.2 , , .324 , , .184 , , .788 , , 1.5 , , 2.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.0 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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, 17 , , 16.4 , , .413 , , .395 , , .706 , , 2.1 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.2 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, RR 1990 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Zamboanga del Sur NorthPort Batang Pier players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters players Point guards San Miguel Beermen players Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball Sportspeople from Zamboanga City Magnolia Hotshots players TNT Tropang Giga players FEU Tamaraws basketball players Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Barako Bull Energy draft picks