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Charles García
Charles Wayne García Jr. (born October 13, 1988) is an American-born Belizean professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Seattle University after first spending two seasons at Riverside City College. Early life García was born in the United States to Belizean immigrants. Through his father, García is of Costa Rican descent. Professional career García started the 2010–11 season in Turkey with Oyak Renault, but left after just two games. Between November and December 2010, he played in the NBA Development League for the Utah Flash before moving to Mexico to play for Potros ITSON until January 2011. He returned to the D-League in April 2011, where he joined the Iowa Energy. García spent the entire 2011–12 season in the D-League playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Fort Wayne Mad Ants. For the 2012–13 season, García moved to Spain to play for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. He managed 15 games for the club before leaving in January 2013. Two months lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typically the tallest or second tallest player on the court. During an offensive possession, the power forward typically plays with their backs toward the basket and are typically a "go-to" position in regard to scoring in the Post (basketball), post. In a pick and roll offense, the power forward typically sets a screen for a guard and "rolls" towards the basket to receive a pass (or "pops" towards the perimeter for an open shot). When on Defense (sport), defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, including rebound (basketball), rebounding, Screen (sports), screen setting, Block (bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |