Ángel Luis García García (born July 11, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada of the

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(BSN). 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 East Chicago,

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, where he attended East Chicago Central High School. García, Kawann Short and E'Twaun Moore 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, Josh Pastner. García debuted as a professional in the team's

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affiliate CB Axarquía. In 2011, García signed to play for

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. García tore the

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of his right knee on 11 October during a practice with the C.B. Granada team.
, author=Angel Santos , publisher = Boricuas Ballers In 2013 the

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Angel 1988 births Living people People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Lake Forest Academy alumni Caciques de Humacao players CB Granada players Memphis Tigers men's basketball players Piratas de Quebradillas players Power forwards Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Toyama Grouses players Cariduros de Fajardo players Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players