Charles García
Charles García | |
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| Born | October 13, 1988 United States |
| Nationality | American, Belizean |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Charles Wayne García Jr. (born October 13, 1988) is a professional basketball player with American birth and Belizean nationality. He competed at the collegiate level for Seattle University following two years at Riverside City College.
Early life
Born in the United States to parents who immigrated from Belize, García also has heritage linked to Costa Rica through his father.
Professional career
García commenced the 2010–11 campaign in Turkey, playing for Oyak Renault, but departed after participating in just two matches. Subsequently, he had a brief tenure in the NBA Development League with the Utah Flash. Afterward, he joined Mexico’s Potros ITSON until January 2011. Returning to the D-League in April 2011, he signed with the Iowa Energy. The following season, 2011–12, saw him split time between the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
For the 2012–13 season, García transferred to Spain’s Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, appearing in 15 contests before leaving midway through the season. He then spent two months playing for Puerto Rico’s Atléticos de San Germán. During 2013–14, his career included periods with Bahraini clubs Al Muharraq and Al Ittihad. The 2014–15 season involved stints with South Korean teams Goyang Orions and Seoul Samsung Thunders, followed by a March 2015 return to Puerto Rico to join Vaqueros de Bayamón.
In January 2016, García signed with Icelandic side Grindavík competing in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Over ten regular-season games, he averaged 19.9 points and 9.2 rebounds. During the playoffs, where Grindavík was eliminated, his averages were 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds.
On October 30, 2016, García was drafted in the fourth round of the NBA Development League Draft by the Austin Spurs.
He inked a deal on April 20, 2018, with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise of the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup. However, after a start of one win and three losses, he was released on May 21 and succeeded by import player Justin Brownlee.
During the 2018–19 season of the Super Basketball League, García played for the Fubon Braves, posting averages of 19.2 points and 11.6 rebounds throughout the regular season. He was instrumental in leading the Braves to their inaugural SBL Championship by sweeping Taiwan Beer four games to none in the finals and earned Finals MVP honors by averaging 22.3 points and 11.8 rebounds.
García re-signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves on November 4, 2020. Later, on October 22, 2021, he joined the ranks of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks competing in the T1 League.