| Romeo Garcia |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Cypress, Texas
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| High School:
Cypress Creek
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 207
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
09/25/1988
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• Garcia Named to Patriot League All-Rookie Team (March 3, 2008)
• Garcia Nets Patriot League Rookie of the Week Accolade (Feb. 25, 2008)
• 2008-09 Game-by-Game Statistics
• 2007-08 Game-by-Game Statistics
AS A FRESHMAN
• Garcia had a fantastic freshman season, earning Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors • earned the team's Defensive Player of the Year Award at the season-ending banquet • appeared in 28 games, starting the last 26, while averaging 4.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg,1.2 apg, 0.9 spg and 0.6 bpg in 21.8 minutes per contest while shooting 41.2 percent from the field • saw his averages increase to 5.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg and 0.6 bpg in 22.4 minutes per outing in Patriot League play • in league games only, Garcia led the league's freshmen in steals (20) and rebounds (4.2 rpg), was second in assists (18) and blocks (8) and was fourth in scoring (5.2 ppg) • he ranked in the top 30 among Navy freshmen in scoring (30th), rebounds (16th), assists (23rd), steals (8th) and blocked shots (7th) • was third on the team with 10 drawn charges • scored a career-high 12 points with nine rebounds against Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament (March 5), while playing a career-best 36 minutes • was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 25, after averaging 9.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 2.0 apg in wins over Holy Cross and Army • scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting against Holy Cross (Feb. 20) • tallied 10 points with four rebounds and two blocks in a win over NJIT (Jan. 2). After NJIT big man Nesho Milosevic (6-10) torched the Mids in the first half, Lange made a switch to put Garcia on him, and the freshman shut him down, despite giving up six inches • hauled down a career-high 10 rebounds and played tremendous defense on leading scorer Kirk Williams in a win over Longwood (Jan. 5) • scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting, including a career-high two three-pointers, in the Star Game win over Army (Feb. 23) • averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg while shooting 46.6 percent from the field in the last 14 games • was 9-of-19 (.474) from three-point range in the last 15 games, after starting the year 2-of-17 from beyond the arc in non-conference play • grabbed nine rebounds, including five offensive, against Lafayette (Jan. 19) • blocked a career-high three shots against Seton Hall • had a fantastic all-around game against UMES (Dec. 22) with six points, six rebounds and five assists. The five assists were a career high • had five steals against Holy Cross (Jan. 23) and went 6-of-8 from the free throw line down the stretch to snap Holy Cross' 17-game winning streak against the Mids (Jan. 23).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Garcia had an outstanding high school career, leading Cypress Creek High School to a 23-12 record as a senior and a Spring Branch Championship • was a two-time Class 5A all-district player • earned team MVP honors in 2006 and was the team's top defensive player as a sophomore in 2005 • averaged 15.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg as a senior • ranked in the top 100 by TexasHoops.com in its final 2007 recruiting rankings • was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America while at Cypress Creek.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Full name is Romeo Garcia III • is right-handed • born Sept. 25, 1988, in Houston, Texas • son of Romeo, Jr., and Viola Ney Garcia • attended the same high school as professional football players Sam Adams (former Texas A&M star) and Josh Williams (former Michigan cornerback) • also received interest from Army and Air Force • is close friends with Texas-San Antonio sophomore, Devin Gibson, who was the NCAA steals leader as a freshman. The two played on the same AAU team (the Houston Heat). Gibson was heavily recruited by Lange as well • majoring in political science.
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