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Sacramento Kings Select Louisville's
Francisco Garcia in first round
On Tuesday, June 28, the Sacramento Kings selected Louisville's
Francisco Garcia in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2005 NBA
Draft. Garcia, a 6-7, 190-pound guard, averaged a team-leading 15.7
points a game for the Cardinals during the 2004-05 season. An early
entry candidate, Garcia completed his junior season finishing among
Louisville's career leaders in three-point field goals (180, fourth),
free throw percentage (.849, third), blocked shots (134, eighth), and
scoring (1,413 points, 23rd). He was named to the John R. Wooden
All-America team and the NABC All-America Second Team in 2004-05. In
three seasons, Garcia averaged 14.4 ppg (.448 FG%, .369 3pt%, .849
FT%), 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.48 spg, and 1.37 bpg in 98 games.
Garcia scored in double-figures in 73 games in his career, reaching
the 20-point mark in 22 contests, including three times in last year's
NCAA Tournament. In Louisville's five NCAA Tournament games, Garcia
averaged 17.6 points and 4.0 assists. He scored a career-high 29
points on two occasions, against Morehead State and Tennessee State.
As a sophomore (2003-04), Garcia led the team with a 16.4 scoring
average and 131 total assists. He dished out a school-record 15
assists against Murray State, while recording 17 points and seven
rebounds in the game. In his first collegiate season at Louisville,
Garcia was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year after averaging
11.2 points a game, second-best on the team. He scored 24 points on
two occasions, draining eight three-pointers in a game against
Cincinnati.
# Garcia speaks to the media
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"I don't feel the need to be famous. It's all bullshit anyway....Having people around me just because I'm famous makes me feel really bad about myself. So I give 10% to my agent to do the fame thing, and I go focus on whatever I love."
-- Jessica Alba
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