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Bulldog Biographies

ANDREW 4 GARCIA 6-6 225 GRADUATE BERGENFIELD, N.J. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: ◊ All told, posted 40 double-figure scor- CAREER HIGHS ◊ The only Bulldog to play in every game off ing outputs at Stony Brook, with five POINTS 24 vs. Binghamton (2/12/20) the bench. 20- performances. 24 vs. Northern Iowa (12/29/18) ◊ Averaged 8.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in ◊ Notched nine double-digit counts, 17.1 minutes per game over 26 outings. leading to nine double-doubles. REBOUNDS 12 vs. Hofstra (12/10/19) ◊ Recorded 11 double-figure scoring outputs ◊ Recorded a career-high 24 points twice – at FGs MADE 9 vs. Northern Iowa (12/29/18) and one double-digit rebounding count, Northern Iowa in 2018-19 and at Bing- leading to a double-double. hamton in 2019-20 – and a career-most FGs ATTEMPTED 15 vs. UMBC (2/1/20) ◊ Produced the Bulldogs’ second-best 12 rebounds at Hofstra in 2019-20. 15 vs. Quinnipiac (12/22/18) shooting percentage (.554), a figure ◊ Earned America East postseason accolades 3FGs MADE 4 vs. Northern Iowa (12/29/18) that jumped to .634 (59-of-93) in the 11 in both 2020 (second-team All-America games when he hit double figures. East) and 2019 (Sixth Man of the Year). 3FGs ATTEMPTED 6 vs. Norfolk State (11/27/18) ◊ Began his Georgia career with a game FTs MADE 10 vs. Florida A&M (11/29/20) as impressive for its – 6-of-8 2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: FGs and 10-of-11 FTs – as its output – a ◊ The only member of the Seawolves’ roster FTs ATTEMPTED 11 vs. Florida A&M (11/29/20) season-high 22 points. to start all 33 games. ASSISTS 5 vs. Albany (NY) 2/29/20) ◊ Posted his first double-double as a Bulldog ◊ Named second-team All-America East. 5 vs. UMBC (3/3/20) with team-best efforts of 15 points and ◊ Notched 25 double-figure scoring outputs BLOCKS 2 vs. Montana (12/8/20) 11 boards at Arkansas. and six double-digit rebound counts. 2 vs. New Hampshire (2/8/20) ◊ Georgia’s leading scorer in back-to-back ◊ Posted a half-dozen double-doubles, the outings against Kentucky (16 points) and seventh-best single-season tally in Stony 2 vs. Norfolk State (12/29/19) Florida (17 points), averaging 16.5 ppg Brook history. STEALS 5 vs. UMass-Lowell (2/5/20) and shooting 76.2 percent from the floor ◊ Among America East leaders, ranked No. MINUTES 40 vs. Hartford (3/10/20) versus the Wildcats and Gators. 14 in scoring, No. 9 in rebounding, No. 5 ◊ Eventually extended that to a streak of four in steals, No. 6 in percentage consecutive double-figure performances and No. 6 in percentage. MISCELLANEOUS STATS with 10 points at South Carolina and 11 versus Ole Miss in Athens. SB UGA TOT. ◊ Wore a protective mask during the last DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 40 11 51 seven games of the season after suffering a blow to the nose during a DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 9 1 10 scramble for a loose ball at Tennessee. DOUBLE-DOUBLES: 9 1 10 ◊ Scored his 1,000th career point against South Carolina in Athens, putting up the 20-POINT GAMES: 5 1 6 first 780 at Stony Brook before adding the rest at Georgia. STONY BROOK HIGHLIGHTS: ◊ Played in 77 games over three seasons, with 35 starts. ◊ Scored 780 career points, a double-digit average of 10.1 ppg, along with 414 rebounds, 86 assists and 72 steals. ◊ Helped produce a dramatic turnaround at Stony Brook. After the Seawolves went 13-19 his freshman season, they were a combined 44-22 during his sophomore and junior campaigns. Bulldog Biographies

2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS

Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP FLORIDA A&M 6-8 0-1 10-11 4 0 4 2 22 0 2 1 2 23 YALE * 4-11 1-3 2-4 3 3 6 3 11 0 5 0 1 39 N. GEORGIA 3-3 0-0 3-3 1 0 1 5 9 1 2 0 0 13 at Seton Hall * 2-5 0-1 3-4 1 3 4 4 7 1 2 0 2 31 JACKSONVILLE 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 9 FARMINGDALE ST. * 6-10 1-2 1-1 4 3 7 1 14 2 1 0 1 21 MONTANA 5-8 0-0 3-7 2 3 5 2 13 1 4 2 1 22 at TAMU-CC * 6-11 1-3 2-3 4 2 6 2 15 2 3 0 1 29 SAMFORD 3-6 0-0 5-7 1 3 4 3 11 0 3 0 3 20 vs. UT-RGV * 5-9 1-2 5-6 1 4 5 4 16 2 4 0 4 31 CINCINNATI 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 16 vs. N. Dakota St. * 5-13 1-2 2-2 3 4 7 3 13 0 2 1 0 26 NORTHEASTERN 6-8 1-1 2-2 2 3 5 1 15 0 1 0 0 23 at Wagner * 3-9 2-4 0-1 0 1 1 4 8 3 2 1 1 28 MISSISSIPPI ST. 3-7 0-1 2-2 4 5 9 2 8 2 4 0 1 22 at Delaware * 2-9 2-4 2-2 4 4 9 4 8 1 2 0 0 20 at LSU 4-6 0-1 1-1 1 2 3 5 9 1 3 0 1 25 MANHATTAN * 5-10 0-1 6-7 3 6 9 1 16 2 3 1 2 30 at Arkansas 6-8 0-0 3-3 3 8 11 4 15 1 4 0 0 19 BROWN * 3-6 2-2 1-2 2 4 6 3 9 3 1 0 0 24 AUBURN 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 at Hofstra * 8-13 0-1 2-2 2 10 12 2 18 0 8 0 0 35 at Ole Miss 1-2 0-0 3-3 0 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 10 at Providence * 4-9 1-2 3-4 4 1 5 4 12 2 3 1 1 28 KENTUCKY 8-12 0-0 0-0 6 0 6 3 16 0 1 0 1 27 at Virginia * 3-5 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 3 8 0 4 0 2 31 FLORIDA 8-9 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 4 17 1 2 0 0 21 at American * 5-11 0-0 3-6 3 7 10 2 13 3 4 0 1 33 at S. Carolina 4-11 0-0 2-3 5 0 5 4 10 0 1 1 2 21 NORFOLK ST. * 5-10 2-3 6-6 2 6 8 3 18 2 2 2 1 27 OLE MISS 4-6 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 2 11 2 3 1 0 17 at Maine * 2-7 0-4 0-0 3 2 5 3 4 2 2 0 3 25 at Auburn 4-9 0-1 1-2 4 0 4 1 9 1 1 0 1 19 at Vermont * 5-11 2-4 2-2 2 8 10 4 14 3 3 0 4 35 VANDERBILT 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 5 0 1 0 0 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE * 3-10 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 4 7 0 2 1 2 17 at Tennessee 1-2 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 12 at Hartford * 5-10 0-2 2-4 3 3 6 5 12 2 3 0 2 25 at Alabama 2-4 0-0 3-3 1 0 1 3 7 0 2 0 0 14 ALBANY * 8-11 3-4 1-3 2 4 6 3 20 4 3 0 3 31 MISSOURI 6-10 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 13 1 0 1 0 16 BINGHAMTON * 8-13 0-1 0-1 4 2 6 4 16 3 1 0 3 28 at Florida 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 at UMass-Lowell * 6-13 0-2 6-7 2 6 8 4 18 0 2 0 0 33 LSU 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 15 UMBC * 5-15 1-4 1-2 4 3 7 4 12 2 0 0 0 28 S. CAROLINA 3-7 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 3 10 1 0 1 0 17 UMASS-LOWELL * 5-12 0-2 4-4 5 4 9 3 14 3 2 1 5 36 ALABAMA 2-7 0-0 1-1 3 2 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 16 at New Hampshire * 6-13 0-3 5-7 5 2 7 4 17 1 5 2 1 35 vs. Missouri 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 at Binghamton * 8-14 0-1 8-10 2 8 10 3 24 1 2 0 1 34 ◊ Was the Seawolves’ third-leading scorer ◊ Posted 15 double-figure scoring outputs, VERMONT * 6-9 1-2 7-7 1 5 6 4 20 1 4 0 1 39 (438 points) while leading the team in including a career-best 24 in an upset at MAINE * 3-12 0-3 4-5 2 6 8 1 10 3 2 0 3 34 both rebounds (220) and steals (53) and Northern Iowa. HARTFORD * 5-11 0-2 4-4 6 4 10 2 14 3 8 0 3 34 finishing second in assists (63). ◊ Recorded a trio to double-digit rebounding at Albany * 6-10 1-3 0-0 2 8 10 2 13 5 2 0 0 36 ◊ Produced better statistical averages in efforts and three double-doubles. at UMBC * 3-6 0-1 3-4 2 2 4 3 9 5 4 0 0 33 America East play than his overall ◊ More than tripled his scoring average (2.9 ALBANY * 3-8 2-4 4-4 3 1 4 3 12 2 3 0 2 30 numbers...scoring (+0.6 to 14.0 ppg), ppg to 9.4 ppg) and double his rebound- HARTFORD * 7-12 0-2 2-2 3 2 5 1 16 0 4 0 3 40 rebounding (+0.5 to 7.2 rpg), steals (+0.3 ing efforts (2.2 rpg to 5.1 rpg) from his ◊ Earned his initial POTW honor after post- to 1.9 spg) and assists (+0.5 to 2.4 apg). redshirt freshman year. ing his first career double-double against ◊ Recorded the Seawolves’ first double-dou- ◊ Scored 14 points in Stony Brook’s improb- Molloy (20 points, 10 boards) on Nov. ble of the season with 18 points and a able 77-74 win at George Washington in 21 and following that with 14 points in a career-high 12 rebounds at Hofstra on the season opener, when the Seawolves 68-58 victory at Rhode Island on Nov. 24. Dec. 10. fell behind 22-0 to open the game. ◊ Honored as POTW for a second time after ◊ In his lone outing against SEC competition exploding for a career-high 24 points 2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: prior to UGA, had 11 points in an 83-81 in his first career start, a 73-63 win at ◊ Logged action in all 33 games, with a pair upset at South Carolina on Nov. 9. Northern Iowa on Dec. 29. of starts. ◊ Opened the season on a tear and was ◊ Connected on 9-of-9 shots from the field, ◊ Named the America East Conference Sixth named America East Player of the Week including 4-of-4 attempts from behind Man of the Year. on Nov. 26 and Dec. 31. the 3-point arc, against the Panthers. GARCIA’S OVERALL CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS MP-Avg. FGs Pct. 3FGs Pct. FTs Pct. O+R=Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO BL S Pts.-Avg. 2017-18-SB 11-0 111-10.1 12-33 .364 2-5 .400 6-16 .375 15+9=24-2.2 16-0 3 14 1 2 32-2.9 2018-19-SB 33-2 715-21.7 103-235 .438 23-82 .280 81-111 .730 71+98=169-5.1 85-3 20 62 5 17 310-9.4 2019-20-SB 33-33 1006-30.5 160-338 .473 25-78 .321 92-118 .788 89+131=220-6.7 100-1 63 98 10 53 438-13.3 SBU TOTALS 77-35 1832-23.8 275-606 .454 50-165 .303 180-245 .735 175-238=413-5.4 201-4 86 174 16 72 780-10.1 2020-21-UGA 26-0 444-17.1 85-157 .541 1-6 .167 54-70 .771 54+49=103-4.0 67-2 14 42 7 15 225-8.7 TOTALS 103-35 2281-22.1 361-766 .471 51-172 .297 236-317 .744 229+288=517-5.0 269-7 100 216 23 87 1009-9.8 GARCIA’S SEC CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS MP-Avg. FGs Pct. 3FGs Pct. FTs Pct. O+R=Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO BL S Pts.-Avg. 2020-21 18-0 306-17.0 60-116 .517 0-4 .000 29-36 .806 40+33=73-4.1 46-1 11 28 4 9 149-8.3 TOTALS 18-0 306-17.0 60-116 .517 0-4 .000 29-36 .806 40+33=73-4.1 46-1 11 28 4 9 149-8.3 Bulldog Biographies

2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2017-18 GAME-BY-GAME STATS

Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP at G. Washington 5-9 2-5 2-4 3 1 4 5 14 0 2 0 1 24 NORFOLK ST. 3-4 0-0 3-6 3 2 5 2 9 1 1 0 0 16 at S. Carolina 4-6 2-3 1-2 1 1 2 4 11 2 0 1 0 19 MAINE 2-6 0-2 2-5 4 3 7 4 6 1 3 0 0 17 vs. Holy Cross 0-4 0-2 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 at Hartford 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 13 vs. Norfolk St. 3-5 0-1 5-6 1 3 4 2 11 1 1 0 0 20 at Albany 4-8 1-1 0-2 1 2 3 1 9 0 1 1 0 19 MOLLOY 6-10 2-4 6-8 6 4 10 2 20 1 1 0 1 22 at Vermont 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 17 at Rhode Islane 3-6 2-3 6-7 3 3 6 1 14 0 4 0 0 30 BINGHAMTON 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 at Norfolk St. 4-10 2-6 1-1 0 3 3 3 11 0 7 0 1 25 at New Hampshire 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 QUINNIPIAC 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 0 20 at UMass-Lowell 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 6 at Manhattan 0-4 0-2 4-4 3 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 15 ALBANY 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 11 at Brown 2-4 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 5 5 0 3 0 0 20 UMBC 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 LIU BROOKLYN 2-5 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 21 HARTFORD 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 DELAWARE 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 4 1 0 0 16 HOFSTRA 3-7 0-2 1-1 3 3 6 4 7 0 2 0 0 17 at Quinnipiac 7-15 2-4 3-7 1 5 6 2 19 0 3 0 0 37 at Northern Iowa * 9-9 4-4 2-3 1 5 6 2 24 0 1 1 0 28 at UMass-Lowell * 2-5 1-3 2-2 2 0 2 4 7 0 3 0 1 12 BINGHAMTON 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2-8 0-2 3-3 2 4 6 2 7 0 4 0 0 22 at Maine 2-6 1-3 2-6 2 5 7 3 7 0 2 1 0 24 at Albany 3-7 0-2 4-6 5 4 9 0 10 0 1 0 2 21 VERMONT 4-8 1-4 5-6 1 4 5 2 14 1 2 0 1 29 at UMBC 2-8 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 4 6 1 1 0 0 26 HARTFORD 5-12 0-2 3-4 4 7 11 2 13 0 2 0 0 25 at Binghamton 2-9 0-1 1-1 5 3 8 2 5 1 3 1 1 19 UMASS-LOWELL 0-4 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 8 at New Hampshire 5-12 0-3 5-6 4 6 10 2 15 0 2 0 2 26 ALBANY 5-7 0-1 4-10 1 2 3 3 14 1 0 0 1 24 MAINE 3-5 1-3 2-2 1 3 4 2 9 0 1 0 0 15 UMBC 5-8 1-2 3-3 4 2 6 3 14 0 2 0 0 21 at Vermont 3-7 0-2 4-5 3 5 8 3 10 0 6 0 1 28 at Hartford 3-11 0-4 2-2 3 2 5 1 8 0 2 0 1 24 Binghamton 2-7 0-0 3-3 2 3 5 2 7 0 2 0 2 25 at USF 2-5 0-2 0-0 2 6 8 5 4 1 0 0 1 15 2017-18 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: ◊ Played in 11 contests and averaged 2.9 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 11.0 minutes per game. ◊ Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State on Dec. 30 after missing the first 13 games of the campaign while continuing to complete rehab from a right knee in- jury originally suffered during his senior season of high school. ◊ Fell just shy of reaching double figures in ◊ Missed the majority of his senior season ◊ Posted a double-double featuring a game- the scoring column in his initial outing with the Panthers after suffering a right high 23 points and 10 rebounds against with the Seawolves, scoring nine points knee injury. the tournament’s eventual champions, in 16 minutes of PT against the Spartans. ◊ As a junior, earned honorable mention All- the USA Midwest squad. ◊ Matched his season high offensive output State honors for Class AA after averag- with nine points against Albany. ing 18 points and 7 rebounds per game. PERSONAL: ◊ Played at Harlem Village Academy as a ◊ Born October 17, 1997, Andrew is the son 2016-17 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: freshman and a sophomore, averaging of Wanda Garcia and the grandson of ◊ Did not participate in games and took a 19.0 ppg and 6.9 rpg in 2013-14. Sylvester Garcia. medical redshirt after undergoing sur- ◊ Represented the Dominican Republic at the ◊ Received his bachelor’s degree in Business gery on his right knee at the beginning 2015 Nike Global Challenge. Management from Stony Brook and is of the season. ◊ Averaged 19.3 points per game at the Nike pursuing a master’s in Sport Manage- Global Challenge and earned a spot on ment & Policy at UGA. HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: the 10-player All-Tourney team along ◊ Tom and Jeannette Greeson Men’s ◊ Coached by Tobias Ceasar as a senior and with current NBA players such as Trae Basketball Scholarship recipient for Ralph Auriantal as a junior at The Mas- Young, Jarred Vanderbilt, Josh Okogie 2020-21. ter’s School in West Simsbury, Conn. and .