Gabe Garcia

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
High School:
Broserrora Ivany de Olevera Chaves

An experienced player that gives the team size and skill in the post ... Has a soft touch around the basket.

2007-08: Played in five games averaging 2.6 minutes per contest ... Saw three minutes of action and scored his first KSU points on a free throw vs Cleveland State (Dec. 29) ... Played a season high six minutes grabbing three rebounds and a block vs Saint Louis (Nov. 28).

Prior to Kent State: Played at Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia, Mich. under current Kent State Director of Operations Mike Brown ... Part of a team that won the 2007 MCCAA Tournament Championship after a 23-10 in the regular season and 13-5 East Division record ... One of four players from the Schoolcraft team to earn a Division I scholarship ... Produced six games with double digit rebounds and scored a season high 17 points against Macomb Community College ... Played AAU ball for the Cleveland Basketball Club.

Personal: Born March 17, 1986 (20 years old) .. Son to Joao Luiz and Crousa M. Garcia ... Full name is Joao Gabriel Garcia ... Majoring in general studies at Kent State.