Alex Ribeiro Garcia (born March 4, 1980 in Orlandia

Orlândia

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, Brazil

Brazil

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) is a Brazilian professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Garcia has served two stints in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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 (2003-04

2003-04 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves*Rookie of the Year: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers*Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers...

) and New Orleans Hornets (2004-05

2004-05 NBA season

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). He holds NBA career averages of 4.7 points per game

Points per game

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 and 1.8 assists per game.

Garcia currently plays for Universo BRB

Universo BRB

UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília is a Brazilian basketball team based in Brasília, Federal District. They play in the in NBB, the Brazilian Premier Basketball League, and is the defending champion.-Titles:FIBA Americas League* Winners : 2008-09...

 of Novo Basquete Brasil

Novo Basquete Brasil

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. He is also a member of the Brazil national basketball team

Brazil national basketball team

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