García competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. It was the first time the Spanish national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years.[4] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo.[5] His team finished fifth overall.[4] He played in the game against Turkey and the United States.[6] He was a member of the national team at the 2013 European Championships. His team finished with a bronze medal after defeating Sweden, and Garcia was the third best performer with an average of 10 points per game, 4 rebounds per game and 6 assists per game.[7] In the game against Sweden, he led the team in scoring with 19 points, rebounds with 8 and had 4 assists.[8]
Club
In 2009, García played for Fuhnpaiin-Peraleda.[9][10] During the 2011/2012 season, he played for CID Casa Murcia Getafe.[11] In 2013, he played club wheelchair basketball for Bilbao Basket.[7] In a game against Getafe that season, he led the team in scoring with 26 points.[12] In a game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 16 points.[13][14] He scored 4 points in the team's loss to ONCE.[15] In mid-November, Garcia ranked second in the league in average number of rebounds per game with 11.5.[16][17] He has acted as an ambassador of sorts for the team, encouraging Colombia national team members Daniel Díaz and José Leep to join the team for the 2013/2014 season.[18]
Notes
^In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pereiro.