Francisco Garcia (2002-05) (2019) - Athletics Hall of Fame

Francisco Garcia (2002-05)

Induction:
2019
Class:
2005

Francisco Garcia (2002-05 at UofL) scored 1,413 points in three seasons (No. 26 all-time at UofL), helping the Cardinals to a combined 78-22 record. He was the leading scorer (15.7 ppg) on the Cardinals' 2005 NCAA Final Four team, UofL's first in 19 years. Louisville won its first Conference USA championship that year when Garcia was a John Wooden first team and NABC second team All-America selection. He was twice honored on the All-Conference USA team (2003-04, 2004-05) and was the C-USA Freshman of the year in 2002-03. He set the UofL single-game assists record holder with 15 against Murray State (1-3-04). Garcia was the No. 23 overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft and played 10 years in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, scoring over 4,000 career points.