Patricio Nicolas Garino Gullotta "Pato" (born May 17, 1993) is an Argentine[1] professional basketball player who currently plays for Estudiantes of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for George Washington University.[2] He also represents the senior Argentina national team.[3] He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall[4] shooting guard-small forward.

Patricio Garino
Garino with Argentina, in 2015.
No. 29 – Carplus Fuenlabrada
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1993-05-17) May 17, 1993 (age 31)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontverde Academy
(Montverde, Florida)
CollegeGeorge Washington (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Austin Spurs
2017Orlando Magic
2017–2020Baskonia
2020–2021Žalgiris Kaunas
2021–2022Nanterre 92
2022–2023Bàsquet Girona
2023–2024Fuenlabrada
2024–presentEstudiantes
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Mexico City
Silver medal – second place 2017 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima
Garino with Saski Baskonia in 2018

Early career

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Garino played basketball, football, and swimming in Mar del Plata. In 16, he moved to the United States. At the recommendation of then head coach Kevin Sutton, Garino attended Montverde Academy.[5] Garino lead the Eagles to a 23–4 overall record and a No. 9 ranking in the final ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 in 2011–12.[6]

College career

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Following his high school coach, Garino spent four seasons at George Washington University. In his final season, he helped guide the Colonials to the 2016 NIT Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He earned Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and the All-Conference Second Team honors after averaging 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.37 steals in 32.0 minutes while shooting .510 (203–398) from the field and .430 (58–135) from three-point range. He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team in each of his final three seasons. For his collegiate career, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.71 steals in 30.1 minutes while shooting .508 (567–1,1167) from the field and .364 (102–280) from long range. He ranks third in school history on George Washington's career steals list (219) and is 11th all-time in scoring (1,536 points).[7] Garino helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA tournament and the championship of the 2016 NIT.

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 George Washington 30 30 26.9 .427 .286 .648 3.4 2.1 2.3 0.4 8.8
2013–14 George Washington 26 14 28.7 .561 .343 .593 4.4 2.0 1.6 0.8 12.1
2014–15 George Washington 35 35 31.6 .531 .296 .735 5.3 1.5 1.7 0.8 12.4
2015–16 George Washington 38 38 32.0 .510 .430 .689 4.2 1.5 1.4 0.8 14.1

Professional career

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Austin Spurs (2016–2017)

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Garino joined the Orlando Magic for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[8] On July 29, 2016, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[7] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games.[9] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of San Antonio.[10]

Orlando Magic (2017)

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On April 3, 2017, Garino signed with the Orlando Magic.[11] He made his NBA debut the following night, recording one rebound in a 122–102 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[12] On August 1, 2017, he was waived by the Magic.[13] He currently holds the record for most NBA minutes played (43) without a point scored.

Saski Baskonia (2017–2020)

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On September 1, 2017, Garino signed a three-year deal with Baskonia.[14] In his first season with the club, he made his debut in the 2017–18 EuroLeague season. He made 23 appearances, averaging 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. In 2018–19 EuroLeague season, he made 18 appearances and averaged 5.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)

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On July 22, 2020, he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[15] In six games he averaged 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. On July 7, 2021, Garino officially parted ways with the Lithuanian club.[16]

Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)

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On August 18, 2021, Garino signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[17] In eight games, he averaged 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On January 27, 2022, Garino parted ways with the team.[18]

Basquet Girona (2022–2023)

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On July 16, 2022, Garino signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB.[19] He left the team on July 6, 2023.[20]

National team career

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Garino is a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team. He won a silver medal with Argentina's senior national team at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[21]

In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched the silver medal with Argentina, which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[22]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Orlando 5 0 8.6 .000 .000 .000 1.4 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 5 0 8.6 .000 .000 .000 1.4 .0 .0 .0 .0

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Baskonia 23 7 15.1 .468 .273 .839 1.7 .7 1.0 .1 4.5 4.5
2018–19 18 8 14.7 .507 .444 .737 1.4 .3 .7 .1 5.6 4.2
Career 41 15 14.9 .486 .379 .800 1.6 .5 .9 .1 5.0 4.4

Personal life

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The son of Alicia Gullotta and Oscar Garino, he has two older sisters, Lorena and Natalia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ GARINO, PATRICIO FORWARD HEIGHT: 2.01 BORN: 17 MAY, 1993 NATIONALITY: ITALY.
  2. ^ "Hawks' Bembry Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Schmidt Voted as Coach of the Year". Atlantic10.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ Eisenhauer, Mark (2 November 2015). "Garino set to lead Colonials after sharing court with national heroes this summer". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ GARINO, PATRICIO HEIGHT: 2.01.
  5. ^ Kirshner, Alex (18 February 2016). "How George Washington revived its program with international talent". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "13 Patricio Garino". GWSports.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b "SAN ANTONIO SIGNS PATRICIO GARINO". NBA.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Magic's Patricio Garino: Will play summer league with Magic". CBSSports.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  9. ^ "SPURS WAIVE JOEL ANTHONY, RYAN ARCIDIACONO, PATRICIO GARINO AND LIVIO JEAN-CHARLES". NBA.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. ^ "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Magic Sign Marcus Georges-Hunt and Patricio Garino". NBA.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Magic vs. Cavaliers – Box Score". ESPN.com. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Magic Waive Patricio Garino". NBA.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Patricio Garino, intensidad y polivalencia para el perímetro azulgrana". Saski Baskonia (in European Spanish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Zalgiris land Patricio Garino". Eurobasket. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Patricio Garino leaves Zalgiris". Eurobasket. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (18 August 2021). "Nanterre lands Patricio Garino". Eurobasket. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  18. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (27 January 2022). "Garino leaves Nanterre". Eurobasket. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  19. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (16 July 2022). "Pato Garino signs with Basquet Girona". Sportando. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Gracias, Pato" (in Spanish). Bàsquet Girona. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  21. ^ Patricio GARINO (ARG).
  22. ^ "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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