Rubén Garcés

Rubén Garcés
Personal information
Born	October 17, 1973 (age 51); Colón, Panama
Nationality	Panamanian / Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Colegio Abel Bravo, Panama
College	Navarro College (1993–1995); Providence (1995–1997);
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2013
Position	Power forward / center
Number	21, 22
Career history
1998–1999	Quad City Thunder
1998–1999	La Crosse Bobcats
1999	Boca Juniors
1999–2000	La Crosse Bobcats
2000–2001	Phoenix Suns
2001	Golden State Warriors
2001	ASVEL Villeurbanne
2001–2002	Forum Valladolid
2002	Marinos de Anzoategui
2002–2004	Leche Río Breogán
2004–2005	Estudiantes
2005–2008	Pamesa Valencia
2008–2009	Basket Zaragoza 2002
2010	Algodoneros de Comarca
2010–2011	Soles de Mexicali
2011–2012	Club La Unión
2012	Capitanes de Arecibo
2013	Mets de Guaynabo
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's Basketball
Representing Panama
Centrobasket
COCABA Championship

Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme (born October 17, 1973) is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He last played for the Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico.^[1] A 6'9" power forward/center, he played US college basketball with Navarro Junior College in Texas, and with Providence College in Rhode Island, and had a brief career in the NBA in the 2000-01 season, playing with Phoenix and Golden State. He has also played in the American CBA, the Spanish ACB, in Argentina, Venezuela, and France.^[2]

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998–99	Quad City Thunder	CBA	17	17.5	.456	--	.400	6.1	.4	.4	.9	6.2
1998–99	La Crosse Bobcats	CBA	8	?	?	?	?	5.5	?	?	?	5.6
1999–00	Boca Juniors	Argentina LNB	2	27.5	.600	--	.500	5.5	1.0	.5	1.0	13.0
1999–00	La Crosse Bobcats	CBA	26	23.1	.550	--	.508	9.1	.4	.5	1.4	8.0
2000–01	ASVEL Basket	LNB Pro A	11	22.9	.540	--	.590	7.5	.5	.6	.7	11.6
2001–02	CB Valladolid	Liga ACB	34	28.2	.574	.000	.572	8.9	.5	.9	1.9	13.1
2002	Marinos de Anzoategui	Venezuela LPB	no stats available
2002–03	Leche Río Breogán	Liga ACB	34	29.8	.523	.000	.656	8.6	.4	1.0	1.2	13.2
2003–04	Leche Río Breogán		32	29.7	.468	--	.549	9.8	.5	.9	1.2	11.3
2004–05	Adecco Estudiantes		42	27.3	.597	.000	.628	7.7	.4	1.0	1.1	14.3
2005–06	Pamesa Valencia		32	23.0	.500	.000	.554	7.4	.3	.5	.6	9.4
2006–07			38	24.5	.561	--	.581	7.2	.5	.9	.6	9.1
2007–08			26	17.1	.588	.000	.600	4.6	.3	.5	.8	7.3
2008–09	CAI Zaragoza		32	15.5	.414	--	.564	4.3	.2	.6	.3	4.9
2010–11	Algodoneros de la Comarca	Mexico LNPB	9	29.7	.587	.000	.641	11.6	2.0	.8	.6	17.0
	Soles de Mexicali	Mexico LNPB	10	26.7	.464	.000	.658	10.6	1.2	1.3	.8	14.1
	Club La Unión	Argentina LNB	22	26.0	.522	.000	.663	11.0	.8	2.2	.6	13.0
2011–12	Atenas Cordoba	Argentina LNB	14	27.4	.551	--	.506	9.4	.6	.6	.9	12.9
2012	Capitanes de Arecibo	BSN	16	15.1	.514	--	.450	6.6	.6	.5	.3	5.1
2013	Mets de Guaynabo	BSN	15	12.1	.415	--	.565	5.0	.3	.2	.5	3.8
2013–14	Defensor Sporting	Uruguay LUB	41	32.6	.524	--	.644	12.0	1.2	.9	1.3	17.2
2014–15	Club Malvín	Uruguay LUB	21	26.2	.500	--	.675	8.8	1.1	.8	.5	10.0