2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Garcia, Andersson
Jersey Number 11
Andersson Garcia
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Moca, Dominican Republic
- High School:
- Hamilton Heights (Tenn.)
Bio
- Finished his career with 840 rebounds (at Texas A&M and Mississippi State), which ranks No. 74 in SEC history
- Finished with 362 offensive rebounds, which ranks No. 5 behind Erwin Dudley, Murphy Holloway, JaMychal Green and Oscar Tshiebwe in SEC history
- Had 26 double-digit rebounding efforts during his total career
- The versatile Garcia was the only Power 5 player to post more than 300 rebounds, 200 points, 50 assists, 40 steals and 20 blocked shots in 2023-24.
- SEC All-Defensive Team, 2024
- School Record: Rebounds in a Season (327)
- School Record: Offensive Rebounds in a Season (156)
- School Record: Rebounds in Conference Play (180)
- School Record: Rebounds by a Junior (327)
- School Record: Offensive Rebounds by a Junior (156)
- SEC Rebounds Leader, 2023-24 (327 total/9.1 per game)
- SEC Offensive Rebounds Leader, 2023-24 (156 total/4.3 per game)
- Lohman Inspiration Award (Texas A&M Legacy Awards), 2024
2024-25 (Graduate)
Played in all 34 games with 11 starts while ranking third on the team in minutes with 831 … Led the team in rebounding with a 6.2 average (212 total) and ranked No. 2 in 3-point percentage at .386 while hitting 22-of-57 treys … Averaged a career-high 6.1 points per game (207 total) … Ranked No. 3 on the team with 55 assists, 34 steals and 22 blocks … Logged a pair of double-doubles with 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. No. 1 Auburn (3/4) and 13 and 10 vs. Texas in the SEC Tournament (3/13) … Had a career high 15 points vs. Lamar (11/11) and a season-high 16 boards vs. Wake Forest in the SEC-ACC Challenge (12/3).
2023-24 (Senior)
Posted a breakout season as he led the SEC in offensive (156) and total rebounds (327) despite coming off the bench in 32 of 36 games … The “Dominican Rodman” generally entered the game at the first media timeout or sooner while averaging 28.4 minutes per game, which was third-most on the team … Earned a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team … Averaged 4.3 offensive rebounds per game, which ranked No. 2 nationally behind only 7-foot-4 two-time National Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue … Broke Claude Riley’s 42-year old school record for total rebounds and John Beasley’s nearly 60-year old school record for rebounds in conference play with 180 … Logged a season and career high with 19 boards vs. HCU (12/22) … Posted 16 games with 10 or more rebounds, including four contests with 15 or more … Had 10 or more boards in 10 of 18 SEC games … Tallied five double-doubles with 11 points-12 rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/30), 10-12 at Arkansas (1/6), 10-10 at LSU (1/20), 11-14 vs. Ole Miss (3/14) and 11-10 vs. Georgia (3/2) … Pulled down 99 rebounds in 10 games against AP Top 25 opponents, including five games with at least 12 boards … Contributed 7.0 points per game and was the Aggies’ top 3-point shooter at 45.0% (9-of-20) … The versatile Garcia was one of six D-I players, including the only player from the Power 5, to post more than 300 rebounds, 200 points, 50 assists, 40 steals and 20 blocked shots … Team was 10-2 when he scored nine or more points … Hit a memorable 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime against top-seeded Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.2022-23 (Junior)
Has earned one start in 33 appearances … Scored six points in a pair of games against Loyola (11/20) and SMU (11/30) … Hauled in seven rebounds at DePaul (11/25) … Swiped a pair of steals in back-to-back games against Prairie View A&M (12/30) and at Florida (1/4) … Recorded seven points and hauled in six rebounds at Auburn (1/25) … Collected eight rebounds against Vanderbilt (1/28) … Hauled in a eight rebounds with four points against Georgia (2/4) … Logged a season-high 11 points with six rebounds against Auburn (2/7) … Led the team with eight rebounds at LSU (2/11) … Hauled in a season-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas (2/15) … Drained his first 3-pointer of the season and collected four rebounds against Tennessee (2/21) … Matched his season-high 11 points at Mississippi State (2/25).
2021-22 (Sophomore at Mississippi State)
Garcia saw action in 33 games where he broke into the starting lineup during State’s three postseason contests (March 10-16) … Improved his season averages to 4.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game … Eight of his top nine scoring efforts came against SEC opponents … State won 10 of 13 games when Garcia scored at least six points … Grabbed five or more rebounds 14 times, handed out multiple assists on 13 occasions and collected multiple steals 12 times … Amassed 6.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game over his last nine appearances (Feb. 18-March 16).2020-21 (Freshman at Mississippi State)
Garcia made 11 appearances off the bench where he averaged 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.4 steals per game … Scored points in seven of his 11 outings, highlighted by seven of his last eight efforts (Dec. 8-March 28) and five-plus points on two occasions … Connected on 11-of-18 from the field (61.1 percent), 2-of-4 from three-point territory (50.0 percent) and 1-of-4 at the foul line (25.0 percent) … First career basket was a layup with 2:04 left during MSU’s 82-59 win over Jackson State (Dec. 8).High School
Prepped under Zach Ferrell at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee … Posted 9.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game and shot 61 percent from the floor during his senior season … Hamilton Heights went 28-3, won the NACA National Championship and earned a USA Today top 20 national finish in 2019-20 … Played the AAU circuit for the Atlanta Celtics where he won the 2019 Adidas Gauntlet U17 in Birmingham … Also recruited by Illinois, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri and Southern Cal among others.Media Availability: Bucky McMillan
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