Francisco Alberto García Gutiérrez (born December 31, c. 1981[a]) is a Dominican former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the NBA.
He averaged 15.7 points per game as a junior and, along with teammate and best friend Taquan Dean, led his fourth-seeded team to the 2005 Final Four in Saint Louis, Missouri, where they lost in the National Semifinals to top-ranked Illinois.
[6] On February 20, 2013, García was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.
[9] On December 19, 2014, he was waived by the Rockets following the acquisition of Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in a trade.
[10] On January 14, 2016, García signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican League.