University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Paul Garnica
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
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2012-13:
Season stats
Appeared in all 31 games in his junior year, including three starts ... Was the Bears' main scoring threat off the bench, leading all bench scorers with 7.2 points per game on the year ... Also chipped in with 1.7 rebounds and was second on the team with 62 assists ... Shot a robust 44.4 percent from three-point range (79-178) ... He needed just four 3-pointers and two assists to tie career-high season marks in both those categories ... Averaged 17.3 minutes per game ... Was one point shy of tying career high after pouring in 21 points in a Jan. 31 home game vs. Idaho State ... In that game against the Bengals, he shot made a career-high six 3-pointers on just eight shots ... Opened up the season with 18 points off the bench against Southwest ... Played in 38 minutes after getting the start in an early-December game vs. Wichita State ... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds Jan. 19 in a home win over Eastern Washington ... Dished out season-high seven assists in ESPNU BracketBusters contest vs. UC Davis.
2011-12:
Season stats
Finished his sophomore season averaging 9.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game… Led the team and conference with a .485 (48-99) shooting clip from beyond the arc…Finished ninth in the Big Sky with 48 made three point baskets…Competed in 27 games for the Bears, with 11 starts, while averaging 24 minutes per contest…Unleashed for a career-best 22 points at Northern Iowa…Scored in double-figures in 12 games, after posting double-digits just twice in his freshman year ...Unleashed for a career-high 22 points in a close road loss to Northern Iowa ... Notched a season-best six rebounds in a November win over Southern University and a season-best eight assists in a Dec. 3 win over Johnson and Wales.
2010-11:
Season stats
A much heralded player coming out of high school, he made an immediate impact for the Bears in 32 games as a true freshman ... He started in two games (at Santa Clara, at Idaho State) ... Averaged 14.8 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.5 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game ... Shot 39.2 percent from field, 26.8 perent from beyond the three-point stripe and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line ... Scored a career high 10 points twice (Tabor College, North Dakota) ... Led team in assists four times, including swiping a career-high five vs. Eastern Washington on Feb. 3 ... Finished the year ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conferene in steals per game ... Started strong on the rebounding glass to start the year before losing steam in the category down the stretch ... Had a career-high five rebounds in the Bears' loss at Colorado State on Dec. 20 ... Finished second among Bears players with 34 steals and led Northern Colorado in steals 12 times during the season ... Had three steals in five different games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished career at Lee as San Antonio’s city high school career scoring record-holder at 3,012 points ... That mark was previously held by Devin Brown, who went on to play in the NBA ... Averaged more than 30 points a game as a senior at Lee ... Finished high school career as an all-region and unanimous first-team all-district selection, as well as a member of San Antonio’s big class all-city team and the San Antonio Express-News’ City Super Team, a squad comprised of the city’s best players, regardless of classification ... Was a varsity starter for coach Tommy Hines all four years at Lee and helped the Volunteers win 82 games since 2006.
PERSONAL: Last name pronounced "GAR-ni-kuh" ... Born Sept. 4, 1991 ... The son of Cynthia Garnica ... Also recruited by Utah State, Stephen F. Austin and Texas-Arlington...Plans to major in Sociology while at Northern Colorado.
