Leandro Garcia Morales
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Leandro García Morales is a Uruguay
an professional basketball
player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team
and is currently playing professionally with Halcones de Xalapa of the Mexican League.
to Hialeah, Florida
to attend high school there. He was joined in his senior season by fellow Uruguayan national team member Martin Osimani
at Champagnat Catholic High School. He first attended NCAA Division II school Lynn University
. In his only season with the school, he earned NCAA Division II honorable mention All-America honors and was named to the All-Freshman team.
García Morales then transferred to Miami-Dade Community College. In one season there, he finished in the top ten in the nation in scoring, assists, and steals, while averaging 22.9 points, 9 assists and 3.6 steals per game in earning All-Region honors. After one season of JUCO ball, Osimani again committed to play NCAA ball, this time at Texas A&M University
after originally considering the University of Miami
, Xavier University, and Auburn University
, among others. He played two seasons for the Aggies, averaging 6.5 points and 1.9 assists per game in his senior season.
to play for Olympia Montevideo of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
. In five years as a professional, he has played for teams in Uruguay, Venezuela, and Italy. Along with Martin Osimani, he helped lead Club Bigua to the 2008 Uruguayan League title, averaging 25.9 points per game for the team. He played for Cocodrilos de Caracas in Venezuela in 2008, 2009 and 2010 where he won the ligue. He played in Mexico for Halcones UV Xalapa, where he won the ligue.
since 2001. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last three continental championships, the 2005, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009
.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team
Uruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...
and is currently playing professionally with Halcones de Xalapa of the Mexican League.
College career
García Morales moved from MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
to Hialeah, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
to attend high school there. He was joined in his senior season by fellow Uruguayan national team member Martin Osimani
Martin Osimani
Martín Osimani is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, Basketball National League.Osimani is currently...
at Champagnat Catholic High School. He first attended NCAA Division II school Lynn University
Lynn University
Lynn University is a private, non-profit university in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 1962.The university currently hosts students from 40 states and 90 nations...
. In his only season with the school, he earned NCAA Division II honorable mention All-America honors and was named to the All-Freshman team.
García Morales then transferred to Miami-Dade Community College. In one season there, he finished in the top ten in the nation in scoring, assists, and steals, while averaging 22.9 points, 9 assists and 3.6 steals per game in earning All-Region honors. After one season of JUCO ball, Osimani again committed to play NCAA ball, this time at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
after originally considering the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, Xavier University, and Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
, among others. He played two seasons for the Aggies, averaging 6.5 points and 1.9 assists per game in his senior season.
Pro career
After graduating, García Morales returned home to UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
to play for Olympia Montevideo of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
The Liga Uruguaya de Basketball is the most important basketball league from Uruguay.-List of Champions:...
. In five years as a professional, he has played for teams in Uruguay, Venezuela, and Italy. Along with Martin Osimani, he helped lead Club Bigua to the 2008 Uruguayan League title, averaging 25.9 points per game for the team. He played for Cocodrilos de Caracas in Venezuela in 2008, 2009 and 2010 where he won the ligue. He played in Mexico for Halcones UV Xalapa, where he won the ligue.
Uruguayan national team
Garcia Morales has played for the senior Uruguay national basketball teamUruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...
since 2001. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last three continental championships, the 2005, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009
FIBA Americas Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey...
.