Patricio Garino

Patricio "Pato" Garino Gullotta (born May 17, 1993) is an Argentine-Italian[1] professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for George Washington University.[2] He also represents the senior Argentine national team.[3] He is a 2.01 m (6'7") tall[4] shooting guard-small forward.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garino and the second or maternal family name is Gullotta.

Patricio Garino

Garino with Argentina, in 2015.
No. 7 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	LKL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1993-05-17) May 17, 1993 Mar del Plata, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida)
College	George Washington (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Austin Spurs
2017	Orlando Magic
2017–2020	Baskonia
2020–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
Liga ACB champion (2020) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2016) 3× Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2013–2016) Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2016)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Argentina World Cup 2019 China FIBA AmeriCup 2015 Mexico City 2017 Argentina Pan American Games 2019 Lima

Garino with Saski Baskonia in 2018

Early career

Garino played basketball, football and swimming in Mar del Plata. In 16 he moved to the United States. At the recommendation of then head coach Kevin Sutton, Garino attended Montverde Academy.[5] Garino lead the Eagles to a 23–4 overall record and a No. 9 ranking in the final ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 in 2011–12.[6]

College career

Following his high school coach, Garino spent four seasons at George Washington University. In his final season, he helped guide the Colonials to the 2016 NIT Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He earned Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and the All-Conference Second Team honors after averaging 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.37 steals in 32.0 minutes, while shooting .510 (203-398) from the field and .430 (58-135) from three-point range. He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team in each of his final three seasons. For his collegiate career, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.71 steals in 30.1 minutes while shooting .508 (567-1,1167) from the field and .364 (102-280) from long range. He ranks third in school history on George Washington's career steals list (219) and is 11th all-time in scoring (1,536 points).[7] Garino helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA tournament and the championship of the 2016 NIT.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	George Washington	30	30	26.9	.427	.286	.648	3.4	2.1	2.3	0.4	8.8
2013–14	George Washington	26	14	28.7	.561	.343	.593	4.4	2.0	1.6	0.8	12.1
2014–15	George Washington	35	35	31.6	.531	.296	.735	5.3	1.5	1.7	0.8	12.4
2015–16	George Washington	38	38	32.0	.510	.430	.689	4.2	1.5	1.4	0.8	14.1

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Garino joined the Orlando Magic for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[8] On July 29, 2016, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[7] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games.[9] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of San Antonio.[10]

Orlando Magic (2017)

On April 3, 2017, Garino signed with the Orlando Magic.[11] He made his NBA debut the following night, recording one rebound in a 122–102 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[12] On August 1, 2017, he was waived by the Magic.[13]

Saski Baskonia (2017–2020)

On September 1, 2017, Garino signed a three-year deal with Baskonia.[14] In his first season with the club, he made debut in the 2017–18 EuroLeague season and made 23 appearances, averaging 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. In 2018–19 EuroLeague season, he made 18 appearances and averaged 5.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–present)

On July 22, 2020, he has signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[15]

National team career

Garino is a member of the senior Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[16]

In 2019, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[17]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Orlando	5	0	8.6	.000	.000	.000	1.4	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		5	0	8.6	.000	.000	.000	1.4	.0	.0	.0	.0

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Baskonia	23	7	15.1	.468	.273	.839	1.7	.7	1.0	.1	4.5	4.5
2018–19		18	8	14.7	.507	.444	.737	1.4	.3	.7	.1	5.6	4.2
Career		41	15	14.9	.486	.379	.800	1.6	.5	.9	.1	5.0	4.4

Personal life

The son of Alicia Gullotta and Oscar Garino, he has two older sisters, Lorena and Natalia.[6]

References

1. GARINO, PATRICIO FORWARD HEIGHT: 2.01 BORN: 17 MAY, 1993 NATIONALITY: ITALY.
2. "Hawks' Bembry Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Schmidt Voted as Coach of the Year". Atlantic10.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
3. Eisenhauer, Mark (November 2, 2015). "Garino set to lead Colonials after sharing court with national heroes this summer". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
4. GARINO, PATRICIO HEIGHT: 2.01.
5. Kirshner, Alex (2016-02-18). "How George Washington revived its program with international talent". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
6. "13 Patricio Garino". GWSports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
7. "SAN ANTONIO SIGNS PATRICIO GARINO". NBA.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
8. "Magic's Patricio Garino: Will play summer league with Magic". CBSSports.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
9. "SPURS WAIVE JOEL ANTHONY, RYAN ARCIDIACONO, PATRICIO GARINO AND LIVIO JEAN-CHARLES". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
10. "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
11. "Magic Sign Marcus Georges-Hunt and Patricio Garino". NBA.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
12. "Magic vs. Cavaliers – Box Score". ESPN.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
13. "Magic Waive Patricio Garino". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
14. "Patricio Garino, intensidad y polivalencia para el perímetro azulgrana". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
15. "Zalgiris land Patricio Garino". Eurobasket. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
16. Patricio GARINO (ARG).
17. "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

External links

• Liga ACB profile (in Spanish)
• euroleague.net profile
• fiba.com profile
• George Washington Colonials bio