Patricio 'Pato' Garino is the second signing for the 2022-23 season

The Argentine winger comes from Nanterre of the French top division and has experience in the ACB and the Euroleague

| Saturday, 16 July 2022

Patricio ‘Pato’ Garino Gullota (Mar del Plata, 1993) is the second arrival to the Basketball Girona squad for the 2022-23 season. The Argentine winger (198 cm.) comes from Nanterre of the LNB, the French top division, and has experience in the ACB and the Euroleague.

Trained in the lower categories of teams in his hometown of Mar del Plata, Garino moved to the United States at the age of 16 to continue progressing athletically and academically. From 2012 to 2016 he completed the American college stage at the George Washington Colonials of the NCAA. The following season (2016-17) he played for the Austin Spurs, a D-League team owned by the San Antonio Spurs. He finished the season with the Orlando Magic, making his NBA debut.

After the American adventure, the ‘Duck’, the nickname by which he is known, made the jump to the European continent, where he has played for Baskonia (20017-20), the Lithuanian Zalgiris Kaunas (2020-21) and in the French Nanterre (2021-22). He has experience in the ACB (64 games) and the Euroleague (55).

Patricio Garino is the second signing of Basketball Girona for the 2022-23 season after that of ‘Quino’ Colom.

Patricio Garino : “I am very happy and very happy for this arrival in Girona. I am very grateful to the club for having reached an agreement that is worth a lot to me.”

 “I’m really looking forward to being there and starting to compete. In the collective part we see a very big project: the return of Girona to the ACB. We have the opportunity to do something beautiful with the group that is  forming.·

Jordi Plà i Comas, sporting director : “We are very happy and satisfied with the addition of Patricio Garino, a player who will help us in our debut in the ACB from his understanding of the game and the spaces, with a high effectiveness in the three-point shooting he combines with the defensive ability and poise he gives the team.”