Jason Ballesteros

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Jason Ballesteros
File:Jason Ballesteros Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants.jpg
Ballesteros during his tenure at Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants
No. 81 – Mahindra Enforcer
Position Center
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1985-10-07) October 7, 1985 (age 38)
Basista, Pangasinan
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College San Sebastian College
PBA draft 2011 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Meralco Bolts
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Meralco Bolts
2012–2013 Barako Bull Energy
2013–2014 Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants (PBA D-League)
2014 Meralco Bolts
2014–2016 Blackwater Elite
2016–present Mahindra Enforcer
Career highlights and awards

Jason Ballesteros (born October 7, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the Mahindra Enforcers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted seventh by the Meralco Bolts in the 2011 PBA Draft.[1] He has also played for Smart Gilas.

College career

Ballesteros played college basketball for the San Sebastian Stags where he became the team's starting center. While playing for San Sebastian, he was known as one of NCAA Philippines' top defensive players, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award twice, in 2007 and 2008. He also made the league's Mythical Five team in his final season in 2008.

Professional career

Ballesteros was drafted by Meralco Bolts seventh overall in the 2011 PBA draft that also featured his former Smart Gilas teammates.

Weeks before the start of the 38th PBA season, he was traded to Barako Bull in exchange for Carlo Sharma and 3-point bomber Sunday Salvacion.[2]

In February 2014, San Miguel Beermen signed Ballesteros to a two-year deal, but never played a game for them and was released before the Governors' Cup. The Meralco Bolts re-signed him for the rest of the season.

On September 12, 2014, he and Salvacion were sent to Blackwater Elite in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and Meralco Bolts. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for Juneric Baloria. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party.[3]

On March 20, 2016, Ballesteros was traded to Mahindra Enforcer for Kyle Pascual.[4][5]

International career

Ballesteros played for Smart Gilas, the Philippine national team, and was one of the Smart Gilas' pioneers. Of all the big men from the first Gilas team, he stayed with the team the longest, from its creation in 2008 until 2011, when he was drafted to the PBA.[6]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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  Bold  Career high

Correct as of September 27, 2015[7]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Meralco 16 8.7 .400 .000 .222 2.8 .1 .0 .3 .9
2012–13 Barako Bull 9 10.3 .300 .000 .500 3.9 .1 .1 .8 1.9
2013–14 Meralco 3 12.7 .667 .000 .778 2.3 .7 .7 .3 3.7
2014–15 Blackwater 27 14.0 .667 .000 .518 4.4 .5 .5 .7 2.4
Career 55 11.8 .457 .000 .558 3.8 .3 .3 .5 2.0

References

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  7. ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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