Baser Amer
| No. 9 – Meralco Bolts | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | PBA | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
September 29, 1992 Davao City, Philippines |
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| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Holy Child College of Davao (2006–2009) San Beda College (2009–2010) |
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| College | San Beda College (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2015 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Meralco Bolts | ||||||||||||
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Baser C. Amer (born September 29, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Amer was born to a Muslim family in Davao City. He started playing basketball at age five, as his father wanted him to be a professional basketball player. At an early age, he was trained to play basketball against his father and brother, both of whom stand between 5'8" to 5'10". He idolized Jimmy Alapag even when he was a kid.
Amer played for the Holy Child College of Davao Reds from 2006 to 2009. During his time in Davao City, he was initially discovered by then-national youth head coach Eric Altamirano, who at that time, put up the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) and held open tryouts. He joined the tryouts and was ranked Top 20 out of the pool of 150 players. He was also invited to the Nike Elite Camp where he was named to the Mythical Five and MVP. Then-San Beda Red Cub coach Ato Badolato discovered him in the Nike Camp and recruited him to play and study at San Beda.
He had to take a one-year residency period under NCAA rules before finally suiting up for the Red Cubs in 2009. In his rookie year, he steered the Red Cubs to their seventeenth NCAA Juniors title, their last one under coach Badolato. The following year, he won the Juniors season MVP while leading the Cubs to another title in 2010. He averaged 16.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists per game in his final year with the Cubs.
Amer, now a highly sought-after prospect, was heavily recruited by several schools, but chose to stay at San Beda. Despite playing as backup point guard in his rookie year, he led the Lions in assists, with 4.5 per game average. He also helped the Red Lions to win another title in 2012 and was awarded the Finals MVP despite coming off the bench. Upon the graduation of Anjo Caram, he took the starting point guard slot and led the Lions to two more titles in 2013 and 2014 and are in the hunt for a six-peat in 2015. He ended his college career failing to secure the six-peat for San Beda.
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