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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines |
December 20, 1991
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lubao Institute |
College | San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila |
PBA draft | 2013 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
Selected by the San Mig Coffee Mixers | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–present | San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ian Paul Sangalang (born December 20, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Star Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by the Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft.
Sangalang came from Holy Rosary Academy but transferred to Lubao Institute (LI) in Lubao, Pampanga. In his senior year in high school, the LI basketball varsity team won the West Central Zone Championship against Guagua National Colleges (97-59 Final Score) and Provincial Championship For Lubao Institute Pampanga . LI holds the best record in the basketball tournament . He also won the MVP of the league in the basketball event "In The Zone".
He played his college ball at San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Manila where he teamed up with Calvin Abueva and Ronald Pascual. They were known as the "Pinatubo Trio". They led the Stags to win the NCAA Season 85 men's basketball championship.
He also took his talents in the PBA D-League, suiting up for the NLEX Road Warriors, which featured the same Pinatubo Trio of himself, Abueva and Pascual. Together, they won the 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup. He also played for the EA Regen Med Regens in the D-League.
He decided to skip his last year with the Stags in the NCAA. He also cut short his last PBA D-League season after winning the MVP trophy.