Jason Ballesteros
Ballesteros during his tenure at Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants
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| No. 81 – Mahindra Floodbuster | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 7, 1985 Basista, Pangasinan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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 / Mahindra Floodbuster |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Ballesteros (born October 7, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the Mahindra Floodbuster of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted seventh by the Meralco Bolts in the 2011 PBA draft. He has also played for Smart Gilas.
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.
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.
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.
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