Jayjay Helterbrand

Anthony Helterbrand

No. 13 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1976-10-14) October 14, 1976 (age 40) Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	Kentucky State
PBA draft	2000 / Direct Hire
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2000–present
Career history
2000–present	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
5× PBA champion (2004 Fiesta, 2004–05 Philippine, 2006–07 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta, 2016 Governors') Finals Most Valuable Player (2006–07 Philippine) PBA Most Valuable Player (2009) 2× PBA Best Player of the Conference (2008 Fiesta, 2009 Fiesta) 7× PBA All-Star (2004–2010) 2× PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005, 2007) 2× PBA Mythical First Team (2008, 2009) PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2003) PBA Comeback Player of the Year (2005) Brunei Sultan Cup Most Valuable Player (2005)

Anthony Helterbrand (born as Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. on October 14, 1976 in Quezon City, Philippines), better known as Jayjay Helterbrand, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by many as Helter Skelter, he is also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa, as one-half of the so-called, The Fast and the Furious.

Helterbrand was born in Quezon City to Lamberto Heras Vicente and Melanie Jimenez Romero. The name on his birth certificate was Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. His father later died, and his mother took him along with his brother Francis and sister Rowena to the US when he was six. His mother remarried a US serviceman Ronald Helterbrand and changed his name to Anthony Helterbrand in 1986 at the age of 10.

He played one game for the Batangas Blades in the Metropolitan Basketball Association before signing with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in March 2000. He was recruited by Ginebra (by coach Ron Jacobs) to play back up for Bal David as preparation to supplant him in the starting lineup.

Helterbrand started being noticed when he began coming into the game with eventual 2001 PBA Rookie of the Year Mark Caguioa. Their exciting play led to them being called as the "Bandana Brothers" for the headbands they wear during games. During the 2004 PBA season, the fantastic duo were tagged as "The Fast and The Furious," the moniker has since been used to describe them. His tandem with Mark Caguioa is one of the most popular and arguably the best backcourt tandem in the league history.

In 2003, he went back to the States after his first contract with Ginebra expired and negotiation for a new one fell through. He came back at the start of 2004 and was a major contributor in the team's back-to-back championships that year.

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