June Mar Fajardo

June Mar Fajardo

June Mar Fajardo with San Miguel in 2015
No. 15 – San Miguel Beermen
Position	Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-17) November 17, 1989 (age 27) Pinamungajan, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school	Pinamungajan Central School
College	University of Cebu
PBA draft	2012 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Petron Blaze Boosters
Playing career	2011–present
Number	22, 15
Career history
2011–2012	San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
2012–present	Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards
4× PBA champion (2014–15 Philippine, 2015 Governors', 2015–16 Philippine, 2016–17 Philippine) PBA Finals MVP (2015 Governors') 3× PBA Most Valuable Player (2014–2016) 5× PBA Best Player of the Conference (2013–14 Philippine, 2014–15 Philippine, 2015 Governors', 2015–16 Philippine, 2016–17 Philippine) 5× PBA All-Star (2013–2017) 3× PBA Mythical First Team (2014–2016) PBA Mythical Second Team (2013) PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2015) 2× PBA All-Defensive Team (2014, 2015) PBA Most Improved Player (2014) PBA All-Rookie Team (2013) 2× PBA Sportsmanship Award (2015, 2016) National Collegiate Player of the Year (2010) 2× CESAFI champion (2010–2011) 3× CESAFI MVP (2009–2011) 3× CESAFI Mythical Team Member (2009–2011) 4× PSA Awardee for Professional Basketball (2014–2017)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 2013 Manila Team FIBA Asia Cup 2014 Wuhan Team

June Mar Fajardo (born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Born in Compostela, he transferred with his parents to Pinamungajan at an early age, where he spent most of his younger and teen years. He played center for the University of Cebu Webmasters in the CESAFI and for the San Miguel Beermen in the ASEAN Basketball League before being selected as the first overall in the 2012 PBA draft by Petron Blaze Boosters. Despite his young age, Fajardo showed great potential and has been dubbed by local sports analysts as the Future of Philippine basketball. During his rookie season, he earned a silver medal playing Men's basketball at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Team Philippines. He was also selected to the All-Rookie Team and Second Mythical Team. He is known as The Kraken.

He made his debut against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Fajardo struggled in the first two conferences in his rookie year. However, in the semifinals of the third conference, Fajardo carried his team against Rain or Shine, scoring a career 26 points in Game 2, outplaying the veteran big men of Rain or Shine's Beau Belga and J.R. Quiñahan. They eventually won the best of 5 series in 3-1.

Fajardo's Petron faced the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers on the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals where Fajardo was now known as one of the most dominant big man to play in the PBA since Asi Taulava. Fajardo dominated every big men of the San Mig Coffee Mixers, outplaying Marc Pingris, Rafi Reavis and Yancy De Ocampo. In one game, Fajardo scored 23 points and grabbed a career high 26 rebounds. This was the first time a player in the PBA achieved a 20-20 game since Asi Taulava and Eric Menk. However, his team fell short and San Mig Coffee Mixers eventually won in Game 7. He finished the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals with an average of 18.75 points and 14.50 rebounds.