Rico Maierhofer
Maierhofer shooting a basketball during warm-ups with the B-Meg Llamados
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| No. 1 – GlobalPort Batang Pier | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 4, 1985 Pasay, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Puerto Galera Academy |
| College | De La Salle University |
| PBA draft | 2009 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados |
| 2011–2013 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2013–2014 | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
| 2014–2015 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2015–present | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul Rico Galenzoga Maierhofer (born November 4, 1985) is a Filipino-Austrian professional basketball player who plays for GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 2nd overall by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2009.
As a rookie with the Giants, he made an immediate impact on the team as an athletic and rebounding combo forward. He was one of the key players that helped former teammate James Yap and the others beat the Alaska Aces in the finals of the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup. After winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2010, Maierhofer looked poised for a breakout year. With B-Meg Llamados' (Purefood's Tender Juicy Giant's new name) frontline depleted because of injuries to Marc Pingris, Kerby Raymundo, and Rafi Reavis, Maierhofer got a lot of playing time in 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup, and he responded by averaging, for the tournament, 9.6 rebounds (5th in the league) and 1.2 blocks (4th) — leading the team in both categories.
But tragedy struck in the Commissioner’s Cup on that same season, when he suffered a torn ACL injury. He has struggled in his return in the 2011-12 PBA season, averaging just 2.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in only 11 minutes per game. This prompted B-Meg to trade him.
He was traded to Ginebra via a three-team trade which involved Yancy de Ocampo (along with a 2012 2nd round draft pick) going to B-Meg, Allein Maliksi going to Ginebra, and Jimbo Aquino (along with 2013 1st round pick) going to Barako Bull. Since joining Ginebra, he admittedly struggled to get playing time in a roster filled with big men like Kerby Raymundo, veterans Rudy Hatfield and Willy Wilson, and now the 6-foot-9 Japeth Aguilar. He's also been involved in several trade rumors. During the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup alone, he just logged in an average of 6.36 minutes, contributing 2 points and 2.14 rebounds – numbers that are way behind his season average of 22.43 minutes when he was still with B-Meg in 2010.
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