No. 21 – Blackwater Elite | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Iligan City, Philippines |
May 25, 1986
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Iligan City National |
College | San Beda College |
PBA draft | 2010 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall |
Selected by the Meralco Bolts | |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | Meralco Bolts |
2011–2013 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
2014–present | Blackwater Elite |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Riego Meinardo Villa Gamalinda also known as Bam-bam (born May 25, 1986 in Iligan City) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 11th overall in 2010 by the Bolts. He was one of the key players of the San Beda Red Lions during its three peat run from 2006 to 2008.
In the 2010 PBA draft, he was drafted 11th overall by the Bolts. He played primarily as a backup guard/forward to Mark Cardona and had limited minutes.
At the off-season, he and Shawn Weinstein were traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was traded along with Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Pamboy Raymundo in a three-way trade involving Air21 Express and Meralco Bolts. He was waived after.
After being waived by TNT, he was picked up by Blackwater Elite in 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. He had his best year of his career so far, posting career highs in minutes (24 MPG), points (8.2 PPG) and rebounds (4.1 RPG) while playing 33 games during the 2014–15 season. In the following season (2015–16), he had his most efficient year shooting the ball, with career-highs in percentages in both FGs (.433) and 3-point FGs (.319) while playing for 34 games.
Correct as of September 30, 2016