Don Camaso
Celedon Camaso (born March 16, 1973) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously played for numerous teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, the most recent being Red Bull Barako. He was directly taken by Mobiline in 2000.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1973 Caloocan, Metro Manila |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Metro Manila College |
| PBA draft | 2000: Direct Hire |
| Selected by the Mobiline Cellulars | |
| Playing career | 1999–2011 |
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Manila Metrostars |
| 2000–2002 | Mobiline Cellulars / Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2003 | Alaska Aces |
| 2004–2005 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2005–2007 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants |
| 2007–2008 | Red Bull Barako |
| 2009–2010 | Brunei Barracudas |
| 2010–2011 | Satria Muda BritAma |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Player profile
Camaso who started playing for the Manila Metrostars in the Metropolitan Basketball Association during the 1999 season of the league and he won the championship with Romel Adducul, Alex Compton, Ruben dela Rosa, etc.
Camaso is a forward who started his PBA career with the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. He was most notable for winning the 1998 ABC-PBA and 1998 PBA Slam Dunk contests. He was traded to Red Bull in part of the Romel Adducul deal. He was waived by the Red Bull Barako in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference.
He is currently playing for the Judiciary Magis in the UNTV Cup. He is with the team since the inaugural 2013 season, where they became the first UNTV Cup champions.
He played for the Brunei Barracudas at the newly established ASEAN Basketball League from 2009–10. He was signed as an import by the Satria Muda BritAma of Indonesia for the 2010–11 season.
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mobiline | 41 | 24.3 | .442 | .323 | .679 | 4.2 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | Mobiline / Talk 'N Text | 40 | 26.7 | .403 | .364 | .667 | 4.7 | .8 | .3 | .7 | 9.7 |
| 2002 | Talk 'N Text | 16 | 13.4 | .463 | .387 | .625 | 2.3 | .5 | .1 | .2 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Alaska | 44 | 17.4 | .374 | .317 | .735 | 3.6 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 6.5 |
| 2004–05 | Talk 'N Text | 62 | 13.2 | .355 | .200 | .814 | 3.3 | .4 | .2 | .4 | 4.7 |
| 2005–06 | Purefoods | 4 | 5.5 | .143 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
| 2006–07 | Purefoods | 23 | 9.2 | .397 | .214 | .500 | 2.0 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Red Bull | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Red Bull | 5 | 9.6 | .294 | .167 | .600 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Career | 235 | 17.6 | .398 | .288 | .719 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 6.5 | |
References
- "Celedon Camaso Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017.