Pamboy Raymundo

John Murphy "Pamboy" Raymundo (born May 30, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 12th overall in 2011 by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He also played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Pamboy Raymundo
No. 0 – Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1989-05-30) May 30, 1989
San Juan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
CollegeSan Sebastian College
PBA draft2011: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2013Air21 Express
2014–2015NLEX Road Warriors
2017–2018San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2018–2019Bataan Risers
2019–2020GenSan Warriors
2021Clarin Sto. Niño
2021GenSan Warriors
2022–presentNueva Ecija Capitals / Rice Vanguards
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Raymundo started playing basketball at the age of seven.[1] He made it to his high school's basketball varsity team as a sophomore.[1] His team played in the NCR meet, where he was noticed by college scouts, and renowned coach Edmundo "Ato" Badolato, who tried to recruit him for San Beda's high school team.[1] He also participated in the 2005 Nike All-Asia Camp, along with Gian Chiu, and played against future NBA player Patty Mills.[1]

College career

Raymundo played for the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Men's Senior Basketball team from 2006 to 2010. In 2009, he was one of the members of the San Sebastian Stags who won the title against then three-time defending champions San Beda Red Lions in a sweep 2–0.[2]

PBA and PBA D-League career

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

In the 2011 PBA Draft, Raymundo was drafted 12th overall by the Tropang Texters.[3] He won back to back Philippine Cup titles with the team.[4] During the 2012 Commissioner's Cup Finals, he was fined 40,000 pesos and suspended for Game 5 of that Finals for exchanging elbows with Josh Urbiztondo and punching Joe Devance in the back of the neck.[5] He also participated in the Obstacle Challenge of the 2013 PBA All-Star Weekend.[6] After two years, he was traded to the Air 21 Express in a three-team, multi-player trade.[7]

Air21 Express

After the trade, his contract was not renewed, so he never got to play for Air21.[1]

NLEX Road Warriors (D-League)

Raymundo attempted to return to the PBA through the PBA D-League.[1] His team made it to the Aspirant Cup Finals that year, and won the title.[8]

NLEX Road Warriors

After a stint in the PBA D-League, Raymundo returned to the PBA for the NLEX Road Warriors.[1][9] He played two seasons for them.[1]

Cignal-San Beda Hawkeyes

Raymundo scored 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a Finals spot.[10] There, the Hawkeyes won their first D-League championship.[11] They won again in that year's Foundation Cup.[12]

ABL career

Raymundo joined the ABL team Alab Pilipinas.[13] He scored 20 points on 3-of-3 shooting from three in a win over the CLS Knights.[14] His team won the 2017–18 title over the Mono Vampire.[15] The team failed to defend the title the following season, losing to the Hong Kong Eastern Basketball in the quarterfinals.[16]

MPBL career

Bataan Risers

That season, the Risers won 14 straight games before losing to the San Juan Knights.[17] Raymundo, along with Byron Villarias, won the two-ball competition during MPBL All-Star Week.[18]

GenSan Warriors

In the 2019–20 MPBL season, he scored 22 points and 7 assists to clinch a spot in the playoffs.[19]

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

In 2022, Raymundo played for Nueva Ecija.[20] He had 5 assists in a win over the Quezon City Capitals.

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

ABL
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Alab 2713.6.486.367.7501.91.4.4.14.9
Career 2713.6.486.367.7501.91.4.4.14.9

[21]

PBA

Correct as of February 9, 2022[9]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Talk 'N Text 267.6.412.100.8461.2.9.2.01.5
2012–13 Talk 'N Text 316.1.294.227.500.6.5.1.01.2
2014–15 NLEX Road Warriors 247.7.415.2941.0001.0.8.3.01.8
Career 847.1.373.207.782.9.7.2.01.5

References
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  2. "Stag party: San Sebastian dethrones San Beda". GMA News Online. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "Casio, Lee headline top rookie pick". PBA.ph. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. LEON, JOB B. DE. "PBA: Three-point shots seal Talk 'N Text's third straight Phil. Cup title". GMA News Online. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. News, ADRIAN DY, GMA. "PBA suspends TNT's Raymundo, fines B-MEG's Devance and Urbiztondo". GMA News Online. Retrieved February 9, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. "Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal". Spin.ph. October 14, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  8. Bracher, Jane (February 26, 2014). "NLEX puts away Big Chill to seize 5th PBA D-League title". RAPPLER. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  9. "John Raymundo Player Profile, NLEX Road Warriors, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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  11. Ballesteros, Jan (April 6, 2017). "Cignal San Beda overcomes Racal in Game 3 thriller to claim D-League championship". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. Clarito, Ariel (August 24, 2017). "Cignal crowns itself PBA D-League kings again". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  13. Terrado, Reuben (October 16, 2017). "Pamboy Raymundo reunites with Oping Sumalinog in stacked Alab backcourt". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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  15. Leongson, Randolph B. (May 2, 2018). "Alab Pilipinas captures ABL championship with Game 5 win". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  16. "ABL: Alab gets the boot, loses to HK Eastern". ABS-CBN News. April 3, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  17. Llanes, Gianna (December 12, 2018). "San Juan Knights conquers Bataan to end the Risers' winning streak". Philippine Canadian Inquirer. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  18. Terrado, Reuben (March 2, 2019). "Bataan Risers' Raymundo-Villarias tandem rules MPBL two-ball contest". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  19. "GenSan Warriors rip Sarangani to book last MPBL South playoff spot". Spin.ph. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  20. "Unbeaten Nueva Ecija, Batangas roll on". Philstar.com. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  21. "Competitions – ASEAN Basketball League: JOHN MURPHY RAYMUNDO". Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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