Nico Elorde
Juan Nicholas V. "Nico" Elorde (born 4 October 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1]
| No. 9 – NorthPort Batang Pier | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 4, 1991 Parañaque City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle Zobel |
| College | De La Salle University (2010) Ateneo de Manila University (2012–14) |
| PBA draft | 2015 Round: 3 / Pick: 33rd overall |
| Selected by the Alaska Aces | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings |
| 2016–2017 | Mahindra Enforcer/Floodbuster / Kia Picanto |
| 2017–present | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
Nico is third the son of Johnny Elorde, a boxing promoter in the Philippines and the grandson of Gabriel Elorde.[2] His two older brothers Juan Martin Elorde and Juan Miguel Elorde are both professional boxers.
Although their family is well known in the boxing community and he was introduced to boxing by the age of four, instead, Nico chose to play basketball to be different from his brothers' chosen sporting careers.[3][4]
College career
Elorde attended De La Salle Zobel during his high school days and decided to play for the De La Salle Green Archers. However, Elorde decided to transfer La Salle's archrival Ateneo de Manila University because of lack of playing time in his freshman year and the school's recruitment of more point guards, leading to his getting cut from the team. Elorde had to serve a one-year residency rule of the UAAP and finally suited up for the Blue Eagles in the 2012 season.[5]
College statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | W-L | Games won-Games lost | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | OFF | Offensive rebounds per game |
| DEF | Defensive rebounds per game | RPG | Toltal rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | TOV | Turnovers per game | PF | Personal fouls per game | PPG | Points per game |
UAAP
College basketball career statistics of Nico Elorde.[6]
| † | Denotes seasons in which Elorde won an UAAP Basketball Championship |
| Bold | Denotes career highs |
Professional career
On August 23, 2015, Elorde was drafted by the Alaska Aces with their 33rd pick,[7] however, he was left unsigned by Alaska.
In September 2015, Elorde was reported to be practicing with the Mahindra Enforcers, a team owned and coached by boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, and raised the possibility of an Elorde-Pacquiao back-court tandem, where both names are popular in the sport of boxing with Pacquiao being one of the best boxers at the time, and Elorde, whose grandfather Gabriel was a very popular boxer in the 60s and 70s and was considered one of the best boxers ever. However, that eventually was shelved as Elorde was sent to Mahindra's ABL affiliate Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings), another team owned by Pacquiao.[8]
In March 2016, after the 2015–16 ABL season ended, Elorde was signed by Mahindra for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
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 |
As of the end of 2020 season[9]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Mahindra | 11 | 8.7 | .273 | .000 | .778 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 2016–17 | Mahindra / Kia | 23 | 15.3 | .269 | .356 | .833 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .9 | .0 | 4.2 |
| 2017–18 | GlobalPort / NorthPort | 34 | 22.7 | .306 | .231 | .733 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .0 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | NorthPort | 39 | 22.7 | .328 | .267 | .794 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .8 | .0 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | NorthPort | 11 | 20.4 | .339 | .250 | .722 | 2.7 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 118 | 19.7 | .310 | .264 | .772 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .8 | .0 | 5.0 | |
Awards and honors
UAAP Season 75 Men's Basketball Champion
References
- Neil Bravo (October 17, 2015). "Pilipinas Aguilas tap AZ Reid as import, play home ABL games in Davao, GenSan". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Songalia, Ryan. "Ateneo's Elorde has high hopes, realistic expectations for new season". rappler.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- Olivares, Rick. "That tough little guy named Nico Elorde". philstar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- Gonzales, Mav. "UAAP Basketball: Former archer Nico Elorde finds the grass greener in Katipunan". gmanetwork.com. GMA News Online. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- Job de Leon (July 6, 2013). "A tale of two transfers: Nico Elorde and Mac Mac Tallo". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- "College basketball career of Nico Elorde". humblebola.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- "Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 23, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- Karlo Sacamos (September 17, 2015). "Pacquiao-Elorde one-two punch at Mahindra shelved as Nico sent to ABL affiliate Aguilas". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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