Raymond Almazan

Raymond C. Almazan (born August 2, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Raymond Almazan
No. 20 Meralco Bolts
PositionPower forward / Center
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1989-08-02) August 2, 1989
Orion, Bataan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeColegio de San Juan de Letran
PBA draft2013 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2019Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2019–presentMeralco Bolts
Career highlights and awards

College career

He played for the Letran Knights in the NCAA where he established himself as a defensive player, rebounder and shot-blocker.[1] He was both awarded as the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year for the NCAA Season 89[2] and led the Knights to the men's basketball championship match against the San Beda Red Lions for two straight seasons, by which they were beaten on both occasions. He finished his college career without a championship.[3]

While in college, he also played for the Cagayan Rising Suns and several other teams in the PBA D-League.[4]

Professional career

Almazan was drafted 3rd overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2013 PBA Draft.[5] He plays alongside the celebrated Extra Rice Inc. frontline of Beau Belga and JR Quiñahan and is a key role player off-the-bench.

On December 29, 2013, he played his first breakout game as a pro, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks in just 24 minutes in the Elasto Painters’ 101-77 victory over the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.[6]

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[7]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Rain or Shine 6015.3.556.176.5785.6.6.31.05.9
2014–15 Rain or Shine 5518.9.557.167.6425.6.6.3.77.6
2015–16 Rain or Shine 5016.3.504.241.7246.0.7.2.87.4
2016–17 Rain or Shine 2719.5.564.341.6086.9.8.1.910.1
2017–18 Rain or Shine 3021.8.464.308.6467.21.1.41.211.4
2019 Rain or Shine / Meralco 3526.0.456.228.6458.0.9.31.39.9
2020 Meralco 1719.4.528.222.5006.2.9.5.98.2
Career 27419.0.513.260.6346.3.7.3.98.2

References

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