Froilan Baguion
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Born | Mono Vampire Basketball Club | March 7, 1980
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Froilan C. Baguion (born March 7, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player . He was signed by Welcoat of the Philippine Basketball Association in 2006 after not being drafted in the 2006 PBA draft.
College career
Baguion was a
Professional career
Welcoat Dragons/Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Baguion went undrafted in the
Coca-Cola Tigers
Baguion played for the
San Miguel Beermen
Baguion won his first PBA crown with San Miguel Beermen in 2009. The team had American Gabe Freeman as reinforcement. It also included notable PBA stars like Danny Ildefonso and Olsen Racela.
Philippine Patriots
Baguion won his first ABL crown with the Philippine Patriots when they clinched the 1st championship during the first season of the ASEAN Basketball League. They defeated the Satria Muda BritAma of Indonesia. [5]
Chang Thailand Slammers
Baguion lead the Chang Thailand Slammers to its first ABL crown when they defeated the AirAsia Philippine Patriots. His play making skills and assists were too much for the Patriots. With the help of American import Jason Dixon, and Thai local superstar Attaporn Leitmalaiporn, they swept the Philippine team.[6]
San Miguel Beermen
Froilan Baguion joined the San Miguel Beermen during the 3rd season of the Asean Basketball League. He was the starting point guard of the team until Chris Banchero arrived from injury and paper problems during the playoffs. The team reached the finals of the ABL wherein he was the main factor in their victory in game 1 when he shot that crucial 3 points and dished double digit assists.[7] http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/
Sports Rev Thailand Slammers
In need of a very good point guard and a play maker who will influence Thai basketball players, the Thailand Slammers under new management signed its former star point guard Froilan Baguion. Baguion lead the league in assists during that season with an average of 11 assists per game. His play-making abilities wow Thai fans and Filipino supporters of ABL. During a game against the Saigon Heat in February, Baguion dished 17 assists-an ABL record. He had numerous double-doubles in season 4 of ABL and finally had his triple-double during a game against Saigon Heat. With 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists he became the first and only player in ABL who had a triple-double.
His coach Joe Bryant were all praises for the Filipino point guard comparing him to NBA assists machines, Steve Nash and Chris Paul. He also believes that Baguion is an NBA material specially if he was younger.
With the help of American import 7'1" Chris Charles and Filipino import Tonino Gonzaga, the slammers reached the ABL playoffs but losing to eventual champions San Miguel Beermen from the Philippines.[8][9]
Saigon Heat
Baguion played for Saigon Heat in the ABL, following the Slammers withdrawal from the league before the start of the 2014 season.[10]
Mono Vampire Basketball Club
In December 2015, Baguion was signed by the
PBA career statistics
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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 |
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2006–07 | Welcoat | 36 | 16.3 | .426 | .258 | .630 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .9 | .0 | 3.6 |
2007–08 | Welcoat | 23 | 13.5 | .329 | .283 | .696 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .8 | .0 | 3.4 |
2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 18 | 9.0 | .269 | .071 | .571 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 1.1 |
San Miguel | |||||||||||
Career | 77 | 13.8 | .376 | .242 | .649 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .8 | .0 | 2.9 |
References
- ^ "Bulldogs prove they're tough". 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "Welcoat's Froilan Baguion is PBA Player of the Week". GMA News Online. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- Cebu Daily News. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "Home". aseanbasketballleague.com.
- ^ "Inquirer Sports | Latest Philippine Sports News, scores and updates".
- The Philippine STAR.
- ^ "Home". aseanbasketballleague.com.
- ^ "Kobe's dad says: Baguion is NBA material had his skills been developed early".
- ^ "Baguion Froilan – One of the best PG in ABL joins Saigon Heat". saigonheat.com. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Froilan Baguion Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014.