Bryan C. Faundo (born February 18, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Imus SV Squad of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
 Faundo in 2007 | |
| No. 69 – Imus SV Squad | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 18, 1984 Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| PBA draft | 2009: Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Barako Energy Coffee Masters |
| 2010–2011 | Brunei Barracudas |
| 2011–2012 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2012 | Air21 Express |
| 2012–2013 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2013–2014 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2014–2015 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2015–2020 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2021 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
| 2021 | Bulacan Kuyas |
| 2022 | Alaska Aces |
| 2022–2023 | Boracay Islanders |
| 2023–present | Imus SV Squad |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career edit
In the NCAA, he was one of the key players for the Letran Knights that helped the team win the 2005-06 Championship. While in Letran, Faundo was also teammates with future PBA players RJ Jazul and Rey Guevarra. Together, they led the Knights to another finals appearance in 2007, but lost to rivals San Beda Red Lions.
Professional career edit
Faundo was not drafted in 2009. He was signed by Barako Energy Coffee Masters. As a rookie, he played sparingly in 20 games. He averaged 1.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 10.3 minutes.
On 2010, Faundo was signed by ASEAN Basketball League club Brunei Barracudas as an import for the 2010–11 ABL season.
He was signed by the Meralco Bolts to a six-month contract.[1]
On November 2012, Faundo was signed by Petron Blaze Boosters. He was traded to Barangay Ginebra for Eric Menk.
Faundo was picked by expansion team Blackwater Elite ninth overall in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. With the Elite, he had his best season in the professional ranks, averaging career-highs in minutes (25.0 minutes per game), points (9.6 points per game), and rebounds (5.8 rebounds per game) and was one of the top five centers in the 2014–15 season based on player efficiency rating.[2][3]
Faundo was signed by the Meralco Bolts from Blackwater after his contract expired,[4] marking his return to the team since playing for them from 2011 to 2012.
PBA career statistics edit
| 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 2021 season[5][6]
Season-by-season averages edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Barako Energy | 20 | 10.4 | .373 | .000 | .250 | 2.2 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 2.0 |
| 2011–12 | Meralco | 16 | 8.6 | .436 | — | .333 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Air21 | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Petron | 14 | 11.8 | .425 | — | .846 | 2.6 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 |
| GlobalPort | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Barangay Ginebra | 6 | 2.3 | .500 | — | — | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2014–15 | Blackwater | 27 | 25.0 | .486 | .000 | .810 | 5.8 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 9.6 |
| 2015–16 | Meralco | 50 | 13.2 | .458 | — | .875 | 2.4 | .7 | .0 | .1 | 4.6 |
| 2016–17 | Meralco | 26 | 6.4 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.7 |
| 2017–18 | Meralco | 18 | 8.2 | .400 | .500 | .000 | 1.7 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | Meralco | 37 | 10.1 | .434 | .250 | .429 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | Meralco | 10 | 10.1 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .2 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | Phoenix | 11 | 8.3 | .478 | .000 | .400 | 2.1 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Alaska | |||||||||||
| Career | 235 | 11.6 | .446 | .167 | .704 | 2.4 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 3.7 | |
References edit
- ^ Joble, Rey (November 7, 2012). "Talk 'N Text pounces on undermanned Petron". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Flojo, Enzo (November 22, 2014). "THE TOP FIVE #PBA2015 CENTERS RIGHT NOW". Inquirer.net. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Flojo, Enzo (July 26, 2015). "The Top 5 Centers of the 2014-2015 PBA Season". Inquirer.net. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Henson, Quinito (August 23, 2015). "D-Day has come". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [2] Real GM
External links edit
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!