Ebrahim "Biboy" Lopez Enguio (born January 31, 1988) is a Filipino-Indonesian professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He played college basketball for the UE Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[1]

Ebrahim Lopez Enguio
No. 31 – Davao Occidental Tigers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1988-01-31) January 31, 1988 (age 36)
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines
NationalityFilipino / Indonesian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the East
PBA draft2017: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2011Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men
2012Boracay Rum Waves
2013–2016Aspac Jakarta
2016Tanduay Light Rhum Masters
2017Marinerong Pilipino
2017–2018CLS Knights Indonesia
2019–2020Muntinlupa Cagers
2020–2021NSH Mountain Gold Timika
2021Muntinlupa Water Warriors
2022Muntinlupa Cagers
2022–2023Louvre Surabaya
2024–presentDavao Occidental Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Indonesia
SEABA Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Batam Team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Malaysia Team

Early life edit

Ebrahim Lopez Enguio was born on January 31, 1988, in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines. He is of Filipino and Indonesian descent. His father, a Manado-native is an Indonesian citizen while his mother is of native Filipino descent.

College career edit

As the youngest of six children, he claimed that his uncle taught him how to play basketball. Enguio's basketball career began at age 13 when he was in high school and played for a school team in Manila. It was then continued until he went to college and played for the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

Amateur career edit

After his college career in the UAAP, Enguio played in the PBA Developmental League with the Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men and Boracay Rhum Waves (now Tanduay Light Rhum Masters) before moving to Indonesia.

Professional career edit

NBL Indonesia edit

Aspac Jakarta edit

Enguio debuted in NBL Indonesia (currently Indonesian Basketball League) with Aspac Jakarta. At that time, he was predicted to be one of the best rookies in the league besides Ramot Gemilang who played for Satya Wancana. Enguio has been known to dunk in games. He did it for the first time at the Solo Series III while he dunked in the Series IV three times. In Series IV Bandung, he did an alley-oop dunk twice which was very rare in basketball games in Indonesia. In one of his games as a rookie, he recorded a double-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.

Return to the PBA D-League edit

Tanduay Light Rhum Masters edit

Enguio signed with the PBA Developmental League team Tanduay Light Rhum Masters for the 2016 Foundation Cup.

Marinerong Pilipino edit

Enguio signed with the team Marinerong Pilipino for the 2017 Foundation Cup.

International career edit

As an Indonesian passport holder, Enguio is eligible and represents Indonesia in international basketball and in 2017, Enguio acquired Indonesian citizenship.[2] He was part of the Indonesian squad the garnered second place at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. In 2017, Enguio joined the training camp for the Indonesia national basketball team for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. He also represented Indonesia in 3x3 basketball, playing in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.[3]

Career statistics edit

Regular season edit

Year Team League G Min FG% 3P% FT% APG RPG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Dell Aspac Jakarta NBL Indonesia 27 - 46.7 24.0 57.6 1.6 5.8 1.7 0.9 12.9
2014–15 M88 Aspac Jakarta 32 - 46.8 30.9 61.3 2.1 5.6 1.0 0.9 10.8
2016 IBL Indonesia 25 21.82 40.0 28.0 64.0 1.9 5.5 0.9 0.6 7.5
2016 Tanduay Light Rhum Masters PBA D-League ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2017 Marinerong Pilipino ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2017–18 CLS Knights Indonesia ABL 12 12.90 31.0 21.0 100.0 0.4 1.8 0.8 0.1 4.2
2019–20 Muntinlupa Cagers MPBL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2021 NSH Mountain Gold IBL 16 25.54 46.9 25.0 67.2 1.7 5.8 1.3 0.8 12.7

Playoffs edit

Year Team League G Min FG% 3P% FT% APG RPG SPG BPG PPG TPG
2014 Dell Aspac Jakarta NBL Indonesia 4 - 52.0 35.7 70.0 2.0 6.0 1.3 0.8 15.5 1.5
2015 M88 Aspac Jakarta 3 - 40.7 28.5 44.4 2.0 8.3 1.0 1.3 10.7 0.1
2016 IBL Indonesia 3 20.65 43.0 50.0 55.0 0.7 4.7 0.7 0.3 8.7 0.3

References edit

  1. ^ "Ebrahim Enguio Lopez Bawa Aspac Jakarta Raih kemenangan Keempat di Solo". www.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ^ Menor, Dominic (May 18, 2017). "SEABA: Indonesian player na laking Pinas, may prediksyon sa title game ng Gilas" [Indonesian player raised in the Philippines makes prediction in title game with Gilas]. ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog). Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Olivars, Rick (8 June 2018). "Ex-UE Warrior Biboy Enguio plays for Indonesia in FIBA 3x3 World Cup". Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 June 2018.