Eddie Laure

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Eddie Laure
Personal information
Born (1977-06-06) June 6, 1977 (age 46)
Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College Adamson University
PBA draft 2003: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Shell Turbo Chargers
Playing career1998–2016
Position Small forward
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2002 Batangas/LBC-Batangas Blades
2003 Shell Turbo Chargers
2004–2006 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
2006–2008 Alaska Aces
2008–2010 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2010–2011 Powerade Tigers
2011–2012 Philippine Patriots
2012–2014Alaska Aces
2014–2015 Blackwater Elite
2015–2016 Mahindra Enforcer
As coach:
2016–2019 UST Tigresses (Assistant)
2018–2019 Laguna Heroes MPBL (assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
  • MBA champion (2001)
  • MBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
  • MBA Mythical First Team (2001)
  • MBA Mythical Second Team (2000)
  • MBA Rookie of the Year (1998)
  • MBA Scoring champion (2001)
The Honorable
Eddie B. Laure
Member, Sangguniang Bayan of Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Personal details
Born
Eddie Bicoy Laure

(1977-06-06) June 6, 1977 (age 46)
Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Political party PDP-Laban
SpouseJovie Cruz
Children4 (including EJ and Eya)
Residence Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte
ProfessionAthlete, politician
NicknameCenon

Eddie Bicoy Laure (born July 6, 1977) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and politician. Known by many as The Dominator and more recently, The Bounty Hunter for his daring and stunning ability to search and get loose balls on the court, he is a former MBA MVP. [1]

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Amateur career

Laure played for the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP from 1994 to 1997 alongside future PBA superstars Kenneth Duremdes and Marlou Aquino. He also played in the PBL during his time prior to the pro ranks, winning an MVP once.

Professional career

Metropolitan Basketball Association

In 1998, Laure joined the Batangas Blades in the newly formed professional Metropolitan Basketball Association. Despite playing for the lowly Blades teams from 1998 to 2000, Laure was the cornerstone of the franchise, playing in several All-Star games and the Mythical Team award.

In 2001, he was later joined by former Manila Metrostars players Rommel Adducul and Alex Compton to lead Batangas to their only MBA National Championship over the Negros Slashers. Laure was later named the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 season and the last player in MBA history to win the award before its closure in 2002.

Short return to the PBL

After the MBA's demise, Laure joined the Welcoat Paintmasters in the 2002 PBL Challenge Cup. Again, Laure played with a star-studded team of Rommel Adducul, Ronald Tubid, Marc Pingris, and Ervin Sotto.

Laure was named in the Mythical Five of the said tournament and the Paintmasters won the title via a 3–0 sweep over Dazz Dishwashing. Laure then opted to turn pro again in 2003.

Philippine Basketball Association

In 2003, Laure was selected third overall by the Shell Turbo Chargers in the PBA Draft. He had a decent rookie campaign with Shell posting double figures in points but was unable to lead the Turbo Chargers to a respectable record.

He was traded in 2004 to Purefoods for Billy Mamaril but struggled in his stint with the TJ Hotdogs while nursing a knee injury. The 6'4 forward played for just 24 games in the 2004–05 season, and hardly a factor on offense but had a few games where he shone on the defensive end.

In the 2005–06 season, he joined the Alaska Aces and was a key contributor off the bench. Due to the injury of Reynel Hugnatan, he was given significant playing time. Along with Hugnatan, Laure was also joined by John Ferriols, a fellow former MBA MVP, in a trio of former MBA superstars in the Alaska fold.

24 hours after the 2008 Rookie Draft proper, he was traded to his former PBL team, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, together with fifth overall pick Solomon Mercado for former No. 1 pick, Joe Devance, and two future second round picks.

In the off-season of 2010, he was traded to the Powerade Tigers together with Rain or Shine's 1st round pick in 2011 in exchange for Larry Rodriguez. [2]

He also has a stint with the AirAsia Philippine Patriots in the ABL in 2011. [3]

Prior to the start of the 2012–13 PBA season, he then re-signed with the Alaska Aces for his second stint with the team. [4] His veteran presence provided leadership to the young guns.

He was relegated to the reserved injured list for the entire 2013–14 season, and was placed in the dispersal pool at season's end. He was picked by Blackwater Elite during the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. [5] [6]

Coaching career

In November 2016, Laure formally ended his playing career in the PBA, after 13 years, to concentrate on his new job as the assistant coach of the UST Golden Tigresses women's varsity basketball team in the UAAP. [7]

Political career

In the 2022 local elections, Laure ran for a seat in the Sangguniang Bayan of the municipality of Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban. He won in the said election and started serving on June 30 of the same year.

Personal life

He and Jovie have two daughters, Ennajie (EJ) and Ejiya, and two sons, Echo and Fofo. Ennajie currently plays for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers (formerly Foton Tornadoes), and Ejiiya currently plays for the UST Golden Tigresses. Their older son, Echo, plays for the UST Tiger Cubs. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "PBA: Powerade ships Rodriguez to Rain or Shine". ABS-CBN News. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf P. (7 November 2011). "Glenn Capacio new Philippine Patriots coach". INQUIRER.net.
  4. ↑ "Alaska re-signs old reliables Nic Belasco, Eddie Laure | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ↑ http://dzrhnews.com/pba-players-get-new-lease-careers-dispersal-draft/
  6. ↑ Olivares, Rick (24 July 2014). "LOOKING AT BLACKWATER AFTER THE EXPANSION DRAFT". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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