Ella Fajardo

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Ella Fajardo
Ella Fajardo.png
Ella Fajardo during the 2023 SEA Games
No. 10–Iona Gaels
Position Point guard
League Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-03-15) March 15, 2003 (age 21)
Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Career information
High school Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, New Jersey)
College
Medals
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Women's basketball
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Phnom Penh Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Hanoi Team
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Women's 3x3 basketball
FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Malaysia Team

Ella Patrice Totengco Fajardo [1] (born March 15, 2003 [2] ) is a Filipino college basketball player who plays for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). She represents the Philippine national team in international competitions.

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Career

Early years

Fajardo learned the fundamentals of playing basketball by attending a Milo-Best Center in the Philippines. In the United States she attended Gill St. Bernard's School, playing for her high school's basketball team. [3] [4] In her senior year, Fajardo helped her school win the championship securing her a scholarship at Fairleigh Dickinson University. [5]

College

Fajardo announced in July 2021 her commitment to play for NCAA Division I sides Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. [6] [7] The National University in the Philippines also tried to recruit her. [8]

Fajardo redshirted the 2021–22 season due to commitments to the Philippine women's team. [9] She made her debut during the 2022–23 season in a loss to Marquette, leading the team with 16 points. [10] She then got 14 points in a win over Cornell, and got Rookie of the Week honors. [11] That season, FDU lost in the NEC Finals to Sacred Heart and lost in the first round of the 2023 WNIT. [12] [13]

In June 2023, Fajardo announced that she would be moving to Iona University to play for the Gaels. She would have to redshirt for one year. [14]

National team

Fajardo, a native of Bergenfield, New Jersey, is eligible to play for the Philippines through both of her parents. She holds dual citizenship. [15]

Fajardo has played for the Philippine women's 3x3 team which won a bronze medal in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup in Malaysia [16] and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Mongolia. [17] [18]

She debuted for the Philippine women's team at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India. [19]

Career statistics

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
|2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson 32120.838.738.881.62.41.30.30.01.87.8
2023–24 Iona 302931.330.924.582.53.73.41.10.12.57.1
Career623025.934.531.882.03.02.30.70.02.27.5
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [20]

Personal life

Fajardo runs a YouTube channel, which as of May 2023, has 125k subscribers. [9] [21] She has her own name, image and likeness (NIL) deal through a company in the Philippines.

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References

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