Eric Camson

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Eric Camson
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1990-06-12) June 12, 1990 (age 34)
Lemery, Batangas, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College Adamson
PBA draft 2013: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Air21 Express
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Air21 Express
2014–2017 NLEX Road Warriors
2017–2024 Terrafirma Dyip

Eric James Mandanas Camson (born June 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express. [1]

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College career

Camson played for the Adamson Soaring Falcons while he was in college. He significantly improved in his final two years of college, averaging 40% shooting from three and was among the top five rebounders in the UAAP. In his senior year, he led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.5 points and 9.1 rebounds a game. [2]

Professional career

Air 21 Express/NLEX Road Warriors

Camson was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express. [1] In his rookie year, he had eight points and ten rebounds in a loss to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. [3] He then made the lineup for the Rookie vs Sophomores game in his sophomore year. [4] He didn't get much playing time in his first three years in the league but that changed with the arrival of coach Yeng Guiao and a MCL injury to big man Enrico Villanueva. [5] [6] He scored 14 points in a loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. [7]

Mahindra Floodbuster/Terrafirma franchise

During the 2017 Commissioner's Cup, Camson was traded to the Mahindra Floodbuster along with Glenn Khobuntin and a 2020 second-round pick in exchange for Alex Mallari and Kenneth Ighalo. [8] In his first game for Mahindra, he had nine points, three rebounds, and two assists in 18 minutes in a win over the Blackwater Elite. [9] During the 2017 Governors' Cup, he was fined P5,000 for committing a flagrant foul in their games versus the TNT Katropa. [10]

In the 2017–18 Philippine Cup, Camson had a career-high 24 points in a loss to his former team. [11] He got into an elbow match against Raymond Almazan of Rain or Shine, and was ejected from the game. [12] He was then fined P30K and suspended for one game. [13]

The Dyip fell short of making the playoffs thrice the following season. Camson was re-signed at the end of their season. [14]

In the 2021 Philippine Cup, Camson had 15 points (including the game-sealing score) and 13 rebounds to help Terrafirma score an upset win over Ginebra. [15] [16]

On August 5, 2024, Camson was released by Terrafirma. [17]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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 2023–24 season [18]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Air21 3510.9.434.000.5453.5.2.3.13.5
2014–15 NLEX 195.9.303.000.5711.7.3.4.11.3
2015–16 NLEX 96.9.571.000.6671.6.3.2.23.1
2016–17 NLEX 3112.8.365.299.7143.1.5.4.26.0
Mahindra / Kia
2017–18 Kia / Columbian 2518.4.397.262.6674.81.0.8.19.9
2019 Columbian 2912.6.347.250.8083.0.6.4.26.0
2020 Terrafirma 1018.6.457.313.7693.21.3.5—8.4
2021 Terrafirma 2014.7.385.150.7273.8.8.3.35.1
2022–23 Terrafirma 3320.3.444.333.7015.3.9.5.110.0
2023–24 Terrafirma 237.2.442.294.7271.6.5.1.13.9
Career23413.2.404.267.7053.4.6.4.15.9

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