Jun Limpot

Jun Limpot
Personal information
Born	December 14, 1971 (age 52); Surigao del Sur, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
College	De La Salle
PBA draft	1993: 1st round, 1st overall
	Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career	1993–2007
Position	Power forward / center
Number	72, 9
Coaching career	2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1999	Sta. Lucia Realtors
2000–2003	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2004–2007	Purefoods Chunkee/TJ Giants
As coach:
2013–2022	De La Salle (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: PBA champion (2006 Philippine); 2x PBA Mythical Second Team (1993, 1997); PBA All-Defensive Team (1993); 5x PBA All-Star (1993–1995, 1999, 2004); PBA Rookie of the Year (1993); PBA Scoring Champion (1994); 2x UAAP Champion (1989, 1990); 3x UAAP Most Valuable Player (1989, 1990, 1992); As coach: UAAP champions (2013, 2016);
Men's Basketball
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Asian Games

Last updated August 01, 2024

Zandro P. Limpot Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

Playing career

As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two UAAP basketball titles (1989 and 1990). He shares the record of being a 3-time UAAP Most Valuable Player.

He then played for Magnolia Ice Cream in the PBL for four years from 1989 to 1993. He led the team to four conference championships and he won a PBL Most Valuable Player Award in the process.

Aside from that, he also was part of the national basketball team of the Philippines that won the Gold Medal at the 1991 Manila SEA Games. This then led Limpot to be the PBA's most sought-after amateur in the 1993 PBA Draft.

He was drafted 1st overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, where he averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 blocks in 39.8 minutes per game as a rookie. Limpot was the Rookie of the Year^[2] and spent 7 years with the Sta. Lucia franchise before being traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2000 for Marlou Aquino.

He was also a member of the national basketball team of the Philippines that participated at the 1998 Asian Games.

In 2004, he was traded to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs ^[3] where he won his only PBA championship in 2006. He then retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.

PBA career statistics

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

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Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1993	Sta. Lucia	55	39.8	.514	.214	.760	8.1	2.3	.6	1.6	20.6
1994	Sta. Lucia	39	41.0	.475	.346	.830	7.6	3.1	.4	1.8	22.0
1995	Sta. Lucia	48	37.8	.520	.139	.806	6.5	1.8	.6	1.2	19.8
1996	Sta. Lucia	31	37.4	.512	.125	.778	6.5	1.5	.5	.9	18.1
1997	Sta. Lucia	55	38.4	.504	.250	.865	6.8	2.5	.6	.7	20.3
1998	Sta. Lucia	33	41.6	.427	.281	.856	8.2	2.6	.7	.7	18.9
1999	Sta. Lucia	38	39.4	.450	.207	.767	7.3	1.9	.7	.8	15.5
2000	Barangay Ginebra	36	41.9	.426	.348	.751	6.6	1.8	.3	.4	16.5
2001	Barangay Ginebra	52	40.5	.486	.300	.856	6.2	2.4	.5	.7	16.0
2002	Barangay Ginebra	19	26.7	.424	.385	.875	4.3	1.5	.2	.1	10.9
2003	Barangay Ginebra	31	31.5	.450	.407	.873	5.5	1.1	.3	.3	15.5
2004–05	Purefoods	53	25.6	.436	.250	.800	4.1	1.2	.2	.2	11.7
2005–06	Purefoods	42	15.9	.477	.105	.789	2.2	.3	.2	.2	6.1
2006–07	Purefoods	26	17.1	.472	.286	.818	2.0	.8	.2	.2	7.4
Career		558	34.6	.476	.262	.814	6.0	1.8	.4	.8	20.3

Personal life

Limpot is married to Adrianne Escudero.

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References

↑ Beltran, Nelson (September 5, 2003). "PBA Reinstatements: Long Wait for Limpot, Bernardo". Philippine Headline News Online (source: Star). Retrieved 31 December 2010.
↑ "Sydrified.Org: 20 Best Rookie Seasons in the PBA (Played in 2003 - present)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
↑ Galvez, Waylon (July 29, 2007). "Purefoods dangles P12 million on Yap". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
↑ "Zandro Limpot Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] Beltran, Nelson (September 5, 2003). "PBA Reinstatements: Long Wait for Limpot, Bernardo". Philippine Headline News Online (source: Star). Retrieved 31 December 2010.

[2] "Sydrified.Org: 20 Best Rookie Seasons in the PBA (Played in 2003 - present)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

[3] Galvez, Waylon (July 29, 2007). "Purefoods dangles P12 million on Yap". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

[4] "Zandro Limpot Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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