Kyt Jimenez

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Kyt Jimenez
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [1]
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College FEU
Perpetual
PBA draft 2023: 9th round, 76th overall pick
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022 Sarangani Marlins
2022–2023 Davao Occidental Tigers
2023 GenSan Warriors
2023–2024 San Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards

Krystoffe "Kyt" Jimenez (born March 21, 1997) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Born in Saudi Arabia, Jimenez played college basketball for FEU and Perpetual before suffering multiple injuries. Jimenez subsequently joined, and gained notoriety, with Mavs Phenomenal Basketball, a basketball development program with a large online following, particularly in YouTube, which paved way for a professional career. [2]

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Jimenez made his professional debut in 2022 with the Sarangani Marlins of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) before moving to the GenSan Warriors in 2023. During the PBA season 48 draft, Jimenez was drafted by San Miguel in the ninth round with the 76th overall pick. After signing a two-year deal with the team, he became the lowest draft pick to be signed by a PBA team. He won a championship with the team during his rookie season. However, he was relegated to the unrestricted free agent list, the following season. [3]

Jimenez is just one of two players to achieve a rare quadruple-double in a Philippine professional basketball game, the other being Donbel Belano.

College career

In college, Kyt Jimenez first played for the FEU Tamaraws before moving to the Perpetual Altas. [1] During his Perpetual stint, however, Jimenez suffered multiple injuries. [1] [4]

Professional career

Sarangani Marlins (2022)

On April 25, 2022, he would make his professional debut during the opening gameday of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2022 season. Playing for the Sarangani Marlins, Jimenez scored 22 points on top of seven rebounds and four assists to give Sarangani the win over Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. [5] Jimenez would go on to become an all-star starter during the 2022 MPBL All-Star Game.

The quadruple-double

On October 10, 2022, in a game against the Mindoro Tams, Jimenez recorded 33 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 11 steals, achieving the elusive quadruple-double. It was the first and currently only time that occurred in the MPBL and only the second time in all of Philippine professional basketball. [6] [7]

Jimenez led Sarangani to the third seed in the South, but the run was cut short by an upset sweep from the Rizal Golden Coolers during the division quarterfinals of the 2022 MPBL playoffs. Jimenez would go on to win the inaugural MPBL Rookie of the Year award after averaging 17.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.

Davao Occidental Tigers (2022–2023)

Jimenez then made his way to the Pilipinas Super League, competing with the Davao Occidental Tigers. [8] [9]

GenSan Warriors (2023)

The following season, Jimenez returned to the MPBL, but now with the GenSan Warriors. He was selected for his second all-star appearance for the 2023 MPBL All-Star Game, also as a starter.

San Miguel Beermen (2023–2024)

On September 17, 2023, during the season 48 draft of the Philippine Basketball Association, Jimenez was selected with the 76th overall pick by the San Miguel Beermen. On September 27, he signed a two-year deal with San Miguel, making him the lowest drafted pick to sign a contract with a PBA team. [3] In his first game against the Meralco Bolts, Jimenez suffered a fracture after getting hit, sidelining him indefinitely. [10] He would still go on to win a championship following San Miguel's victory over the Magnolia Hotshots in the 2023–24 Commissioner's Cup finals. Before the start of the 2024 Philippine Cup, Jimenez suffered a freak accident causing an arm laceration, which rendered him unable to compete in the Greats vs. Stalwarts game of the 2024 PBA All-Star Weekend were he was set to be a team captain. [11] [12]

Career statistics

PBA

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 [13]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 San Miguel 28.1.000.0001.0001.0—1.0—2.0
Career28.1.000.0001.0001.0—1.0—2.0

MPBL

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 season

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Sarangani 201829.0.353.294.7637.94.72.80.517.2
2023 General Santos 231016.0.386.301.5884.83.41.40.36.7

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