Michael DiGregorio

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Michael DiGregorio
No. 1Blackwater Bossing
Position Shooting guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 (age 31)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityFilipino / Italian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College McKendree University
PBA draft 2015 Round: 4 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Mahindra Enforcer
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 Mahindra Enforcer/Floodbuster
2017–2019 Blackwater Elite
2019 TNT KaTropa
2020–2022 Alaska Aces
2022 Converge FiberXers
2023–presentBlackwater Bossing

Michael Vincent DiGregorio (born December 12, 1991) is a Filipino-Italian professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). [1] He was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer in the 2015 PBA draft.

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Professional career

DiGregorio was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer during the fourth round of the 2015 PBA draft.

On February 20, 2017, DiGregorio was signed by the Blackwater Elite. [2] DiGregorio's play in the 2017 Commissioners Cup and 2017 Governors' Cup thrust him into being one of the finalists for the 2017 PBA Most Improved Player award at the annual PBA Leo Awards Night. On September 7, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with the team. [3]

On October 19, 2019, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Brian Heruela. [4]

On January 6, 2020, DiGregorio, along with a 2023 second-round draft pick, was traded to the Alaska Aces for Simon Enciso. [5]

On May 12, 2022, DiGregorio signed a two-year deal with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise. [6]

On January 3, 2023, DiGregorio, along with Tyrus Hill and RK Ilagan, was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Barkley Eboña and a 2022 first-round pick. [7] This is his second stint with the franchise.

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 2022–23 season [8]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Mahindra 2817.8.377.346.8121.4.9.1.16.2
2016–17 Mahindra 3125.8.400.425.8001.91.5.5.011.3
Blackwater
2017–18 Blackwater 3429.3.392.398.8552.72.0.8.112.4
2019 Blackwater 4022.4.399.395.8312.41.4.5.09.8
TNT
2020 Alaska 1224.8.411.333.8793.01.3.3.010.8
2021 Alaska 2423.9.335.340.7582.31.8.3.09.3
2022–23 Converge 3012.8.352.231.7951.1.6.2.04.9
Blackwater
Career19922.3.385.372.8182.11.4.4.09.2

Personal life

He is a nephew of former NBA player Ernie DiGregorio. [9]

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References

  1. "DiGREGORIO, Michael Vincent | PBA on INQUIRER.net".
  2. DiGregorio picked up by Blackwater from Mahindra's UFAWR2, pba.ph, February 20, 2017
  3. Sacamos, Karlo (September 7, 2017). "Former practice player Mike DiGregorio earns two-year contract extension with Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. "Need for veteran back-up PG prompted Blackwater to trade Digregorio". PBA.ph. October 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. "Alaska ships Enciso to TNT for DiGregorio". ESPN.com. January 6, 2020.
  6. Ramos, Gerry (May 12, 2022). "Aces guard Mike DiGregorio signs two-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  7. Li, Matthew (January 3, 2023). "Converge trades DiGregorio, Ilagan, Hill to Blackwater for Ebona, 2023 pick". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  8. Real GM
  9. PBA draft hopeful Michael DiGregorio finds inspiration from uncle and former NBA player 'Ernie D' Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, July 30, 2015