Personal information | |
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Born | Stockton, California | December 10, 1973
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Notre Dame de Namur |
PBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
Selected by the Sunkist Orange Juicers | |
Playing career | 1997–2014, 2019–present |
Position | Small forward / power forward |
Coaching career | 2015–2018 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997–1999 | Sunkist Orange Juicers/Pop Cola Panthers |
1999–2006 | San Miguel Beermen |
2006–2007 | Alaska Aces |
2007–2008 | Welcoat Dragons |
2008–2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
2009–2010 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
2010 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
2012 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
2012 | Powerade Tigers |
2012–2014 | Alaska Aces |
2019–2020 | Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors |
As coach: | |
2015 | Laguna BUSA Warriors |
2016–2018 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco (born December 10, 1973) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League. He was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He founded the Belasco Unlimited Skills Academy (BUSA). [1]
Belasco grew up in Stockton, California, which is home to a large community of Filipinos. [2] Before he came to the Philippines, he had the nickname of "Saint Nic." [3] He is a third-generation Filipino-American with his ancestor coming over in 1926 doing farm labor in the Stockton area. Belasco was recruited by agent Bobby Rius during his stint in the San Francisco Pro-Am leagues. [4]
Belasco was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. [5] He was traded to the Beermen.
Belasco was traded along with Dwight Lago and Cris Bolado in exchange for Mythical Team selection Nelson Asaytono and Will Antonio. [6] He has won 8 championships in his PBA career, six of them which he earned with San Miguel Beermen. In the 2004-05 Philippine Cup, he averaged around 17 points, 11.7 boards, 1.34 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocked shots and 1.8 errors in 37 minutes. [3] This was highlighted by a 30-point performance against his former team. [3]
Belasco was traded along with a second-round pick to Alaska for Brandon Cablay and rookie center Mark Kong after the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference. [7] He won a championship with the Alaska Aces in the 2007 Fiesta Conference. [2]
During the 2006–2007 season, Belasco was traded to the Welcoat Dragons for Junjun Cabatu. [8]
On March 8, 2008, Belasco was shipped to the Coca-Cola Tigers in exchange for Mark Isip. [9]
On August 3, 2009, in a three-way trade involving the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, and Coca-Cola Tigers, Belasco was shipped to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, Rob Reyes to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters and Larry Rodriguez to the Coca-Cola Tigers. [10]
The Texters gave him, Ali Peek, and Pong Escobal to Sta. Lucia in a three-team, eight-player deal. [10]
He unretired to be an import for the Westsports Malaysia Dragons. [1]
In June 2012, after the Westports Malaysia Dragons were eliminated by the San Miguel Beermen in the semi-finals of the ABL, he was signed by the Powerade Tigers. [11]
One month later, he returned to the Aces along with Eddie Laure. In 2013, he won his 8th championship when the Aces won the 2013 Commissioner's Cup. [12]
He was then placed in the 2014 expansion draft where the Kia Sorento picked him. [13] He practiced with the team, [14] but didn't play any games with them. Thus, he was forced into retirement. [15]
Five years after retiring, he returned to playing basketball, this time with the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors. [16] He was 45 years old at this time. [16] He played under the "Fil-Am" category. [16]
After Kia didn't play him, he became the head coach of the Laguna BUSA Warriors. [17]
In 2016, he became an assistant coach under Ariel Vanguardia for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters. [1] He was tasked with developing their big men, such as Prince Caperal. [18]
Belasco was one of the many reliable big men in the league during his playing days. He was a workhorse inside the paint and is a good shooter from the outside. [2] Belasco is also a proven defense specialist. [2]
He is married to Maria Rafaella Verdadero, a former Miss Philippines-Australia and Ms. Binibing Pilipinas-World 2003, since 2004. [19]
After retiring in 2014, Belasco put up the Belasco Unlimited Skills Academy (BUSA) with fellow ex-PBA star Ali Peek. [15]
After his assistant coaching career, he focused more on his job as the general manager of a sports facility in Makati. [5] He became an operations manager for ASM Global in September 2023. [4]
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Correct as of February 19, 2022 [20]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997 | Pop Cola | 38 | 31.7 | .468 | .000 | .722 | 6.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .7 | 8 |
1998 | 52 | 23.3 | .347 | .500 | .606 | 4.5 | .7 | .3 | .7 | 4.8 | |
1999 | Pop Cola/ San Miguel | 45 | 32.9 | .437 | .000 | .660 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .6 | 6.2 |
2000 | San Miguel | 52 | 32.5 | .530 | .000 | .713 | 7.9 | .8 | .3 | .6 | 7.0 |
2001 | 70 | 31.7 | .515 | .000 | .776 | 7.0 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 8.4 | |
2002 | 47 | 26.5 | .431 | .361 | .700 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | 9.3 | |
2003 | 50 | 36.4 | .382 | .272 | .606 | 9.4 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 13.2 | |
2004-05 | 78 | 35.5 | .395 | .318 | .746 | 8.9 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | 12.3 | |
2005-06 | San Miguel/ Alaska | 48 | 35.3 | .394 | .349 | .671 | 9 | 2.2 | .9 | .5 | 13.2 |
2006–07 | Alaska | 53 | 31.7 | .373 | .314 | .610 | 7.6 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | 10 |
2007–08 | Welcoat/ Coca-Cola | 39 | 33.3 | .352 | .314 | .717 | 10.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .4 | 10.8 |
2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 32 | 32.1 | .393 | .265 | .699 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 11.8 |
2009–10 | Talk 'N Text/ Sta. Lucia | 34 | 17.6 | .344 | .244 | .639 | 3.8 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 4.3 |
2011–12 | Powerade | 4 | 15 | .444 | .000 | .333 | 5.0 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 2.5 |
2012–13 | Alaska | 32 | 5.7 | .263 | .200 | .700 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .9 |
15 | 8.6 | .250 | .100 | .000 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1 | ||
Career | 689 | 29.5 | .407 | .302 | .687 | 6.9 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | 8.7 |
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