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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Leyte, Philippines | May 9, 1991
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Whittier |
PBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 18th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Bacoor City Strikers |
2021–2022 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
2022–present | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Nick Demusis (born May 9, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Born in Leyte and later residing in Hawaii, [1] [2] he played his collegiate career in the United States. In 2019, he made his way to the Philippine domestic basketball scene, first in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) before getting drafted to the PBA in 2021.
Before making his way to Philippine domestic basketball, Demusis played for Whittier College, a Division III school. [1] In 2019, he began playing in his lone season in the then-amateur Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Playing for the Bacoor City Strikers, he scored 8.3 points per game on an average of 17.4 minutes per game. [3]
On January 8, 2021, Demusis submitted his application for the PBA season 46 draft, [3] where he would be selected with the 18th overall pick by the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.
Ahead of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, Phoenix traded Demusis and two future second-round draft picks to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in exchange for Javee Mocon. [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 |
As of the end of 2019–20 season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Bacoor City | 19 | 14 | 17.4 | .469 | .406 | .667 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 8.3 |
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