Nico Elorde

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Nico Elorde
No. 4–South Cotabato Warriors
Position Point guard
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 33)
Parañaque City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school De La Salle Zobel (Muntinlupa)
College De La Salle (2010)
Ateneo (2012–2014)
PBA draft 2015: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings
2016–2017 Mahindra Enforcer/Floodbuster / Kia Picanto
2017–2021 NorthPort Batang Pier
2022–present GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors
Career highlights and awards

Juan Nicholas V. "Nico" Elorde (born 4 October 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the South Cotabato Warriors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). [1]

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Early life

Nico is third the son of Johnny Elorde, a boxing promoter in the Philippines and the grandson of Gabriel Elorde. [2] His two older brothers Juan Martin Elorde and Juan Miguel Elorde are both professional boxers.

Although their family is well known in the boxing community and he was introduced to boxing by the age of four, instead, Nico chose to play basketball to be different from his brothers' chosen sporting careers. [3] [4]

College career

Elorde attended De La Salle Zobel during his high school days and decided to play for the De La Salle Green Archers. However, Elorde decided to transfer La Salle's archrival Ateneo de Manila University because of lack of playing time in his freshman year and the school's recruitment of more point guards, leading to his getting cut from the team. Elorde had to serve a one-year residency rule of the UAAP and finally suited up for the Blue Eagles in the 2012 season. [5]

College statistics

  GPGames played  GS Games started W-L Games won-Games lost MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage OFF Offensive rebounds per game
 DEF Defensive rebounds per game RPG Toltal rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game TOV Turnovers per game PF Personal fouls per game PPG Points per game

UAAP

College basketball career statistics of Nico Elorde. [6]

†Denotes seasons in which Elorde won an UAAP Basketball Championship
BoldDenotes career highs

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012-13†Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 1414.141.936.462.521.1.13.2
2013-14 Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 1418.228.930.380.93.12.1.5.16.6
2014-15 Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 1429.82919.487.23.93.7.9.27.9
Career4220.730.826.379.732.3.5.15.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014-15 Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 232.746.242.983.334.51.5010
Career232.746.242.983.334.51.5010

Professional career

On August 23, 2015, Elorde was drafted by the Alaska Aces with their 33rd pick, [7] however, he was left unsigned by Alaska.

In September 2015, Elorde was reported to be practicing with the Mahindra Enforcers, a team owned and coached by boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, and raised the possibility of an Elorde-Pacquiao back-court tandem, where both names are popular in the sport of boxing with Pacquiao being one of the best boxers at the time, and Elorde, whose grandfather Gabriel was a very popular boxer in the 60s and 70s and was considered one of the best boxers ever. However, that eventually was shelved as Elorde was sent to Mahindra's ABL affiliate Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings), another team owned by Pacquiao. [8]

In March 2016, after the 2015–16 ABL season ended, Elorde was signed by Mahindra for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

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 2021 season [9]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Mahindra 118.7.273.000.7781.41.0.1.01.7
2016–17 Mahindra / Kia 2315.3.269.356.8331.72.3.9.04.2
2017–18 GlobalPort / NorthPort 3422.7.306.231.7333.13.31.1.05.3
2019 NorthPort 3922.7.328.267.7942.83.7.8.06.0
2020 NorthPort 1120.4.339.250.7222.72.6.5.05.3
2021 NorthPort 178.9.333.357.6001.5.9.1.02.2
Career13518.3.311.268.7552.42.7.7.04.6

Awards and honors

Personal life

Nico married to TV host & sports reporter Mich Del Carmen in 2019 & they have a child..

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References

  1. ↑ Neil Bravo (October 17, 2015). "Pilipinas Aguilas tap AZ Reid as import, play home ABL games in Davao, GenSan". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Songalia, Ryan (18 February 2014). "Ateneo's Elorde has high hopes, realistic expectations for new season". rappler.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Olivares, Rick. "That tough little guy named Nico Elorde". philstar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Gonzales, Mav. "UAAP Basketball: Former archer Nico Elorde finds the grass greener in Katipunan". gmanetwork.com. GMA News Online. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Job de Leon (July 6, 2013). "A tale of two transfers: Nico Elorde and Mac Mac Tallo". GMA News and Public Affairs . Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "College basketball career of Nico Elorde". humblebola.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". GMA News and Public Affairs . August 23, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ Karlo Sacamos (September 17, 2015). "Pacquiao-Elorde one-two punch at Mahindra shelved as Nico sent to ABL affiliate Aguilas". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ Real GM
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