Rey Guevarra

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Rey Guevarra
Personal information
Born (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 36)
Parañaque, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Colegio de San Juan de Letran
College Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PBA draft 2010: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Air21 Express
Playing career2010–2019
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2010–2011 Air21 Express
2011–2012 San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters
2012 Powerade Tigers
2012–2013 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2013–2016 Meralco Bolts
2016–2017 Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto
2017–2018 Phoenix Fuel Masters
2018 Muntinlupa Cagers
2018–2019Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters
Career highlights and awards

Rey Francis J. Guevarra (born November 24, 1986) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Guevarra was selected by the Air21 Express third overall in the 2010 PBA draft. [1] He is known for his great athleticism, and is one of the most athletic players in the PBA today, evidenced by him winning the PBA Slam Dunk Contest for three consecutive years, from 2014 [2] (with Justin Melton) to 2016, then again from 2018–2019.

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He also had a brief stint with the Smart Gilas national team under Serbian mentor Rajko Toroman.

College career

Guevarra played college for Colegio de San Juan de Letran where he teamed up with future PBA players RJ Jazul and Bryan Faundo. Together, they led the Knights to a Finals appearance in 2007 before losing to rival San Beda Red Lions. On 2009, Guevarra injured his knee after a bad fall after colliding with San Beda center Sudan Daniel, which prevented him from playing with the Smart Gilas in the PBA and prematurely ended his college career. [3]

Professional career

Air21 Express

Guevarra was drafted by Air21 Express third overall in the 2010 PBA draft. [1]

San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters

On March 2, 2011, Guevarra, along with Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Nonoy Baclao, the top three picks in the 2010 draft, was traded by Air21 to San Miguel Beermen for Danny Seigle, Dondon Hontiveros, Dorian Peña and Paul Artadi. [4]

Powerade Tigers / GlobalPort Batang Pier

On April 20, 2012, him, Al-Hussaini and Lordy Tugade was traded by Petron Blaze (formerly San Miguel) to Powerade Tigers for Marcio Lassiter and Celino Cruz. [5] [6]

"The Fafa Dunk"

Guevarra was known as "Fafa Rey" for his good looks. [7] With 11 seconds left during the 3rd quarter of Powerade Tigers (currently NorthPort Batang Pier) game against the Alaska Aces, Guevarra went coast-to-coast for a facial slam dunk over Aces import Jason Forte. [8] Minutes later, he trended nationwide on Twitter.[ citation needed ]

Meralco Bolts

Guevarra, along with Vic Manuel, Josh Vanlandingham, and a 2015 first round pick was traded by GlobalPort to the Meralco Bolts for Sol Mercado, Kelly Nabong, and Jaypee Belencion. [9] In the 2014 PBA All-Star Week he won his first Slam Dunk Contest along with co-champion Justin Melton. [2] Both of them had perfect scores in the final two rounds. [2] He won two more Slam Dunk contests again in 2015 [10] and 2016. [11]

Mahindra Floodbuster/Kia Picanto

On October 28, 2016, Guevarra was traded back to Globalport for Joseph Yeo after Meralco lost in the 2016 Governor's Cup Finals. [12] A month later he was in the free agent pool, but picked up by the Mahindra Floodbusters for a one-year deal. [13]

Phoenix Fuel Masters

After failing to get a renewal with Kia, he signed a one-conference deal with the Phoenix Fuel Masters. [14] In his time there, he won his 4th and 5th Slam Dunk titles in 2018 and 2019.

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

Correct as of October 19, 2016 [15]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Air21 / Petron 298.9.3751.000.6961.2.1.2.12.7
2011–12 Petron / Powerade 2515.9.436.143.6921.6.5.2.35.2
2012–13 GlobalPort / Meralco 3113.0.422.241.7181.3.5.3.15.0
2013–14 Meralco288.4.387.188.800.9.3.2.12.3
2014–15 Meralco169.5.283.150.8001.3.4.1.12.6
2015–16 Meralco103.6.231.222.833.7.3.0.01.3
2016–17 Mahindra 910.5.286.300.6001.1.3.2.02.8 [16]
2017–18 Phoenix83.7.417.333.0000.5.1.1.11.5
2019 Phoenix104.5.533.455.2500.5.1.1.12.2
Career16610.7.394.207.7341.2.2.0.03.4

Personal life

Guevarra is married to Nisa Guevarra (nee de Cataluna). They married in 2014. [3]

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  2. 1 2 3 "High-flying Justin Melton draws oohs and ahhs as he shares slam-dunk title with unheralded Rey Guevarra". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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