Riego Gamalinda

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Riego Gamalinda
Bambam Gamalinda.jpg
Gamalinda with the Mindoro Tamaraws in 2025
No. 6Mindoro Tamaraws
Position Small forward
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 (age 39)
Iligan City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolIligan City National
College San Beda
PBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 11th overall
Drafted by Meralco Bolts
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Meralco Bolts
2011–2013 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014–2017 Blackwater Elite
2017–2019 Star / Magnolia Hotshots
2020–2021 San Miguel Beermen
2023–2024 Davao Occidental Tigers
2024 Rizal Golden Coolers
2025–present Mindoro Tamaraws
Career highlights

Riego Meinardo "Bambam" Villa Gamalinda (born May 25, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 11th overall in 2010 by the Bolts. He was one of the key players of the San Beda Red Lions during its three peat run from 2006 to 2008.

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Professional career

In the 2010 PBA draft, he was drafted 11th overall by the Bolts. He played primarily as a backup guard/forward to Mark Cardona and had limited minutes.

At the off-season, he and Shawn Weinstein were traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was traded along with Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Pamboy Raymundo in a three-way trade involving Air21 Express and Meralco Bolts. He was waived after.

After being waived by TNT, he was picked up by Blackwater Elite in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. He had his best year of his career so far, posting career highs in minutes (24 MPG), points (8.2 PPG) and rebounds (4.1 RPG) while playing 33 games during the 2014–15 season. In the following season (2015–16), he had his most efficient year shooting the ball, with career-highs in percentages in both FGs (.433) and 3-point FGs (.319) while playing for 34 games.

On September 10, 2017, Gamalinda, along with Kyle Pascual, was traded to the Star Hotshots for Allein Maliksi and Chris Javier. [1]

On February 7, 2020, Gamalinda signed with the San Miguel Beermen. [2]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played 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 [3] [4]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Meralco 1710.0.340.000.6001.5.7.1.12.5
2011–12 Talk 'N Text 418.4.383.250.550.9.4.0.12.2
2012–13 Talk 'N Text 245.2.382.250.000.5.3.0.11.2
2014–15 Blackwater 3324.0.376.293.7444.11.3.3.28.2
2015–16 Blackwater 3419.1.433.319.7122.9.8.4.37.0
2016–17 Blackwater 3214.2.435.393.6552.3.7.3.13.9
Star
2017–18 Magnolia 247.5.459.200.6111.3.3.2.02.9
2019 Magnolia 115.0.556.000.000.4.5.1.11.8
2020 San Miguel 1313.0.409.667.5793.0.4.4.23.8
2021 San Miguel 165.8.208.6671.0.3.1.1.8
Career24512.4.401.295.6522.0.6.2.13.8

References

  1. Leongson, Randolph B. (September 10, 2017). "Hotshots send Maliksi to Elite in 4-player trade". INQUIRER.net.
  2. "SMB re-signs Pessumal and Mamaril, picks up free-agent Gamalinda". Spin.ph.
  3. [ usurped ] PBA-Online.net
  4. Real GM