Nico Elorde
| No. 18 – Mahindra Enforcer | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 4, 1991 Parañaque City |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle Zobel |
| College |
De La Salle University (2010) Ateneo de Manila University (2012–14) |
| PBA draft | 2015 Round: 3 / Pick: 33rd overall |
| Selected by the Alaska Aces | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Hapee Fresh Fighters (PBA D-League) |
| 2015–2016 | Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings (ABL) |
| 2016–present | Mahindra Enforcer |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Juan Nicholas V. Elorde is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Mahindra Enforcer of the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]
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 team recruited more point guards, which would probably decrease his already small playing time. Elorde had to serve a one-year residency rule of the UAAP and finally suited up for the Blue Eagles in the 2012 season.[2]
Professional career
On August 23, 2015, Elorde was drafted by the Alaska Aces with their 33rd pick,[3] 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.[4]
On March 2016, after the 2015–16 ABL season ended, Elorde was signed by Mahindra for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 23, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
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