John Pinto (basketball)
No. 10 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Davao City, Philippines | October 15, 1990
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Holy Child College of Davao (Davao City) |
College | Arellano |
PBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
2015–2016 | Mahindra Enforcer |
2016–2018 | Blackwater Elite |
2019–2021 | Meralco Bolts |
2022–present | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
Career highlights and awards | |
Nard John "Nards" V. Pinto (born October 15, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Professional career
[edit]Pinto was drafted 19th overall by the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2014 PBA draft.[1]
In 2015, he joined the Mahindra Enforcer.[2]
In September 2016, he joined the Blackwater Elite after becoming an unrestricted free agent.[3]
On January 7, 2019, he was traded to the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters for Joseph Eriobu.[4] However, before appearing in a game with the Fuel Masters, on January 12, he was traded to the Meralco Bolts for Jason Ballesteros and a 2020 second-round pick. The day after, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Bolts.[5]
On January 1, 2022, Pinto became an unrestricted free agent. On January 7, he signed a three-year deal with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel after declining a contract extension with the Bolts.[6]
PBA career statistics
[edit]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 2023–24 season[7][8]
Season-by-season averages
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | GlobalPort | 21 | 5.7 | .355 | .182 | .286 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | — | 1.2 |
2015–16 | Mahindra | 32 | 17.4 | .391 | .206 | .643 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .1 | 3.9 |
Blackwater | |||||||||||
2016–17 | Blackwater | 34 | 21.5 | .424 | .356 | .520 | 3.1 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 6.3 |
2017–18 | Blackwater | 34 | 23.0 | .485 | .517 | .605 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.6 |
2019 | Meralco | 41 | 13.0 | .357 | .316 | .731 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 3.5 |
2020 | Meralco | 17 | 10.3 | .229 | .125 | .385 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .4 | — | 1.8 |
2021 | Meralco | 40 | 22.9 | .393 | .342 | .659 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .1 | 6.9 |
Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
2022–23 | Barangay Ginebra | 51 | 16.5 | .392 | .330 | .723 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .7 | .0 | 4.8 |
2023–24 | Barangay Ginebra | 30 | 14.4 | .405 | .400 | .737 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 3.3 |
Career | 300 | 17.0 | .399 | .340 | .625 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 PBA Draft Results | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Interaksyon. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Galvez, Waylon (September 1, 2015). "Mahindra much better after trade, says coach". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 12, 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (September 5, 2016). "One door closes but another opens as John Pinto moves from Mahindra to Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (January 7, 2019). "After breakout season at Blackwater, Nard Pinto traded to Phoenix for Eriobu". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 13, 2019). "Pinto signs two-year deal with Meralco as PBA approves Phoenix trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 7, 2022). "Ginebra picks up free agent John Pinto to boost backcourt". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "John Pinto Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Nard Pinto Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Arellano Chiefs basketball players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Basketball players from Davao City
- Blackwater Bossing players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- Meralco Bolts players
- NorthPort Batang Pier draft picks
- NorthPort Batang Pier players
- Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
- Point guards
- Terrafirma Dyip players
- Filipino basketball biography stubs