Joseph Emmanuel Arinze Eriobu Jr. (born February 12, 1992) is a Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1][2]
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
League | PBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | British Hong Kong | February 12, 1992||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
College | Mapúa | ||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Mahindra Floodbuster | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Mahindra Floodbuster | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Blackwater Elite | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Winling | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Hong Kong Eastern | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Magnolia Hotshots | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
Eriobu was a long-time player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 4th overall by the Mahindra Floodbuster in the 2016 PBA draft.[3][4] He would later play for the Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite before being left unsigned to any PBA team in 2019.[5]
He would play for Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League.[5][6]
Eriobu would shift to 3x3, joining the Purefoods TJ Titans of the PBA 3x3 with the aim of eventually returning to the main 5x5 PBA league.[7]
Following his good performance with the Magnolia Hotshots during the PBA on Tour pre-season games, he officially signed a one-year deal with the team on August 22, 2023.[8] In August 2024, he was given a one-year contract extension by the team.[9]
PBA career statistics
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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[10]
Season-by-season averages
References
External links
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