Michael DiGregorio

Michael Vincent DiGregorio (born December 12, 1991) is a Filipino-Italian professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).^[1] He was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer in the 2015 PBA draft.

Michael DiGregorio

No. 1 – Blackwater Bossing
Position	Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 (age 32) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	Filipino / Italian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	McKendree University
PBA draft	2015: 4th round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Mahindra Enforcer
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2017	Mahindra Enforcer/Floodbuster
2017–2019	Blackwater Elite
2019	TNT KaTropa
2020–2022	Alaska Aces
2022	Converge FiberXers
2023–present	Blackwater Bossing

Professional career

DiGregorio was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer during the fourth round of the 2015 PBA draft.

On February 20, 2017, DiGregorio was signed by the Blackwater Elite.^[2] DiGregorio's play in the 2017 Commissioners Cup and 2017 Governors' Cup thrust him into being one of the finalists for the 2017 PBA Most Improved Player award at the annual PBA Leo Awards Night. On September 7, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with the team.^[3]

On October 19, 2019, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Brian Heruela.^[4]

On January 6, 2020, DiGregorio, along with a 2023 second-round draft pick, was traded to the Alaska Aces for Simon Enciso.^[5]

On May 12, 2022, DiGregorio signed a two-year deal with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.^[6]

On January 3, 2023, DiGregorio, along with Tyrus Hill and RK Ilagan, was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Barkley Eboña and a 2022 first-round pick.^[7] This is his second stint with the franchise.

PBA career statistics

Legend
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^[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Mahindra	28	17.8	.377	.346	.812	1.4	.9	.1	.1	6.2
2016–17	Mahindra	31	25.8	.400	.425	.800	1.9	1.5	.5	.0	11.3
	Blackwater
2017–18	Blackwater	34	29.3	.392	.398	.855	2.7	2.0	.8	.1	12.4
2019	Blackwater	40	22.4	.399	.395	.831	2.4	1.4	.5	—	9.8
	TNT
2020	Alaska	12	24.8	.411	.333	.879	3.0	1.3	.3	—	10.8
2021	Alaska	24	23.9	.335	.340	.758	2.3	1.8	.3	—	9.3
2022–23	Converge	30	12.8	.352	.231	.795	1.1	.6	.2	—	4.9
	Blackwater
2023–24	Blackwater	12	10.2	.417	.412	.941	1.5	.7	.1	—	5.3
Career		211	21.6	.385	.373	.823	2.0	1.3	.4	.0	9.0

Personal life

He is a nephew of former NBA player Ernie DiGregorio.^[9]

References

1. "DiGREGORIO, Michael Vincent | PBA on INQUIRER.net".
2. DiGregorio picked up by Blackwater from Mahindra's UFAWR2, pba.ph, February 20, 2017
3. Sacamos, Karlo (September 7, 2017). "Former practice player Mike DiGregorio earns two-year contract extension with Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
4. "Need for veteran back-up PG prompted Blackwater to trade Digregorio". PBA.ph. October 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
5. "Alaska ships Enciso to TNT for DiGregorio". ESPN.com. January 6, 2020.
6. Ramos, Gerry (May 12, 2022). "Aces guard Mike DiGregorio signs two-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7. Li, Matthew (January 3, 2023). "Converge trades DiGregorio, Ilagan, Hill to Blackwater for Ebona, 2023 pick". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
8. "Mike DiGregorio Player Profile, Blackwater Bossing - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
9. PBA draft hopeful Michael DiGregorio finds inspiration from uncle and former NBA player 'Ernie D' Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, July 30, 2015