Von Pessumal

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villaseñor and the surname or paternal family name is Pessumal.

Von Rolfe Villaseñor Pessumal (born February 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Von Pessumal

No. 19 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 32) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Ateneo (Quezon City)
College	Ateneo (2011–2015)
PBA draft	2016: Special draft
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2022	San Miguel Beermen
2022–present	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
5× PBA champion (2017–18 Philippine, 2019 Philippine, 2019 Commissioner's, 2022 Philippine, 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's) PBA All-Star (2017) 2× UAAP Seniors champion (2011, 2012) Unigames champion (2014) FilOil Flying V Cup champion (2011)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Philippines SEABA Cup 2016 Bangkok Team Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team SEABA Under-18 Championship 2010 Yangon Team

College career

Pessumal played college ball at the Ateneo de Manila University, and was a part of two championships for the Blue Eagles. He ended his college playing career in 2015.^[1] He made a name for himself in the Seniors division as a sharpshooter, who also had the ability to put the ball on the floor and finish at the rim.

College 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

^[2]

†	Denotes seasons in which Pessumal won a UAAP Basketball Championship
Bold	Denotes career highs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011-12†	Ateneo	7	2.0	.000	.000	.500	.4	.4	.0	.0	0.1
2012-13†	Ateneo	10	6.3	.167	.111	.500	.1	.0	.0	.0	0.8
2013-14	Ateneo	14	15.7	.354	.282	.909	2.9	.9	.2	.2	5.5
2014-15	Ateneo	16	25.6	.373	.380	.789	4.0	.9	.5	.2	9.1
2015-16	Ateneo	13	30.2	.390	.430	.794	2.3	2.5	1.2	1.2	17.2

Amateur career

PBA D-League

Pessumal is one of the 215 aspirants for the 2015 PBA D-League draft, which took place on December 1, 2015.^[3] On December 1, 2015, he was drafted third overall by the Tanduay Light Rhum Masters in the PBA D-League draft held at PBA Café in Metrowalk, Pasig City.^[4][5]

Professional career

In October 2016, Pessumal was drafted by the GlobalPort Batang Pier from Special Draft.^[6]

In July 2017, Pessumal was traded by the GlobalPort Batang Pier to San Miguel Beermen in exchange for seldom used Arnold Van Opstal.

On January 27, 2019, Pessumal recorded 23 points and 6 3-pointers in a 93–104 losing effort the TNT Katropa.^[7] In June 2019, he set the PBA record for most threes made in a game without missing, going 8 for 8 in another loss to the TNT Katropa, this time the score 110–97.^[8]

On September 20, 2022, Pessumal was traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a three-team trade involving Barangay Ginebra, San Miguel, and NorthPort Batang Pier.^[9]

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^[10]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	GlobalPort	31	13.6	.320	.333	.929	1.9	.5	.2	.1	4.4
	San Miguel
2017–18	San Miguel	37	10.7	.358	.291	.546	1.0	.4	.2	.2	3.5
2019	San Miguel	60	15.0	.417	.406	.750	1.6	.4	.4	.2	5.7
2020	San Miguel	13	16.8	.345	.312	.692	2.6	.8	.5	—	6.6
2021	San Miguel	23	12.7	.355	.299	.700	1.4	.6	.4	.1	4.0
2022–23	San Miguel	43	6.2	.337	.324	.688	.7	.2	.2	—	2.4
	Barangay Ginebra
2023–24	Barangay Ginebra	21	7.7	.275	.256	.857	.6	.1	.1	—	2.1
Career		228	11.7	.363	.342	.762	1.3	.4	.3	.1	4.1

Personal life

Since 2014, Pessumal has been in a relationship with former UAAP courtside reporter and beauty queen Laura Lehmann.^[11] They were both students at the Ateneo de Manila University when they first met. In May 2020, they announced their engagement after being together for five years.^[12] On May 23, 2021, he announced his marriage to Lehmann, which was solemnized in a civil ceremony earlier that year.^[13]