# Pong Escobal

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Filipino basketball player

Pong Escobal Personal information Born (1985-07-07) July 7, 1985 (age 40) Davao City, Philippines Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Career information High school Stella Maris Academy of Davao (Davao City) College San Beda PBA draft 2008: 2nd round, 11th overall pick Drafted by Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Playing career 2008–2012 Position Point guard Career history 2008–2010 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2010 Sta. Lucia Realtors 2010–2011 Meralco Bolts 2011 B-Meg Llamados 2011–2012 Shopinas.com Clickers

**John Paul P. Escobal**, also known as **Pong Escobal** (born July 7, 1985, in [Davao City](/source/Davao_City)) is a Filipino former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player who last played for the [Air21 Express](/source/Air21_Express_(2012%E2%80%932014)) in the [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA).[1][2] He played in [San Beda](/source/San_Beda_College)'s back-to-back-to-back titles in the [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Philippines). He was the 11th draft pick of [Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters](/source/Talk_'N_Text_Tropang_Texters) in the [2008 PBA Draft](/source/2008_PBA_Draft).

## PBA career statistics

Legend GP Games played 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

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### Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2008–09 Talk 'N Text 11 3.6 .400 .333 1.000 .4 .6 .0 .0 .6 2009–10 Talk 'N Text 23 17.0 .425 .397 .700 1.5 1.4 .2 .0 5.9 Sta. Lucia 2010–11 Meralco 21 14.1 .385 .316 1.000 1.7 1.1 .1 .0 3.2 B-Meg Derby Ace 2011–12 Shopinas.com / Air21 19 12.9 .359 .417 .571 1.4 1.4 .2 .1 4.2 2012–13 Barako Bull 5 7.8 .286 .167 .500 .6 .6 .0 .0 2.0 Career 79 12.8 .391 .370 .677 1.3 1.1 .1 .0 3.8

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Meralco gets Juntilla, Isip from Barako"](http://www.meralcosports.com/tag/pong-escobal/). Meralco Bolts. December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** REY JOBLE (December 14, 2010). ["PBA commish Salud approves Marlou trade to Barako, Sunday to SMB"](http://www.gmanews.tv/story/208294/pba-commish-salud-approves-marlou-trade-to-barako-sunday-to-smb). GMANews.TV. Retrieved December 28, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Pong Escobal Player Profile - PBA-Online.net"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150707225044/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Pong-Escobal/167/). *PBA-Online.net*. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.

Links to related articles v t e San Beda Red Lions 2006–07 NCAA men's basketball champions 4 Raymund Maggay 5 Chico Tirona 6 Riego Gamalinda 7 Alex Angeles 8 J.R. Tecson 9 Yousif Aljamal (Finals MVP) 10 Micah Evangelista 12 Martin Antonio 13 Sam Ekwe 14 Jay-R Taganas 15 Rogemar Menor 16 Borgie Hermida 17 Alvin Padilla 18 Pong Escobal 19 Chris Taupa Coach Koy Banal v t e San Beda Red Lions 2007–08 NCAA men's basketball champions 4 Raymund Maggay 5 Chico Tirona 6 Riego Gamalinda 7 Garvo Lanete 8 J.R. Tecson 9 Yousif Aljamal 10 Dave Marcelo 13 Sam Ekwe 14 Jay-R Taganas 15 Rogemar Menor (Finals MVP) 16 Borgie Hermida 17 Alvin Padilla 18 Pong Escobal 19 Chris Taupa Coach Frankie Lim Assistants Bonnie Garcia v t e San Beda Red Lions 2008–09 NCAA men's basketball champions 5 Chico Tirona 6 Riego Gamalinda 7 Garvo Lanete 8 J.R. Tecson 9 Jake Pascual 10 Dave Marcelo 11 Eduardo Canlas 12 Ginno Soliman 13 Sam Ekwe (Finals MVP) 14 Jay-R Taganas 15 Rogemar Menor 16 Borgie Hermida 17 Jerome Villanueva 18 Pong Escobal 19 Chris Taupa Coach Frankie Lim Assistants Bonnie Garcia v t e 2008 PBA draft First round Gabe Norwood Jared Dillinger Jayson Castro Rob Reyes Sol Mercado Mark Borboran Beau Belga Bonbon Custodio Larry Rodriguez Kelvin Gregorio Second round Pong Escobal TY Tang Pocholo Villanueva Kelvin dela Peña Jonathan Fernandez Jeff Chan Mark Cuevas Christian Cabatu v t e Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Champions 2 Rob Reyes 3 Jimmy Alapag 4 Harvey Carey 9 Mark Cardona (Finals MVP) 10 Yousif Aljamal 11 Pong Escobal 14 Ren-Ren Ritualo 17 Jayson Castro 18 Yancy de Ocampo 20 Jared Dillinger 24 Gec Chia 33 Ranidel de Ocampo 34 Ali Peek 98 Gilbert Lao Head coach Chot Reyes Assistant coaches: Castro Fran Racela Ravena

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