{{Short description|Filipino basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Philippine name|Rasmo|Belangel}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | caption = | position = [[Point guard]] | league = [[Korean Basketball League|KBL]] | team = Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | number = 27 | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|06|27}} | birth_place = [[Bacolod]], Philippines | height_cm = 175 | height_order = flip | weight_lbs = | high school = [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo]] ([[Quezon City]]) | college = [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team|Ateneo]] | draft_year_pba = | draft_round_pba = | draft_pick_pba = | draft_team_pba = | career_start = 2022 | team1 = [[Daegu KOGAS Pegasus]] | years1 = 2022–present | highlights = * 2× [[UAAP Basketball Championship|UAAP champion]] ([[UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments|2018]], [[UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments|2019]]) }} '''Samjosef Rasmo Belangel''' (born June 27, 1999) is a Filipino professional [[basketball]] player for [[Daegu KOGAS Pegasus]] of the [[Korean Basketball League]] (KBL).
==Early life and education== SJ Belangel was born in [[Bacolod]]<ref name=improved>{{cite news |last1=Tupas |first1=Cedelf |title=Improved Belangel to have bigger role with Eagles |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/392393/improved-belangel-to-have-bigger-role-with-eagles |access-date=June 11, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=April 21, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> on June 27, 1999<ref name=fibaprof>{{cite web |title=Samjosef Belangel - Player Profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/216458/Samjosef-Belangel |website=FIBA.Basketball |publisher=FIBA |access-date=June 11, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> to Sammy Belangel and Mayette Belangel ({{nee|Rasmo}}).<ref name="eaglet-ends">{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=SJ Belangel turns emotional as Ateneo junior career ends on a high note |access-date=June 11, 2022 |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-juniors/sj-belangel-plays-his-final-juniors-game-ateneo-blue-eaglets|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=March 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> His father is a former college basketball player.<ref name=improved/>
Belangel studied in the Ateneo education system, first moving to the Ateneo High School in ninth grade.<ref name=guidon>{{cite web |title=SJ Belangel: A legacy unfolding |url=https://theguidon.com/1112/main/2021/10/sj-belangel-a-legacy-unfolding/ |website=The Guidon |access-date=June 11, 2022 |language=en |date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Ateneo de Manila University]] with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2022.<ref name=foregoes>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=SJ Belangel forgoes last two years with Ateneo, to turn pro in KBL |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sj-belangel-forgoes-last-two-years-with-ateneo-to-turn-pro-in-kbl/241773 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 5, 2022}}</ref>
==High school and college career== Hailing from [[Bacolod]], SJ Belangel has suited up for the teams of Eliakim Learning School, USLS-Integrated School, St. Joseph's Academy–Iloilo, and Bacolod Tay Tung High School prior to joining [[Ateneo High School]].<ref name=sunstar1>{{cite news |title=Tay Tung joins Dumaguete league |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/346614/tay-tung-joins-dumaguete-league |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=May 28, 2014 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="u16">{{cite news |title=Bacoleño teener chosen Gilas 16 Under skipper |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/397514/bacoleo-teener-chosen-gilas-16-under-skipper |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=March 9, 2015 |language=English}}</ref>
He also took part and won the [[Batang Pinoy]] [[3x3 basketball|3x3]] national competition held in Bacolod in 2014.<ref name="u16"/>
He moved to Ateneo High School and played for the [[Ateneo Blue Eaglets|Blue Eaglets]] after he scouted by its coach Joe Silva. He turned down offers to attend [[La Salle Green Hills]] and [[De La Salle Santiago Zobel School|De La Salle Zobel]] despite his family having a largely La Sallian background.<ref name=guidon/> He ended his stint with the Eaglets in 2018 by helping them clinch the [[UAAP Season 80 basketball tournaments|UAAP Season 80]] junior title and earned a place in the Mythical Five for himself.<ref name="eaglet-ends"/><ref name="home-heart">{{cite news |last1=Leongson |first1=Randolph B. |title='Home is where the heart is' as SJ Belangel commits to Ateneo |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/287932/home-heart-sj-belangel-commits-ateneo |access-date=June 11, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 9, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Belangel would commit to Ateneo, and entered [[Ateneo de Manila University]] for his college studies. He made his [[UAAP Basketball Championship|UAAP]] senior debut for the [[Tab Baldwin]]-mentored [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] in [[UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments|Season 81]].<ref name="home-heart"/> He played for three UAAP season featuring in 48 games played, Belangel averaged 7.38 points and 2.08 assists per contest.<ref name=foregoes/>
==Professional career== ===Daegu KOGAS Pegasus (2022–present)=== In June 2022, Belangel decided to forego his two years of eligibility left to play for Ateneo.<ref name=foregoes/> He decided to turn professional and play for the [[Daegu KOGAS Pegasus]] of the [[Korean Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carandang |first1=Justin Kenneth |title=SJ Belangel says upcoming KBL stint an 'answered prayer' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/834616/sj-belangel-says-upcoming-kbl-stint-an-answered-prayer/story/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=GMA News |date=June 11, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=프로농구 가스공사, 필리핀 선수 영입 |trans-title=Professional basketball gas corporation recruits Filipino player|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=5482715 |publisher=[[KBS News]] |access-date=June 11, 2022 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Se-jin |first1=Oh |title=버저비터로 한국 울렸던 필리핀 벨란겔, 가스공사서 뛴다 |date=June 8, 2022 |trans-title=Filipino player Bellangel, who beat Korea in a buzzer beater, to play for (Korea) Gas Corporation|url=https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20220609026021 |publisher=[[Seoul Shinmun]] |access-date=June 11, 2022 |language=ko}}</ref>
==National team career== ===Junior national team=== Belangel has played for the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]]. He played for the [[Philippines men's national under-17 basketball team|national under-16 team]] in the [[2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship]] as its captain.<ref name="u16"/><ref name=fibaprof/>
===Senior national team=== For the senior team, he took part in the [[2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade|2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade]] and the [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification|2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers]].<ref name=fibaprof/> In the [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup]], he was on the team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Luisa |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Kiefer Ravena takes blame for 'shortcomings' as Gilas leader in FIBA Asia Cup |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/07/20/2196728/kiefer-ravena-takes-blame-shortcomings-gilas-leader-fiba-asia-cup |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Belangel has a girlfriend, Isabel Cruz.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bautista |first=Rafael |date=June 9, 2022 |title=8 UAAP Athletes And Their Partners Who Are Each Other's Biggest Cheerleaders - NYLON MANILA |url=https://nylonmanila.com/uaap-athletes-relationships-couples-goals/,%20https://nylonmanila.com/uaap-athletes-relationships-couples-goals/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=nylonmanila.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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