{{Short description|Filipino-American basketball player (born 1991)}} {{Philippine name|Marquez|Enciso}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | caption = | nationality = Filipino / American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|12}} | birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S. | position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] | league = [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] | team = TNT Tropang 5G | number = 0 | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 185 | highschool = [[Terra Nova High School (California)|Terra Nova]] ([[Pacifica, California]]) | college = [[Skyline College]] (2010–2012)<br>[[Notre Dame de Namur University|Notre Dame de Namur]] (2012–2014) | draft_year_pba = 2015 | draft_round_pba = 2 | draft_pick_pba = 17 | draft_team_pba = [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] | career_start = 2015 | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = [[NLEX Road Warriors]] | years2 = 2016–2017 | team2 = [[Phoenix Fuel Masters]] | years3 = 2017–2019 | team3 = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] | years4 = 2020 | team4 = [[TNT Tropang Giga]] | years5 = 2021 | team5 = [[Blackwater Bossing]] | years6 = 2021–2025 | team6 = [[San Miguel Beermen]] | years7 = 2025–present | team7 = TNT Tropang 5G | highlights = * 2× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2022 PBA Philippine Cup Finals|2022 Philippine]], [[2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals|2023–24 Commissioner's]]) }} '''Simon Nicholas Marquez Enciso''' (born February 12, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the [[TNT Tropang 5G]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA).
==Amateur career==
===High school career=== Enciso attended at [[Terra Nova High School (California)|Terra Nova High School]] in California, where he suited up for the Terra Nova HS Tigers. In his senior year in 2008–09, he averaged 18.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/simon-enciso/cI317fTsEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/default.htm|title=Simon Enciso's High School Timeline|website=MaxPreps.com}}</ref>
===College career=== Enciso played two seasons of basketball at [[Skyline College]], and then he transferred to [[Notre Dame de Namur University]] in 2012. In his junior year at NDNU, he posted per game averages of 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 31.5% 3PT FG percentage in 22 games he played (he averaged 24.3 minutes per game).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ndnuargos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/simon-enciso/773|title=Simon Enciso – Men's Basketball|website=Notre Dame de Namur University Athletics}}</ref> His senior year saw an increase in his minutes and production, averaging 13.9 points, 4.15 assists, 40.5% FG percentage, 37.4% 3PT FG percentage and 35.1 minutes per game in 26 games (started 25 of them).<ref>{{cite web|title=Simon Enciso Player Profile, Notre Dame (CA), NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Simon-Enciso/Summary/61524|publisher=RealGM.com|access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref>
===PBA D-League===
Enciso applied for the [[2014 NBA draft]] but was not drafted by any team. He decided to move to the Philippines and applied for the 2014 PBA D-League draft, where he was drafted in the third round by the [[Cebuana Lhuillier Gems]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 PBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT RESULTS (September 15, 2014)|date=15 September 2014 |url=http://pba.inquirer.net/49010/2014-pba-d-league-draft-results|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref>
==Professional career== Enciso was drafted in the second round by the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] with the 17th overall pick in the [[2015 PBA draft]].<ref>{{ cite news |title=SUMMARY – 2015 PBA Rookie Draft |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/live-results-2015-pba-rookie-draft |work=InterAksyon |date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=September 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102153/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/live-results-2015-pba-rookie-draft |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> He was then traded to [[NLEX Road Warriors]] in exchange for a [[2018 PBA draft|2018 second round pick]].<ref>{{ cite news |title=Rain or Shine trades second-rounder Simon Enciso to NLEX for future pick |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rain-or-shine-trades-second-rounder-simon-enciso-to-nlex-for-future-pick |publisher=InterAksyon |date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828191605/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rain-or-shine-trades-second-rounder-simon-enciso-to-nlex-for-future-pick |archive-date=August 28, 2015 }}</ref>
In his PBA debut for the Road Warriors, he registered 15 points (from five [[three-point field goal|three-pointers]]), three assists and three rebounds in 28 minutes.<ref>{{ cite news |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |title='FilipinoDRose' Simon Enciso backs up claim with big PBA debut for Road Warrriors |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/filipinodrose-simon-enciso-also-wants-to-be-like-the-rest-of-the-nbas-bes |publisher=Spin.ph |date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=October 23, 2015 }}</ref>
On May 10, 2016, Enciso, along with [[Mark Borboran]] and a 2018 second round pick, was traded to the [[Phoenix Fuel Masters]] for [[Mac Baracael]] and [[Emman Monfort]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dugout.ph/2016/05/baracael-monfort-sent-to-nlex-by-phoenix.html|title=Baracael, Monfort sent to NLEX by Phoenix in trade|website=www.dugout.ph}}</ref>
On February 18, 2017, he was traded to the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] in exchange for fellow guard [[RJ Jazul]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/rz-jazul-trade-simon-enciso-pba-alaska-trade-phoenix|title=Alaska Aces send RJ Jazul to Phoenix Fuel Masters for Simon Enciso|website=Spin.ph}}</ref> On August 26, 2018, he registered a career-high 30 points and 9 three-pointers made in a 121–95 blowout win over the TNT Katropa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/alaska-hands-tnt-an-ugly-beating-as-simon-enciso-hits-nine-treys-a2437-20180826|title=Simon Enciso drains nine treys as Aces goes 2–0|publisher=Spin.ph|date=August 26, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref>
On January 6, 2020, he was traded to the [[TNT KaTropa]] for [[Michael DiGregorio]] and a 2023 second-round draft pick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/28432271/alaska-ships-enciso-tnt-digregorio|title=Alaska ships Enciso to TNT for DiGregorio|date=January 6, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
On March 11, 2021, Enciso was traded to the [[Blackwater Bossing]] in a three-team trade involving Blackwater, TNT, and [[NLEX Road Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater |url=https://pba.ph/news/nlex-trades-no-4-first-round-draft-pick-to-blackwater |work=PBA.ph |date=March 11, 2021 |access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref>
On September 28, 2021, he was traded to the [[Terrafirma Dyip]] for [[Rashawn McCarthy]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Ramos, Gerry |title=Blackwater trades Simon Enciso to Terrafirma for Rashawn McCarthy |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-trade-simon-enciso-for-rashawn-mccarthy-a793-20210928 |work=Sports Interactive Network |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021}}</ref> On November 13, 2021, before appearing in a game for Terrafirma, he was traded to the [[San Miguel Beermen]] for [[Alex Cabagnot]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SMB sends Cabagnot to Terrafirma for Enciso |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/smb-sends-cabagnot-to-terrafirma-for-enciso |work=PBA.ph |date=November 13, 2021 |access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref>
On April 8, 2025, Enciso signed with the [[TNT Tropang 5G]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Gerry |last=Ramos |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Simon Enciso signed to two-year deal by grand-slam seeking TNT |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/enciso-inks-two-year-deal-in-bid-to-bolster-tnt-grand-slam-a793-20250408?ref=feed_1_section |website=Spin.ph |access-date=April 8, 2025 }}</ref>
==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend 2}} ''As of the end of 2024–25 season''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simon Enciso Player Profile - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Simon-Enciso/Summary/61524 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start 2}} |- | align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2015}} | align=left | [[2015–16 NLEX Road Warriors season|NLEX]] | rowspan=2|37 || rowspan=2|24.6 || rowspan=2|.369 || rowspan=2|.351 || rowspan=2|{{sort|-|—}} || rowspan=2|.727 || rowspan=2|1.7 || rowspan=2|2.8 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|'''.1''' || rowspan=2|7.3 |- | align=left | [[2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season|Phoenix]] |- | align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2016}} | align=left | [[2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season|Phoenix]] | rowspan=2|36 || rowspan=2|26.9 || rowspan=2|.329 || rowspan=2|.271 || rowspan=2|{{sort|-|—}} || rowspan=2|.429 || rowspan=2|2.0 || rowspan=2|3.6 || rowspan=2|'''.8''' || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|8.4 |- | align=left | [[2016–17 Alaska Aces season|Alaska]] |- | align=left | {{pbay|2017}} | align=left | [[2017–18 Alaska Aces season|Alaska]] | 50 || 26.9 || .390 || .336 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''.744''' || 1.9 || 3.6 || .5 || '''.1''' || 8.9 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2019}} | align=left | [[2019 Alaska Aces season|Alaska]] | 36 || 30.3 || .373 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || .636 || '''2.6''' || 3.8 || '''.8''' || '''.1''' || '''10.2''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2020}} | align=left | [[2020 TNT Tropang Giga season|TNT]] | 22 || '''31.7''' || .345 || .319 || {{sort|-|—}} || .533 || 2.3 || 2.8 || .7 || '''.1''' || 9.6 |- | align=left rowspan=2|{{pbay|2021}} | align=left | [[2021 Blackwater Bossing season|Blackwater]] | rowspan=2|19 || rowspan=2|27.0 || rowspan=2|.376 || rowspan=2|.301 || rowspan=2|{{sort|-|—}} || rowspan=2|.556 || rowspan=2|2.3 || rowspan=2|2.9 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|{{sort|-|—}} || rowspan=2|9.3 |- | align=left | [[2021 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] |- | align=left | {{pbay|2022}} | align=left | [[2022–23 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] | '''59''' || 26.5 || '''.405''' || .348 || {{sort|-|—}} || .300 || 1.9 || '''4.3''' || .7 || .0 || 7.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2023}} | align=left | [[2023–24 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] | 30 || 13.3 || .344 || '''.356''' || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .9 || 1.4 || .3 || '''.1''' || 2.9 |- | align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2024}} | align=left | [[2024–25 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] | rowspan=2|33 || rowspan=2|16.6 || rowspan=2|.356 || rowspan=2|'''.356''' || rowspan=2|.182 || rowspan=2|.688 || rowspan=2|1.6 || rowspan=2|1.8 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|{{sort|-|—}} || rowspan=2|5.5 |- | align=left | [[2024–25 TNT Tropang 5G season|TNT]] |-class=sortbottom | align="center" colspan=2 | Career | 322 || 25.0 || .370 || .328 || .182 || .597 || 1.9 || 3.2 || .5 || .0 || 7.7 {{end}}
==Personal life== Born in [[San Francisco, California]] to Filipino parents, Enciso dreamed of playing professional basketball in any country but had to fulfill his parents’ desire for him to get a degree before pursuing his career in the sport. He graduated with a degree in [[Kinesiology]]. He says he patterned his game after NBA stars [[Derrick Rose]] and [[Kyrie Irving]].<ref>{{ cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title='FilipinoDRose' Simon Enciso admits he's 'nowhere near Derrick Rose,' but strives to make it big in PBA |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/simon-enciso-filipino-d-rose-twitter-pba-d-league-cebuana-lhuillier |work=Spin.ph |date=January 19, 2015 |access-date=September 30, 2015 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{TNT Tropang 5G current roster}} {{navboxes|list= {{2015 PBA draft}} {{San Miguel Beermen 2022 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}} {{San Miguel Beermen 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}} }}
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