Joel Diomar "JD" Cagulangan (born January 24, 2000) is a Filipino basketball player for the UP Fighting Maroons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
No. 12 – UP Fighting Maroons | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | University Athletic Association of the Philippines |
Personal information | |
Born | Butuan, Philippines | January 24, 2000
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Career information | |
High school | La Salle Greenhills |
College | De La Salle (2019) University of the Philippines (2021-present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editCagulangan first played for Northern Mindanao in the 2013 Palarong Pambansa during elementary days before being recruited by La Salle Greenhills.[1][2]
College and amateur career
editCagulangan debuted for the De La Salle Green Archers in Season 82, but left after the season due to limited playing time and transferred to the University of the Philippines.[3] Prior to completing his move to UP, he enrolled at St. Clare College during the pandemic, which allowed him to play 4 years for UP without doing residency for a year.[4][5]
He helped the UP Fighting Maroons claim the UAAP Season 84 men's basketball championship, their first UAAP title since 1986, with a game-winning three-pointer in the Game 3 of their best-of-three championship series against the Ateneo Blue Eagles, breaking the 69-all deadlock with less than 3 seconds left in overtime.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Riego, Normie (May 14, 2022). "For the second time, JD Cagulangan gives his school a historic championship". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Sabalo, Wenilyn (April 28, 2013). "NMRAA elementary cagers win first gold". Sunstar. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Li, Matthew (January 13, 2020). "Joel Cagulangan to leave La Salle, set to transfer to UP". Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (December 7, 2023). "Why JD Cagulangan still has one year of eligibility left". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (September 8, 2023). "Questions on UAAP rule". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Isaga, JR (May 13, 2022). "UP topples Ateneo dynasty, ends three-decade title odyssey". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (May 13, 2022). "Cagulangan's game-winning triple leads UP to first UAAP title in 36 years". Philippine Star. Retrieved September 13, 2024.