Eduardo Damo Daquioag Jr. (born August 18, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] He was picked by the Meralco Bolts in the special draft of the 2016 PBA draft. He also played collegiate basketball with the UST Growling Tigers.
| Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 18, 1991 Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Benedictine International School (Quezon City) RTU (Mandaluyong) |
| College | UST |
| PBA draft | 2016: Special draft |
| Selected by the Meralco Bolts | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2017–2019 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2020–2021 | Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing |
| 2021–2024 | Terrafirma Dyip |
| 2024 | Pangasinan Heatwaves |
| 2024–present | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Early life and career
editEduardo Daquioag was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte to a carpenter and housewife. He was scouted by UST Growling Tigers head coach, Pido Jarencio during his third year in high school while he was playing for the Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades at the Ilocos Regional Athletic Association. Jarencio was originally scouting Jeoff Javillonar but later was convinced to recruit Daquioag too along with Javillonar when they both finish high school.[2]
High school career
editUST assistant coach Beaujing Acot, brought Daquioag and Javillonar to the Benedictine International School where Acot was head coach of the school's basketball team. Daquioag won various titles with Benedictine International School including the 2008 National Students Basketball Championship in Cebu where he was named among the Mythical Five. When the school's basketball program was dissolved in 2009, Daquioag moved to Rizal Technological University where he played under the institution's junior team which was now headed by Acot.[2]
College career
editEric Altamirano convinced Daquioag to study at the National University where the mentor was then newly appointed as the school's basketball head coach. Daquioag was unable to secure a slot at the NU Bulldogs and tried out to play for the UST Growling Tigers instead.[2]
He made his debut for UST at the UAAP against the University of the East where his performance was well received. However his performance on the following games were lackluster and was benched in the following games. In his second year he was diagnosed with rheumatic fever, a potentially fatal disease and was forced to play limited minutes with the UST Growling Tigers on his second year. He returned to the team on his third year as a rotation player, and on his fourth year was named as a candidate for the MVP honor.[2]
Professional career
editPBA D-League
editDaquioag was tapped to play with the Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators at the 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup. His team won the championship beating Café France-CEU Bakers in the final.[3]
PBA
editDaquioag was selected by the Meralco Bolts in the 2016 PBA draft.
On August 7, 2017, he was traded to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for Mike Tolomia.[4]
On January 14, 2020, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for three draft picks.[5] On February 28, before appearing in a game for TNT, he was traded to the Blackwater Elite in a three-team deal involving TNT, Blackwater, and NLEX.[6]
On December 24, 2021, he was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip for Justin Melton.[7]
During the 2022 Philippine Cup, he broke his right fibula, causing him to be out for the remainder of the conference.[8]
On January 13, 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Terrafirma.[9] He made his return during the 2023 Governors' Cup.[10]
Career statistics
edit| 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[11]
PBA season-by-season averages
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Meralco | 32 | 11.8 | .465 | .333 | .750 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .5 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Rain or Shine | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Rain or Shine | 41 | 20.5 | .404 | .323 | .692 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | Rain or Shine | 46 | 20.4 | .396 | .298 | .653 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | Blackwater | 10 | 27.6 | .343 | .227 | .564 | 3.7 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | Blackwater | 23 | 23.1 | .356 | .260 | .766 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 8.0 |
| Terrafirma | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Terrafirma | 12 | 14.4 | .318 | .320 | .533 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2023–24 | Terrafirma | 9 | 6.0 | .450 | .182 | 1.000 | .6 | .2 | .3 | — | 2.3 |
| Career | 173 | 18.5 | .393 | .293 | .682 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 | |
College
editElimination rounds
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | UST | 14 | 9.2 | .400 | .235 | .500 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | - | 2.7 |
| 2012-13 | 11 | 4.4 | .235 | .222 | 1.000 | .5 | .2 | .2 | - | 1.0 | |
| 2013-14 | 14 | 24.4 | .433 | .243 | .615 | 4.5 | 2.5 | .6 | .4 | 8.8 | |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 22.5 | .352 | .211 | .737 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .4 | 7.2 | |
| 2015-16 | 14 | 34.5 | .422 | .171 | .682 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .8 | 16.4 | |
| Career | 65 | 19.5 | .401 | .211 | .657 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | 7.5 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | UST | 4 | 12.8 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | 2.3 |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 32.9 | .326 | .111 | .750 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 | |
| Career | 8 | 22.8 | .317 | .071 | .765 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .5 | .6 | 6.5 | |
International career
editWhile at the RTU, Daquioag was named into the Philippine national youth team led by head coach Eric Altamirano.[2] He was also part of the amateur-laden senior Philippine national team that participated at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
References
edit- ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 26, 2024). "Nueva Ecija gets Daquiaog, Pangasinan adds Juico for MPBL stretch run". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Mariano, Pablo (September 26, 2015). "Ed Daquioag: Rising from obscurity and adversity". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (April 14, 2016). "Long-suffering UST Tiger Ed Daquioag finally wins championship - thanks to assist from FEU rivals". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Rain or Shine trades Tolomia for Meralco's Daquioag". Rappler. August 17, 2017.
- ^ "TNT acquires Ed Daquioag from Rain or Shine". ESPN.com. January 14, 2020.
- ^ "TNT acquires Poy Erram in three-team trade". PBA.ph. February 28, 2020.
- ^ "Terrafirma deals newly acquired Melton to Bossing for Daquioag". PBA.ph. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Li, Matthew (June 14, 2022). "Isaac Go diagnosed with ACL tear". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 13, 2023). "Ed Daquioag, JP Calvo stay with Terrafirma after signing fresh deals". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 28, 2023). "Ed Daquioag recounts road to recovery from gruesome injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Eduardo Daquioag Jr. Player Profile - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Ed Daquioag - Career Stats - HumbleBola". Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "DAQUIOAG, EDUARDO". Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.