Ed Daquioag

Eduardo Damo "Ed" Daquioag Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played collegiate basketball with the UST Growling Tigers.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Damo and the surname or paternal family name is Daquioag.
Ed Daquioag
No. 8 – Blackwater Elite
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-08-18) August 18, 1991
Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenedictine International School
Rizal Technological University
CollegeUniversity of Santo Tomas
PBA draft2016 / Special draft
Selected by the Meralco Bolts
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Meralco Bolts
2017–2019Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2020–presentBlackwater Elite
Career highlights and awards

Early life and career

Eduardo 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.[1]

High school career

UST 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.[1]

College career

Eric 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.[1]

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.[1]

Professional career

PBA D-League

Daquioag 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.[2]

PBA

Daquioag was selected by the Meralco Bolts in the 2016 PBA draft.

PBA career statistics
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 2020 season[3]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Meralco / Rain or Shine 3211.8.465.333.7501.81.1.5.05.3
2017–18 Rain or Shine 4120.5.404.323.6922.31.5.8.18.7
2019 Rain or Shine 4620.4.396.298.6532.31.7.8.27.6
2020 Blackwater 1027.6.343.227.5643.73.5.7.310.2
Career 12918.3.403.302.6742.31.6.7.27.5

International career

While at the RTU, Daquioag was named into the Philippine national youth team led by head coach Eric Altamirano.[1] He was also part of the amateur-laden senior Philippine national team that participated at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.

References
  1. Mariano, Pablo (26 September 2015). "Ed Daquioag: Rising from obscurity and adversity". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. Lozada, Mei-Lin (14 April 2016). "Long-suffering UST Tiger Ed Daquioag finally wins championship - thanks to assist from FEU rivals". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. Real GM
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