Jun Limpot

Jun Limpot
Personal information
Born	December 14, 1971; Surigao del Sur, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
College	De La Salle University
PBA draft	1993 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
	Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career	1993–2007
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	72, 9
Coaching career	2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1999	Sta. Lucia Realtors
2000–2003	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2004–2007	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs / Purefoods Chunkee Giants / Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
As coach:
2014–present	De La Salle Green Archers (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	PBA champion (2006 Philippine); 2x UAAP Champion (1989, 1990); 3x UAAP Most Valuable Player (1989, 1990, 1992); 5x PBA All-Star (1993–1995, 1999, 2004); PBA Rookie of the Year (1993); 2x PBA Mythical Second Team (1993, 1997); PBA All-Defensive Team (1993);
Men's Basketball
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Asian Games

Zandro P. Limpot, Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as "The Main Man" Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Career

As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two UAAP basketball titles (1989 and 1990). He shares the record of being a 3-time UAAP Most Valuable Player.

He then played for Magnolia Ice Cream in the PBL for four years from 1989 to 1993. He led the team to four conference championships and he won a PBL Most Valuable Player Award in the process.

Aside from that, he also was part of the national basketball team of the Philippines that won the Gold Medal at the 1991 Manila SEA Games. This then led Limpot to be the PBA's most sought-after amateur in the 1993 PBA Draft.

He was drafted 1st overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, where he averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 blocks in 39.8 minutes per game as a rookie. Limpot was the Rookie of the Year[2] and spent 7 years with the Sta. Lucia franchise before being traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2000 for Marlou Aquino.

He was also a member of the national basketball team of the Philippines that participated at the 1998 Asian Games.

In 2004, he was traded to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs[3] where he won his only PBA championship in 2006. He then retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Personal life

Limpot is married to Adrianne Escudero.

References

Beltran, Nelson (September 5, 2003). "PBA Reinstatements: Long Wait for Limpot, Bernardo". Philippine Headline News Online (source: Star). Retrieved 31 December 2010.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Galvez, Waylon (July 29, 2007). "Purefoods dangles P12 million on Yap". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

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[1] Beltran, Nelson (September 5, 2003). "PBA Reinstatements: Long Wait for Limpot, Bernardo". Philippine Headline News Online (source: Star). Retrieved 31 December 2010.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Galvez, Waylon (July 29, 2007). "Purefoods dangles P12 million on Yap". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.