Boyet Bautista is a Filipino professional basketball player for the
Pasig Pirates
Pasig City MCW Sports is a Filipino professional basketball team representing Pasig. It was originally known as the Pasig Pirates, the Pasig Blue Pirates and the Pasig-Rizal Pirates from 1998 to 2000 in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball ...
of the
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines.
History
Manny Pacquiao launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on August 29, 2017, starting off as a semi-professional lea ...
(MPBL), and for the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Cavaliers of the
UNTV Cup
The UNTV Cup is a men's charity basketball league organized in the Philippines. Twelve basketball teams organized by government agencies and guested by celebrities and ex-pro and amateur players compete in the league.
The league's first game st ...
. Bautista played high school and collegiate basketball for the
Knights of the
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, (transl: College of San Juan de Letran) also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers i ...
. He had a stint with
Toyota Otis-Letran Knights in the
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.
History
The PBL was formed on Ma ...
, and later with the
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants of the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
, before returning to the PBL.
Amateur career
Letran Squires
Bautista joined the Letran Squires basketball team in 2000, forming a formidable lineup which made them a force to reckon in the NCAA Juniors division. Teaming up with then MVP
Ronjay Enrile
Ronjay Reyes Enrile (born August 20, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
PBA career statistics
Season-by-sea ...
, Ira Buyco, Billy Ray Anabo, Mark Balneg and Wilbert Soriano the Squires swept the elimination round with a 14-0 record and give them an automatic trip to the Juniors finals with a twice-to-beat advantage. In the finals, they faced the (now inactive) Mapua Red Robins led by Jeff Martin and company. However, their dreams of a perfect season took a turn for the worse, as the Squires were beaten in the finals twice. Four of the team's starters, including Bautista, suffered cramps during the crucial stretches of the deciding Game 2.
Letran Knights
When Bautista graduated from
high school
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, he stayed in Letran with the hope of leading the school to a championship in the NCAA Seniors division. He made it to the team in 2002 and, as the team's starting point guard, gave Letran two championships in 2003 and 2005.
Philippine Basketball League
When Toyota-Otis and Letran made a partnership to send the Knights in the PBL, he and superstar teammate Ronjay Enrile became founding stars of the team. In the 2006 PBL Unity Cup, he led Toyota to its first PBL championship appearance thanks to a solid supporting cast including then MVP,
Joe Devance
Joe Calvin Devance Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who won 12 championships over the course of his career with the Alaska Aces, the Magnolia franchise, and the Barangay Ginebra San Migu ...
. The Knights lost to
Harbour Centre Port Masters 3-2 led by very close friend
LA Tenorio
Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio (born July 9, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philip ...
and
Joseph Yeo
Joseph Henry Lim Yeo (born September 7, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted third overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2006.
Amateur career
Y ...
.
Professional career
Philippine Basketball Association
During the
2006 PBA Draft
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event in which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig on August 20, 2006.
The Sta. Lucia Realtors choose Kelly Willi ...
, he was drafted 9th overall by
Purefoods.
RP Team
Boyet Bautista was also included in the National Team that won the Philippines a gold medal at the
Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December 2007.
UNTV Cup
Before he joined the UNTV Cup, Bautista was played in an invitational tourney in
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
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. In 2015, Bautista played for the AFP Cavaliers men's basketball team in the
UNTV Cup Season 4. He was named as part of the Mythical Five selection. Bautista was one of the major contributors of the team where they moved up to the finals of Season 4 and later clinched the championship title beating PNP Responders in the three-game finals series. He was named as the Finals MVP.
References
External links
Boyet Bautista Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bautista, Boyet
1981 births
Living people
People from Pasay
Basketball players from Metro Manila
Letran Knights basketball players
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
Point guards
Magnolia Hotshots players
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Southeast Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players
Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
Magnolia Hotshots draft picks