Garvo A. Lanete (born February 13, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously played in the

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(PBA) for three teams.

College career

Lanete studied and played with San Beda Red Lions from

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. He led the Red Lions when they won 4 out of 5

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. He played his last game with the Red Lions in their 57–55 win over the

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Amateur career

Lanete played for the San Beda-

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in the opener of the

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. When Maynilad was disbanded, he joined the

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and led the team to multiple titles. He last played for the

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and was part of the Gilas Pilipinas training pool.

Professional career

Lanete was supposed to apply for the

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but he decided to forgo the draft as he intended to train more and improve some of his weaknesses. After spending another year as a Gilas Cadet in the D-League, he applied for the 2015 Rookie draft, based on the list released by the PBA on August 10, 2015. He was drafted sixth overall by the

in the

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. On December 29, 2021, he retired from basketball to migrate to the United States with his family.

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

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Personal life

He has two brothers who are also basketball players, Von Harry (Bon Bon) and fellow PBA player Chico. His father was also a former professional basketball player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanete, Garvo 1989 births Living people Basketball players from Leyte (province) Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games Filipino emigrants to the United States Filipino men's basketball players Meralco Bolts players NLEX Road Warriors draft picks NLEX Road Warriors players NorthPort Batang Pier players People from Ormoc Philippines men's national basketball team players Point guards San Beda Red Lions basketball players Shooting guards Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball