Gian Chiu (born January 20, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for

Barako Bull Energy The Barako Bull Energy were a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002 as the FedEx Express. From its first season until 2005, the team was dubbed as the FedEx Express before changing to Air21 Express. From the 2009 PBA Fiest ...

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 ...

(PBA). He was drafted 27th overall in the

2012 PBA Draft The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event held at Robinson's Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila on August 19, 2012 which allowed PBA teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. Draft lottery The lottery determ ...

by the B-Meg Llamados.

High School career

Chiu started his high school career in the Philippines with the Ateneo High School. Chiu found his way to the States after a Golden State Warriors scout discovered him, and that scout, who happened to be a friend of one of the assistant coaches at Desert Christian, recommended the assistant coach to recruit Chiu. As a senior at Desert Christian, Chiu averaged 16.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. He hit 52% from the field, scored at least 20 points in eight of 24 games and fired a high of 29 in Desert Christian’s 62-48 win over Bloomington Christian. Chiu earned All-Conference second team honors and was named for the World Quest Academic team for being an A-student.

Collegiate career

Chiu is part of the 2007-08/2008-09 Oberlin Yeomen men's basketball team. He played in 25 of Oberlin’s 26 games in first season with Yeomen. As a freshman, Chiu was one of three players to start more than 17 games (21), compile three double-figure games including a career-high 15 against Kenyon (2/13/08). He led the team in charges taken with 11. He finished the season being third on the team in field goal percentage (.462). Chiu was among the team leaders in blocked shots (2nd – 12), rebounds (3rd – 57), scoring (5th – 5.4 points per game), and minutes played (5th – 19.8 per game).

Professional career

Chiu was the 27th overall pick in the

2012 PBA draft The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event held at Robinson's Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila on August 19, 2012 which allowed PBA teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. Draft lottery The lottery determ ...

by the B-Meg Llamados.

Statistics

College statistics

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References

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