Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional

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player for the

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of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the

Barangay Ginebra The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

in the

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. Sports commentators and scribes call him GregZilla because of his apparent heft and height.

Early life

Greg's father is , while his mother is , Both of his parents were health physicists at nuclear power plants. He was born in Ohio and grew up in Virginia, finishing at Massaponax High School. In 2007, his family moved to Cebu, the hometown of his mother. He quickly learned Cebuano and was convinced by his maternal uncles to play competitive basketball.

College career

He studied and played for the

University of the Visayas The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Vis ...

from 2007 to 2009 and took up Political Science, winning the

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(CESAFI) men's basketball title each year in his three-year stint with UV, as well as the league MVP award in 2008 and 2009, the latter of which he shared with

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of the

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. He transferred to

Ateneo de Manila University , mottoeng = Light in the Lord , type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = December 10, 1859 , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits) , academic_aff ...

in 2010 and became an eligible player in 2011. In his two seasons for the Blue Eagles, he averaged 13.1 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.8 APG 2.9 BPG and 49.7 FG%, and he placed second in rebounds and blocks. He successfully teamed up with

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and Nico Salva to lead Ateneo to two UAAP championships and completing a five-peat.

PBA D-League

After graduating from Ateneo, he signed with

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team NLEX Road Warriors to showcase his talent for the upcoming PBA Draft.

Career

PBA draft

Slaughter declared for the

. In the prospect camp, he was measured to have height of 6 foot and 11 5/8 inches and a wingspan of 85 inches. He had a vertical reach of 11 feet 6 inches and performed 40 bench presses, the most of all draft applicants. He also did 50 situps, 62 pushups and 18 pullups. After the workout, multiple PBA managers and analysts listed him as the no. 1 prospect. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel picked him with the #1 pick in the draft.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2013–2020)

Greg Slaughter was paired with

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to form one of the most formidable frontcourt duos in the PBA and was dubbed the "Twin Towers". In his first game in the PBA, he tallied 10 points (5 of 9 shooting) and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes of play. On February 8, 2020 via Instagram, Slaughter announced that he's taking a break from PBA after his contract with Ginebra already expired. On February 4, 2021, Ginebra coach

Tim Cone Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with t ...

confirmed that Slaughter is re-signed with the team after a 1-year hiatus.

NorthPort Batang Pier (2021)

On March 5, 2021, Slaughter was traded to the

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in exchange for Christian Standhardinger. He became a restricted free agent on January 31, 2022. He was unable to re-sign with NorthPort due to contract disputes.

Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka (2022–present)

On July 9, 2022, Slaughter signed with

of the B2 League of Japan marking his departure from the PBA.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 Season''

Season-by-season averages

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, 26 , , 35.3 , , .545 , , .000 , , .708 , , 11.7 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , 1.3 , , 19.7 , - , align=left , , align="left" ,

, 23 , , 27.4 , , .487 , , -, , .659 , , 8.2 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 1.9 , , 13.8 , - , align=left , , align="left" ,

, 38 , , 27.7 , , .486 , , .000 , , .691 , , 8.0 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 13.4 , - , align=left , , align="left" ,

, 49 , , 22.8 , , .508 , , - , , .713 , , 6.4 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .9 , , 9.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , NorthPort , 12 , , 35.3 , , .480 , , .059 , , .563 , , 10.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 1.9 , , 16.5 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 223 , , 29.0 , , .508 , , .048 , , .678 , , 9.0 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 1.2 , , 14.0

International career

Slaughter was the starting center for the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the 2011 SEA Games and the 2011 SEABA tournament which was the qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. He was also a part of the national team pool in preparation for the

2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–1 ...

held in the Philippines but did not make it to the final 12 roster. He was again invited to the pool that will train to compete in both the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

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and the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

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, but he declined.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slaughter, Greg 1988 births Living people American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel draft picks Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players from Cleveland Centers (basketball) Citizens of the Philippines through descent Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Filipino expatriate basketball people in Japan Filipino men's basketball players NorthPort Batang Pier players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball UV Green Lancers basketball players