John Murphy "Pamboy" Raymundo (born May 30, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards are a professional basketball team based in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and formerly in the Filbasket under the name of Nueva Ecija Capitals, as well a ...

of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 12th overall in

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He also played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Early life and high school career

Raymundo started playing basketball at the age of seven. He made it to his high school's basketball varsity team as a sophomore. His team played in the NCR meet, where he was noticed by college scouts, and renowned coach Edmundo "Ato" Badolato, who tried to recruit him for San Beda's high school team. He also participated in the 2005 Nike All-Asia Camp, along with

Gian Chiu Gian Chiu (born January 20, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 27th overall in the 2012 PBA Draft by the B-Meg Llamados ...

, and played against future NBA player Patty Mills.

College career

Raymundo played for the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Men's Senior Basketball team from 2006 to 2010. In

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, he was one of the members of the San Sebastian Stags who won the title against then three-time defending champions San Beda Red Lions in a sweep 2–0.

PBA and PBA D-League career

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

In the 2011 PBA Draft, Raymundo was drafted 12th overall by the Tropang Texters. He won back to back Philippine Cup titles with the team. During the 2012 Commissioner's Cup Finals, he was fined 40,000 pesos and suspended for Game 5 of that Finals for exchanging elbows with

Josh Urbiztondo Joshua Emile Doherty Urbiztondo (born February 27, 1983) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Amateur career Urbiztondo played for ...

and punching Joe Devance in the back of the neck. He also participated in the Obstacle Challenge of the

2013 PBA All-Star Weekend The 2013 PBA All-Star Weekend was the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2012–13 PBA season. The events were held from May 1 to 6, 2013 at the Davao del Sur Coliseum, Digos City, Davao del Sur. Highlighti ...

. After two years, he was traded to the

Air 21 Express The Air21 Express were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) that debuted in the 2011–12 season. The team debuted as the Shopinas.com Clickers during the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup. In 2014, the fran ...

in a three-team, multi-player trade.

Air21 Express

After the trade, his contract was not renewed, so he never got to play for Air21.

NLEX Road Warriors (D-League)

Raymundo attempted to return to the PBA through the PBA D-League. His team made it to the Aspirant Cup Finals that year, and won the title.

NLEX Road Warriors

After a stint in the PBA D-League, Raymundo returned to the PBA for the

NLEX Road Warriors The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season. The Roa ...

. He played two seasons for them.

Cignal-San Beda Hawkeyes

Raymundo scored 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a Finals spot. There, the Hawkeyes won their first D-League championship. They won again in that year's Foundation Cup.

ABL career

Raymundo joined the ABL team

Alab Pilipinas San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) is a Filipino professional basketball team which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) under the sponsorship of San Miguel Corporation. The team i ...

. He scored 20 points on 3-of-3 shooting from three in a win over the

CLS Knights BTN CLS Knights Indonesia is a basketball club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia that plays in the ASEAN Basketball League. Their home games are played at GOR Kertajaya Surabaya. History Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) First ye ...

. His team won the 2017–18 title over the

Mono Vampire The Mono Vampire Basketball Club () is a Thai basketball team that previously played in the ASEAN Basketball League. They have also participated at the Thailand Basketball League. It is owned by Mono Group, a Thai media and technology conglome ...

. The team failed to defend the title the following season, losing to the Hong Kong Eastern Basketball in the quarterfinals.

MPBL career

Bataan Risers

That season, the Risers won 14 straight games before losing to the San Juan Knights. Raymundo, along with Byron Villarias, won the two-ball competition during MPBL All-Star Week.

GenSan Warriors

In the

2019–20 MPBL season The 2019–2020 MPBL season, known as the MPBL Lakan Season or Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Season for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and the second full season with a national scope. It was offic ...

, he scored 22 points and 7 assists to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

In 2022, Raymundo played for Nueva Ecija. He had 5 assists in a win over the

Quezon City Capitals Quezon City MG, previously known as the Quezon City Capitals, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The team is owned by former First District Representative Onyx Crisologo, with the support of Niño D ...

Career statistics

ABL

, - , align="left", 2017–18 , align="left", Alab , 27 , , 13.6 , , .486 , , .367 , , .750 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 4.9 , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 27 , , 13.6 , , .486 , , .367 , , .750 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 4.9

PBA

''Correct as of February 9, 2022''

Season-by-season averages

, - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" ,

Talk 'N Text TNT (formerly known as Piltel, Mobiline, Phone Pal, and still unofficially known as Talk 'N Text) is a cellular service of Smart Communications in the Philippines. By April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text. Piltel also reporte ...

, 26 , , 7.6 , , .412 , , .100 , , .846 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" ,

, 31 , , 6.1 , , .294 , , .227 , , .500 , , .6 , , .5 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" ,

, 24 , , 7.7 , , .415 , , .294 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 84 , , 7.1 , , .373 , , .207 , , .782 , , .9 , , .7 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.5

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raymundo, Pamboy 1989 births Living people Air21 Express players Basketball players from Metro Manila Filipino men's basketball players Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players San Sebastian Stags basketball players NLEX Road Warriors players People from San Juan, Metro Manila Point guards San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players TNT Tropang Giga players TNT Tropang Giga draft picks