June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the
San Miguel Beermen 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 is also known by his nickname "The Kraken” for his extraordinary size and finesse against opposing big men.
Born in
Compostela, he transferred with his parents to
Pinamungajan
Pinamungajan, officially the Municipality of Pinamungajan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pinamungajan; tgl, Bayan ng Pinamungajan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,131 ...
at an early age, where he spent most of his younger and teen years. He played center for the
University of Cebu
The University of Cebu (UC) ( ceb, Unibersidad sa Sugbo; fil, Pamantasan ng Cebu) is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational basic and higher education institution in Cebu City, Philippines. It was founded in 1964 offering preschool, grade schoo ...
Webmasters in the
CESAFI
The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) is a sports and academic association of 14 schools, colleges and universities in Cebu, Philippines. The CESAFI was established in 2001.
History
Before the creation of the CESAFI, there was alre ...
and for the
San Miguel Beermen in the
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a professional men's basketball league in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong/Macau, which includes six teams from Southeast Asian nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), one tea ...
before being selected as the first overall in the
2012 PBA draft by
Petron Blaze Boosters
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
. Despite his young age, Fajardo showed great potential and has been dubbed by local sports analysts as the ''Future of Philippine basketball''. During his rookie season, he played for the national team and earned a silver medal at 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 ...
for
Gilas Pilipinas
The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...
. In his first year in the PBA, he was selected to the All-Rookie Team and
Second Mythical Team. Since then, he became the first person in league history to win the
PBA Most Valuable Player award in six consecutive seasons, which he won from 2014 to 2019. He also became a mainstay of Gilas Pilipinas in international competition.
Professional career
Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen (2012–present)
Rookie year (2012–13)
He made his professional basketball debut in the
2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup in a 102–86 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters where he finished with nine points and 13 rebounds and made only 5 of his 11 free throws.
Fajardo struggled in the first two conferences of his rookie year, but he made remarkably improved in the third conference. In the semifinals of the
2013 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. Due to the preparations for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the conference started on August 14, 2013, and finished ...
against Rain or Shine, Fajardo scored 26 points in Game 2 who held up his own against opposing big men
Beau Belga and
J.R. Quiñahan. Petron went on to defeat the Elasto Painters, 3–1.
He made his PBA Finals debut against the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in the
2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals. In Game 4, Fajardo tallied 20 points and 26 rebounds in an 88–86 loss, the first time for a local player to achieve a 20–20 game since
Eric Menk
Eric Conrad Menk (born August 24, 1974) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Asean Basketball League. Known as Major Pain, Menk is a four-time PBA champion ...
. The Boosters eventually lost to the Mixers in seven games.
Fajardo finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting, losing the award to number two overall pick
Calvin Abueva
Calvin Abueva (born February 4, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft. He was nick ...
. He was selected in the Mythical Second Team along with teammate
Alex Cabagnot
Alexander Cabagnot Jr. (born December 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa fo ...
,
Sonny Thoss
Joachim Gunther "Sonny" Thoss (born December 7, 1981) is a German-Filipino former professional basketball player. He played his entire career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with the Alaska Aces, where his jersey number is retire ...
,
Cyrus Baguio
Cyrus Marata Baguio (born August 19, 1980) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He also formerly played in the Philippine Basketball Associati ...
and
Marc Pingris
Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr. (born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Known as one of the best defenders and rebounders in PBA history, he was named one of the league's 40 Greatest Players.
He spent 14 season ...
.
Sophomore Year (2013–14)
As expected by many, Fajardo improved significantly by the start of the
2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup. He put together norms of 16.3 points, 14.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, winning his first Best Player of the Conference award.
When Petron reverted to San Miguel Beermen, Fajardo changed his jersey number from 22 to 15. The
Beermen fell short in the quarterfinals of the Commissioner's Cup after losing to Air21 despite having a twice-to-beat advantage in the series.
In the third conference, Fajardo was a man on a mission. Fajardo scored 26 points and grabbed 27 rebounds, marking his third career 20–20 game with his 27 rebounds two shy of the league record during that time. He led the Best Player of the Conference race with averages of 21.8 points, 16 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 blocks, but his team lost to eventual champion San Mig Super Coffee in the quarterfinals. As a result of the Beermen eliminated from title contention, Fajardo ended up losing the BPC to
Ranidel de Ocampo
Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where bo ...
.
Despite lacking team success in his sophomore season, Fajardo was able to rake several awards in the season-ending Leo Awards. He was the 2014 PBA Most Improved Player and was selected as member of the All-Defensive and Mythical First Team for the first time in his career. In only his second season in the league, he was named the 2014 PBA Most Valuable Player.
2014–15 season
Fresh from his first PBA MVP award, Fajardo lorded the
2014-15 PBA Philippine Cup averaging 17.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks, including a season-high 36 points and 17 rebounds in a win against Columbian Dyip. He won his second consecutive Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference award. The Beermen ended the eliminations with a 9–2 record, tied with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for the first seed, thus earning a first-round bye. They swept TNT in the semifinals in four games before defeating Alaska in seven to win his first-ever PBA championship.
He dominated once again in the third conference, the
2015 PBA Governors' Cup
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where he won his second Best Player of the Conference award for the season and his first for an import-reinforced conference, averaging 15.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks. The second-seeded Beermen defeated Rain or Shine in five games in the semifinals before asserting their mastery against Alaska by sweeping them in the Finals and win the Governors Cup which marks their 21st title in franchise history. Fajardo won his first Finals MVP along with his second championship with the Beermen.
He went on to win his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award and Defensive Player of the Year for the season, along with a Mythical First Team and All-Defensive team selections and his first ever Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award.
2015–16 season
Fajardo continued his dominance in the following season after winning his first two championships. He secured another Best Player of the Conference award in the
2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup where he averaged 23.1 points, 14.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, and 1.6 assists a contest during the elimination round, including a career-high 43 points in a loss against Alaska. Fajardo helped the Beermen finished second seed with a 9–2 record at the end of the elimination round. In the series-clinching win against Rain or Shine in Game 6 of the semifinals, Fajardo went down with a left knee injury which he suffered with seven minutes left in the third quarter on a rebound play against Jireh Ibanes. In Fajardo's absence, many stepped up including players on the bench and managed to squeak a come-from-behind win in Game 4 after being down 0–3 in their Finals rematch against Alaska. Fajardo made a surprise return in Game 5 where he quickly contributed 13 points and 4 rebounds while playing just 16 minutes. With Fajardo's assistance in limited minutes, the Beermen extended the series into a Game 7. San Miguel successfully completed their comeback by winning Game 7 where Fajardo went on to play 29 minutes, which he tallied team-high 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Beermen made history and became the first professional basketball team in the world to come back from an 0–3 series deficit, which was dubbed as the "BEERacle." Fajardo then called his injury a "blessing in disguise."
Fajardo won his third PBA's Most Valuable Player award, tying the record of PBA legend
Bogs Adornado
William "Bogs" Adornado (born May 26, 1951) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. He is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's Greatest Players and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a three-time PBA Most Va ...
. He was the first player to win the award in three consecutive seasons. He was also a member of Mythical First Team and received his second Sportsmanship Award.
2016–17 season
In the
2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup, Fajardo was the centerpiece of an almost-perfect campaign in the elimination round after helping the defending champions to secure the top seed with a 10–1 record where he averaged 19.9 points, league-high 16 boards and 1.8 blocks per game, earning himself his fifth overall Best Player of the Conference award and third straight in the season-opening conference. With this feat, Fajardo tied former teammate and mentor
Danny Ildefonso
Danilo Ildefonso (born December 9, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for both the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the NU Bulldogs of the UAAP. Nick ...
as the only players in PBA history with league-high five BPC citations. In the semifinals, the Beermen dispatched rival TNT in seven games before defeating sister team Barangay Ginebra in five games to capture their third straight Philippine Cup title. Fajardo conspired with teammate and former MVP
Arwind Santos in the title-clinching win, scoring 21 points each in Game 5 to capture the Perpetual trophy.
With the help of Best Import awardee
Charles Rhodes
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along with Best Player of the Conference
Chris Ross, Fajardo aided the Beermen to capture the second seed and eventually win their second consecutive championship of the season by conquering the
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign ...
after defeating TNT in six games. Fajardo was pivotal in the semifinals against the Star Hotshots where he matched up with opposing import
Ricardo Ratliffe. Ratliffe called Fajardo "the best player he've ever played in Asia" after the series where the Beermen defeated the Hotshots, 3–1.
After winning the first two championships of the season, San Miguel had the chance to capture their second Grand Slam which the franchise last won in 1989. At the start of the
2017 PBA Governors' Cup in a win against TNT where he scored 27 points and six rebounds, Fajardo strained his calf muscle and was out for a number of games while also opting out for national team duty in the FIBA Asia Cup. Despite the injury, Fajardo still managed to top the Best Player of the Conference race averaging 18.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 2.0 blocks. Due to import problems, the Beermen only managed to snag the sixth seed after a costly 101–104 loss against Meralco in the last game of the elimination round, giving them a twice-to-win disadvantage against eventual champions Barangay Ginebra which thwarted their Grand Slam bid in the quarterfinals. As the Beermen was out of title hunt, Fajardo lost the BPC award to rival big man
Greg Slaughter
Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentators ...
despite leading the statistical points.
As a result of his sustained dominance throughout the season, Fajardo copped his fourth Most Valuable Player award in a runaway fashion which tied him with all-time greats
Ramon Fernandez
Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (; born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record 19 PBA titles. F ...
and
Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Dale Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots.
Patrimonio holds several PBA re ...
for league-record four MVP awards. He was the quickest to win his fourth MVP and the only player to receive the award in four consecutive seasons. He was also selected as member of the Mythical First Team and All-Defensive Team.
2017–18 season
Fajardo remained unstoppable in the
2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup, averaging league-high 22.8 points along with 13.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.1 blocks to lead the Beermen to the top seed once again. He shattered record books by extending his reign as the Best Player of the Conference of the Philippine Cup for the fourth consecutive season, his sixth overall which is the most in league history. The Beermen avenged their painful loss against Barangay Ginebra the previous conference which foiled their Grand Slam bid through a gentleman sweep in the semifinals. In the title-clinching game against Magnolia, Fajardo propelled the Beermen to a historic fourth straight Philippine Cup title where he poured a playoff career-high of 42 points and 20 rebounds to help his team overcome a 23-point deficit in the close-out Game 5. He earned the Finals MVP honors, averaging 24.4 points and 16.2 rebounds.
Picking up where he left off last conference, Fajardo won his seventh Best Player of the Conference award in the
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup, averaging 19.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists. Despite only finishing sixth after the elimination round, the defending champion Beermen maneuvered their way into the Finals with the help of import
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Miguel Balkman (born July 14, 1984) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.
He p ...
to set a date against sister team Barangay Ginebra. The Gin Kings successfully dethroned San Miguel in six games behind resident import
Justin Brownlee
Justin Donta Brownlee (born April 23, 1988) is an American-born Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
College career
Brownlee played college basketball at St ...
. This was the Beermen's first Finals loss under head coach
Leo Austria
Leovino R. Austria (born March 14, 1958), better known as Leo Austria, is a Filipino former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Playing career
Aust ...
.
At the start of the
2018 PBA Governors' Cup, Fajardo suffered a shin injury that sidelined him for two months. He returned deep into the elimination round in a win against Rain or Shine, where the Beermen finished as the sixth seed but eventually lost to twice-to-beat Alaska in the quarterfinals.
Fajardo rewrote history books once again after receiving his fifth straight Most Valuable Player award after winning back-to-back BPCs in the first two conferences despite missing the majority of the Governors' Cup due to injury. He surpassed the league record he shared with Fernandez and Patrimonio last season, making him the record-holder for most career MVPs in the PBA. He once again led the Mythical First Team and received his fourth selection on the All-Defensive Team.
2019 season
Following his record fifth MVP, Fajardo played the most games of his career in the
2019 PBA season with 61 games. His superiority in the Philippine Cup continued as he won his league-leading eight Best Player of the Conference award and fifth straight in the All-Filipino conference, norming league-high averages of 21.3 points and 13.9 rebounds per game. He tallied 40 points and 19 rebounds while shooting a near-perfect 14-of-15 from the field in a 113–107 win against Northport, his fourth 40-point game of his career. The Beermen ended the elimination round as the fifth seed with a 7–4 record due to the quotient system. In the semifinals, they defeated the top-seed Phoenix in five games. They went on to defeat Magnolia in the Finals in a grueling seven-game affair, capped off by a come-from-behind win in Game 7 led by Fajardo's 17 points and career-high 31 rebounds (league record for most rebounds by a local) to capture their historic fifth straight Philippine Cup title. Fajardo bagged his third career Finals MVP.
The Beermen was in unfamiliar territory after finishing seventh seed in the
2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign pla ...
with a 5–6 record as the returning former Best Import Rhodes struggled, which was eventually replaced by
Chris McCullough later in the conference. With a new reinforcement, the seventh seed Beermen managed to defeat NorthPort despite having a twice-to-win disadvantage in the quarterfinals. They defeated Rain or Shine in the semifinals before conquering TNT in six games to reclaim the Commissioner's Cup.
In the
2019 PBA Governors' Cup and another Grand Slam conquest at hand, Fajardo led once again in the Best Player of the Conference race with averages of 18.9 points, 13.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. The Beermen's import woes in the season-ending conference continued, closing the elimination round as the fifth seed with a twice-to-win disadvantage once again. Fajardo and company faced a familiar foe in eventual champions Barangay Ginebra which defeated the Beermen in the quarterfinals. Despite leading the BPC race, Fajardo lost the award to former teammate
Christian Standhardinger after San Miguel's early exit and another failed Grand Slam bid.
Fajardo stretched his record to an unprecedented six MVPs after winning the league's highest individual award for the sixth consecutive season. He also made another round of Mythical First Team and All-Defensive Team selections.
2020 season
Prior to the start of the
2020 PBA season
The 2020 PBA season or PBA Season 45 was the 45th season of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Due to the major adjustments in the last season's league calendar, the start of the league's 45th season was set on March 1, 2020, at the Smart A ...
, Fajardo suffered a complete fracture on his right tibia during team practice in February. The injury sidelined him for the season, as well as national team duties. With Fajardo's absence, along with the injury of all-star teammate
Terrence Romeo
Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He played ...
, the defending champion Beermen was eliminated by Meralco in the quarterfinals of the
2020 PBA Philippine Cup, ending their five-year reign.
2021 season
Fajardo made a triumphant comeback for the
2021 PBA season after taking a season off due to his injury. Though still struggling and visibly adjusting from basketball play, he still made respectable averages of 13.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 blocks in the
2021 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2021 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 43rd PBA Philippine Cup started on July 16, 20 ...
which is still good enough for finishing fifth in the Best Player of the Conference race by which he won the previous six times prior to his injury. The Beermen lost in the semifinals against the TNT Tropang Giga in seven games in the semi-bubble held in
Don Honorio Ventura State University gymnasium. In the
2021 PBA Governors' Cup, the Beermen finished as the fifth seed and was eliminated by Meralco again in the quarterfinals with a twice-to-win disadvantage. Slowly coming back to form, Fajardo improved his averages in the season-ending conference with 14.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. He finished the season with 13.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.4 steals, all career-low averages except for assists since his rookie year. Due to his noteworthy return from injury, he was given the 2021
Bogs Adornado PBA Comeback Player of the Year Award by the PBA Press Corps as well as his seventh Mythical First Team selection.
2022 season
Back in full form, Fajardo steered the Beermen to the one-seed in the
2022 PBA Philippine Cup with a 9-2 record in the eliminations. He recaptured the Best Player of the Conference award for the record-extending ninth time in his career and seventh in the All-Filipino conference with averages of 18.7 points, league-best 14.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 blocks. After two seasons, the Beermen overcame TNT in seven games to reclaim the Philippine Cup powered by another stellar Finals performance from Fajardo. He went on to win his fourth Finals MVP award with averages of 19.0 points, 16.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 blocks, tying
James Yap
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he had played for ...
,
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
Danny Seigle
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for the most in league history.
National team career
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Fajardo was chosen to be part of the
Smart Gilas 2.0 team, later known as Gilas Pilipinas, that was built for the
2014 World Championships. After months of training that includes trips and scrimmages to
Lithuania
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and
New Zealand
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, Fajardo was included in the final 12-man lineup that would compete in 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 ...
, the qualifier for the
2014 World Championships. In his first game in international competition, Fajardo scored 2 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and was called for 4 personal fouls in less than 9 minutes of action against Saudi Arabia. He then only scored a total of 1 point in his next 6 games. Ultimately, Gilas Pilipinas finished with a silver medal and automatically qualified for next year's World Championships.
When the Gilas Pilipinas prepared for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, he was again called up to be part of the training pool.
He was also part of the Gilas team which played in Wuhan, China for the 5th FIBA Asia Cup where they won the bronze medal. However, he was almost a non factor as he was still adjusting to the international game and style of play. After the FIBA Asia Cup, the Gilas training pool headed to Miami to kick start their long preparations for the 2014 World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.
During his stint in the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Fajardo was consistent in his limited minutes on the court while providing energy and hustle coming off the bench as a reliever for Blatche. Due to his good performance, he was ranked second among all players in terms of Player Efficiency Rating (PER) behind Spanish NBA player
Pau Gasol
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, and ranked higher than some NBA players in the PER rating. His breakthrough performance came in the team's last game against Senegal where Fajardo played his best game in the entire tournament. Fajardo had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists as he provided hustle and muscle against the big men of Senegal most especially in the final quarter of regulation and overtime when Blatche was fouled out. In a team effort led by Fajardo and team captain
Jimmy Alapag
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Early life ...
, the Philippines captured their lone win of the tournament and ended their campaign on a winning note.
Career statistics
PBA
''As of the end of 2021 Season''
Real GM
Season-by-season averages
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, 45 , , 26.9 , , .564 , , – , , .586 , , 9.3 , , .6 , , .5 , , 1.3 , , 12.1
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , Petron / San Miguel
, 37 , , 35.5 , , .549 , , .000 , , .628 , , 14.2 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 2.1 , , 16.8
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 54 , , 35.0 , , .589 , , .167 , , .703 , , 12.9 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 1.7 , , 17.4
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 52 , , 33.8 , , .573 , , .000 , , .658 , , 12.2 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 1.4 , , 19.7
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 56 , , 32.6 , , .612 , , .250 , , .695 , , 11.3 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , 2.0 , , 17.2
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 47 , , 35.2 , , .601 , , .000 , , .668 , , 12.4 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , 1.3 , , 20.6
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 61 , , 33.3 , , .572 , , .250 , , .706 , , 13.0 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , 1.5 , , 18.9
, -
, align=left ,
, align=left , San Miguel
, 32 , , 31.6 , , .571 , , .000 , , .627 , , 11.0 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , 1.1 , , 13.8
, - class=sortbottom
, align=center colspan=2 , Career
, 384 , , 33.0 , , .581 , , .107 , , .666 , , 12.1 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 1.6 , , 17.3
National team
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, style="text-align:left;", 2013 FIBA Asia Championship
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, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="9" ,
, 7 , , 4.3 , , .143 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2014 FIBA Asia Cup
, 5 , , 10.8 , , .273 , , .000 , , .750 , , 2.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.2 , , 1.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 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 ...
, 5 , , 13.0 , , .545 , , .000 , , .818 , , 4.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 6.6
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, style="text-align:left;", 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 ...
, 7 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 5.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 5.6
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, style="text-align:left;", 2017 SEABA Championship
, 6 , , 14.3 , , .542 , , .000 , , .577 , , 7.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , , 9.2
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, style="text-align:left;", 2017 FIBA Asia Cup
, 3 , , 12.7 , , .375 , , .000 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 6.0
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, style="text-align:left;", 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Asian Qualifiers
, 10 , , 18.2 , , .556 , , .000 , , .600 , , 4.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 10.8
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, style="text-align:left;", 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 FIBA World Ch ...
, 5 , , 17.2 , , .478 , , .000 , , .812 , , 5.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 7.0
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, style="text-align:left;", 2019 Southeast Asian Games
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...
, 4 , , 17.1 , , .657 , , .000 , , .750 , , 10.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 15.3
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fajardo, June Mar
1989 births
Living people
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
ASEAN Basketball League players
Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
Basketball players from Cebu
Cebuano people
Centers (basketball)
Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
Filipino men's basketball players
Philippines men's national basketball team players
San Miguel Beermen draft picks
San Miguel Beermen players
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
UC Webmasters basketball players