Niño Greggy Batayola Gelig (born October 29, 1980, in

Mabalacat Mabalacat, officially the City of Mabalacat ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Mabalacat; fil, Lungsod ng Mabalacat), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 293,244 people ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...

) is a Filipino former professional

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player in the

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. He was drafted 14th overall by Talk 'N Text in 2004.

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Gelig played for the

Talk N' Text Phone Pals The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...

in the 2005-06 PBA season and improved his scoring average from 4.4 points per game to 6.1 points per game as he plays for the Welcoat Dragons. He played 35 games for Welcoat and had 9 starts and was given 16.4 minutes per game. He was released at the end of the 2007-08 PBA season. He was signed by Alaska and will be reunited with his college teammate

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 ...

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1980 births Living people Filipino men's basketball players People from Mabalacat Basketball players from Pampanga UST Growling Tigers basketball players Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Shooting guards Small forwards TNT Tropang Giga players Alaska Aces (PBA) players TNT Tropang Giga draft picks {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub