John Murphy "Pamboy" Raymundo (born May 30, 1989) is a Filipino professional

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player who plays for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History Manny Pacquiao launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on August 29, 2017, starting off as a semi-professional lea ...

(MPBL). He was drafted 12th overall in 2011 by the

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. He also played in the

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(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

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, and played against future NBA player

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College career

Raymundo played for the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Men's Senior Basketball team from 2006 to 2010. In 2009, he was one of the members of the

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who won the title against then three-time defending champions

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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

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and punching

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in the back of the neck. He also participated in the Obstacle Challenge of the

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. After two years, he was traded to the Air 21 Express 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

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. His team made it to the Aspirant Cup Finals that year, and won the title.

NLEX Road Warriors

After a stint in the

, Raymundo returned to the PBA for the NLEX Road Warriors. 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

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. He scored 20 points on 3-of-3 shooting from three in a win over the CLS Knights. His team won the 2017–18 title over the Mono Vampire. 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 The San Juan Kings, previously known as the San Juan Knights, are a professional basketball team representing San Juan, Metro Manila. They played in the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) from 1999 to 2001, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketba ...

. Raymundo, along with Byron Villarias, won the two-ball competition during MPBL All-Star Week.

GenSan Warriors

In the

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, 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.

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 , 26 , , 7.6 , , .412 , , .100 , , .846 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Talk 'N Text , 31 , , 6.1 , , .294 , , .227 , , .500 , , .6 , , .5 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , NLEX Road Warriors , 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

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{{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