John Paul P. Escobal, also known as Pong Escobal (born July 7, 1985 in

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...

) is a

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former professional basketball player who last played for the Air21 Express in 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 played in San Beda's back-to-back-to-back titles in the

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. He was the 11th draft pick of Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the 2008 PBA Draft.

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Living people San Beda Red Lions basketball players Filipino men's basketball players 1985 births Basketball players from Davao City Point guards TNT Tropang Giga players Sta. Lucia Realtors players Meralco Bolts players Magnolia Hotshots players Air21 Express players TNT Tropang Giga draft picks {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub