Janine Ricalde Pontejos (born October 29, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player. She also represents the
Philippine national team in international competitions.
College
Janine Pontejos first took up basketball growing up with her siblings in
Lemery, Batangas. Her first competitive experience in the sport was as a varsity player of
De La Salle Lipa. She part of both the school's athletics and basketball team. She later transferred to the
Centro Escolar University
Centro Escolar University ( tl, Pamantasang Centro Escolar) also referred to by its acronym CEU is a private non-sectarian higher education institution in San Miguel Manila, Philippines
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of ...
and became part of the
CEU Lady Scorpions. With the Lady Scorpions, she was named MVP for four times in the
Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
The Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) is an athletic association in the Philippines exclusively for women. It was founded in 1970. Competition is divided into three divisions: Seniors for college students, Juniors for high s ...
(WNCAA) and her team dominated the
(NAASCU).
As of 2021, she is part of the CEU Lady Scorpions staff as an assistant coach.
Club
Pontejos has played in the
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Baske ...
in the
Philippines. In its first season in 2019, Pontejos led the
Taguig Lady Generals
The Taguig Lady Generals are a women's professional basketball team playing in the Women's National Basketball League of the Philippines.
Background
The Taguig Lady Generals are one of the teams which participated in the inaugural season of the W ...
to a second place finish and she was named as season MVP. In the 2022 season, she helped the
Philippine Army Lady Battalions clinch the WNBL title.
National team
Pontejos has played for the
Philippine national team. She was a part of the
Philippines national 3x3 side which took part in the
2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 8 and 12 June 2018 in Bocaue, Bulacan, just nort ...
which was hosted in
Bocaue, Bulacan. As an individual, she won the gold medal in that tournament's shoot-out competition.
She has suit up for the team in the
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 ...
were she two gold medals; as part of the traditional 5-a-side team and the 3x3 national team. She also played for the country at the
2019 William Jones Cup
The 2019 William Jones Cup is the 41st staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Changhua, and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The men's tournament was held from 12 to 21 July 2019 while the women's tournament will be co ...
.
Personal life
Pontejos joined the
Philippine Army in 2020. She holds the rank of Private First Class as of 2022. She has a degree in business administration from CEU.
References
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1992 births
Living people
Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Filipino women's basketball players
Philippines women's national basketball team players
SEA Games medalists in basketball
SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Centro Escolar University alumni
Basketball players from Batangas
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball
SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games