Samjosef Rasmo Belangel (born June 27, 1999) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the

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(KBL).

Early life and education

SJ Belangel was born in

Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...

on June 27, 1999 to Sammy Belangel and Mayette Belangel (). His father is a former college basketball player star. Belangel studied in the Ateneo education system, first moving to the Ateneo High School in ninth grade. He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2022.

High school and college career

Hailing from

, SJ Belangel has suited up for the teams of Eliakim Learning School, USLS-Integrated School, St. Joseph's Academy–Iloilo, and Bacolod Tay Tung High School prior to joining Ateneo High School. He also took part and won the

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3x3 national competition held in Bacolod in 2014. He moved to Ateneo High School and played for the Blue Eaglets after he scouted by its coach Joe Silva. He turned down offers to attend La Salle Green Hills and

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despite his family having a largely La Sallian background. He ended his stint with the Eaglets in 2018 by helping them clinch the UAAP Season 80 junior title and earned a place in the Mythical Five for himself. Belangel would commit to Ateneo, and entered Ateneo de Manila University for his college studies. He made his UAAP senior debut for the

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-mentored Ateneo Blue Eagles in Season 81. He played for three UAAP season featuring in 48 games played, Belangel averaged 7.38 points and 2.08 assists per contest.

Professional career

Daegu KOGAS Pegasus (2022–present)

In June 2022, Belangel decided to forego his two years of eligibility left to play for Ateneo. He decided to turn professional and play for the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the

National team career

Junior national team

Belangel has played for the Philippine national team. He played for the national under-16 team in the

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as its captain.

Senior national team

For the senior team, he took part in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade and the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. In the

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, he was on the team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Belangel has a girlfriend, Isabel Cruz.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belangel, SJ 1999 births Living people Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players Basketball players from Negros Occidental Daegu KOGAS Pegasus players Filipino expatriate basketball people in South Korea Filipino men's basketball players Hiligaynon people Philippines men's national basketball team players Point guards Sportspeople from Bacolod