Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino former professional

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player. He played the

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and

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positions. Salvacion played college basketball for the

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde ( Filipino: ''Dalubhasaan ng De La Salle San Benildo;'' French:'' Collège De La Salle de Sainte Benilde''), also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS–CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research c ...

(DLS-CSB) Blazers before spending twelve years in the

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(PBA). Salvacion also played in the

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(ABL) and the

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(MPBL).

Career

Known as a scorer during his college days, Salvacion, who was a former

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Most Valuable Player has evolved into a solid defender and a clutch shooter that placed him in the regular rotation of the

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. Salvacion (which when translated in English means "salvation") is one of the best shooters the PBA has produced. Known to elevate his game during the playoffs, Salvacion's contribution was more evident during Ginebra's championship runs on the 2004–2005 and 2006–2007 Philippine Cup where he proved to be one of the key players. On September 12, 2014, he and

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were sent to

Blackwater Elite The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PB ...

in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and

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. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for Juneric Baloria. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party. In September 2015, Salvacion was signed by the

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, which later became known as the

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, of the ABL as one of the team's local players. However, in December 2015, Salvacion, along with

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, and

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were released by the

after a roster overhaul. Salvacion later became part of the

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of the

as a playing assistant coach to Elvis Tolentino.

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

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Barangay Ginebra The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

, 35 , , 16.5 , , .382 , , .289 , , .714 , , 2.9 , , .5 , , .3 , , .0 , , 6.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 76 , , 19.8 , , .343 , , .319 , , .625 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 41 , , 13.6 , , .387 , , .250 , , .706 , , 2.4 , , .3 , , .1 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 52 , , 26.9 , , .470 , , .316 , , .767 , , 5.0 , , .9 , , .2 , , .2 , , 10.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 45 , , 18.0 , , .336 , , .330 , , .800 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , .1 , , .0 , , 6.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 40 , , 21.3 , , .357 , , .323 , , .580 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 35 , , 16.2 , , .362 , , .324 , , .800 , , 3.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , .0 , , 6.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull / San Miguel , 55 , , 20.0 , , .349 , , .316 , , .714 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull , 20 , , 17.1 , , .320 , , .294 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.5 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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Personal life

Salvacion now resides in

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along with his mother, sister and his wife.

References

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