Henry Galinato Jr. (born September 9, 1997) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the

TNT Tropang 5G The TNT Tropang 5G is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The ...

of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA). He was born in

Delano, California Delano ( ) is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about north-northwest of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield at an elevation of . The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern Count ...

. In high school, Galinato played for Cesar Chavez High School in

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. In 2016, he began his college career at

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before moving to

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in 2018, playing for the Redhawks. In 2021, he committed to playing for the

UP Fighting Maroons The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The teams play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the Philippines' premier college sports league. UP is one o ...

. In 2023, he was drafted by the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

15th overall in the

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, but was then traded to the TNT Tropang Giga a few days afterward.

High school and college career

Professional career

TNT Tropang Giga/5G (2023–present)

On September 17, 2023, during the

, Galinato was selected 15th overall by the

. Four days later on September 21, Rain or Shine traded him alongside

Jewel Ponferada Jewel Ponferada (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 13th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the San Mig Coffee Mixers. Col ...

to the

TNT Tropang Giga The TNT Tropang 5G is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The fra ...

for

Dave Marcelo David Paul M. Marcelo (born February 22, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Marcelo was drafted by B-Meg in the 2012 PBA draft as the 12th overall pick. ...

and TNT's season 50 first-round pick. On September 23, Galinato signed a two-year deal with TNT. On March 9, 2024, he scored career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 100-97 win over

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where he was named Best Player of the Game.

References

External links

Henry Galinato Player Profile - RealGM
1997 births Living people Filipino men's basketball players People from Kern County, California Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks TNT Tropang 5G players UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball players {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub