Josh Urbiztondo
Joshua Emile Doherty Urbiztondo (born February 27, 1983) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[1]
Urbiztondo with Barako Bull in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1983 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hillsdale (San Mateo, California) |
| College | Foothill College (2002–2004) Fresno Pacific (2004–2006) |
| PBA draft | 2009: Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2019 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2010–2011 | Air21 Express |
| 2011–2012 | B-Meg Llamados |
| 2012–2013 | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
| 2013–2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2015–2016 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2016 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| 2016–2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2017 | Singapore Slingers |
| 2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2017–2019 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Amateur career edit
Urbiztondo played for Fresno-Pacific University in his final years of college.[2] It was there where he gained a reputation as a scorer.[2]
In the summer of 2008, Urbiztondo left the States to play in the PBA D-League.[2] There, he led his team to a championship victory, got named to the "Top Five Mythical Team", was named Top Defensive Player, was the consensus number one performer, and was poised to be a high pick in the upcoming PBA Draft.
PBA career edit
Sta. Lucia Realtors edit
In 2009, Urbiztondo entered the draft for the PBA, but was not selected.[3] He was later signed by the Sta. Lucia Realtors. In 2010, the Realtors were replaced by the Meralco Bolts. In August 2010, the newly founded team gave away Urbiztondo and its number 3 pick in the 2010 PBA draft to the Air21 Express, in a three-way deal that brought Mark Cardona to the Bolts.[4]
Air 21 Express edit
In 2011, he earned the nickname "Fireball" after going for 31 points in a game while playing for Air21.[5]
B-Meg Llamados edit
In 2011 Urbiztondo was signed by the B-Meg Llamados. He competed in the three-point shootout during the 2012 All-Star Weekend (losing to Mark Macapagal) and was named an All-Star that year.[6][7] During the 2012 Commissioner's Cup Finals, he was fined 2,400 pesos for exchanging elbows with Pamboy Raymundo. The Llamados eventually won the series, giving him his only PBA title.[8] Later that year, that team was renamed as the San Mig Coffee Mixers, who then sent him to the Barako Bull Energy Cola in exchange for a first round pick in the next year.[9]
Barako Bull Energy Cola edit
He suffered a hamstring injury in his time there.[10] He won a Player of the Week award before he was traded to Ginebra.[5]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel edit
In 2013, prior to the Commissioner's Cup playoffs, Urbiztondo was dealt to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[11]
In 2014, he missed some games due to a back spasm.[12]
On August 25, 2015, he along with Jens Knuttel was traded to the Barako Bull Energy for Nico Salva and a future first round pick.[13]
Return to Barako Bull franchise edit
In a game against the Bolts during the 2015-16 Philippine Cup, Urbiztondo scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to give Barako Bull the win.[14] He also had 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists in that game.[15] Before the start of the 2016-17 season, he, along with young point guard Mark Cruz, were released from the team.[16]
Globalport Batang Pier edit
Urbiztondo was then signed by the Globalport Batang Pier, who had to relegate Karl Dehesa to the reserve list to make room for him.[17] He played in only eight games for them in the Philippine Cup before being released.[18]
After the ABL season, Urbiztondo was signed once again by Globalport, who needed his services after loaning Terrence Romeo to the national team.[19] This would be his last time playing for a PBA team.
ABL career edit
Singapore Slingers edit
After his first stint with Globalport, Urbiztondo became the Heritage Import of the Singapore Slingers.[20] The Slingers made it to the 2017 Finals.[21] In Game 1, he hit a Finals-record seven three-pointers, breaking the previous record of five.[22] He had 23 points in that game, and the Slingers won that game.[22] But then they lost the next three games, and the Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions won the championship.[23]
Alab Pilipinas edit
Urbiztondo returned to the ABL to play for Alab Pilipinas, which he had defeated in the semis the previous year.[24] His team won the 2017–18 title over the Mono Vampire.[25] The team failed to defend the title the following season, losing to the Hong Kong Eastern Basketball in the quarterfinals.[26] At the end of that season, Urbiztondo announced his retirement from basketball.[27]
Personal life edit
His father is Filipino and his mother is American.[3] He is currently an assistant coach for the high school basketball team of San Joaquin Memorial.[28]
PBA career statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Sta. Lucia | 37 | 21.8 | .368 | .308 | .809 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .0 | 7.8 |
| 2010–11 | Air21 | 43 | 17.6 | .387 | .362 | .838 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .5 | .1 | 6.1 |
| 2011–12 | B-Meg | 62 | 25.8 | .397 | .321 | .653 | 3.3 | 2.9 | .9 | .0 | 6.9 |
| 2012–13 | Barako Bull | 44 | 25.2 | .342 | .323 | .674 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 8.3 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Barangay Ginebra | 29 | 10.6 | .337 | .292 | .333 | 1.4 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2014–15 | Barangay Ginebra | 23 | 13.0 | .330 | .298 | .923 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .0 | 4.0 |
| 2015–16 | Barako Bull | 32 | 19.5 | .367 | .370 | .651 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 9.4 |
| Phoenix | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | GlobalPort | 9 | 7.8 | .150 | .214 | — | .9 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 279 | 20.0 | .365 | .328 | .715 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .9 | .0 | 6.6 | |
ABL career statistics edit
Season-by-season averages edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Singapore Slingers | 10 | 28.2 | .36 | .35 | .85 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | 11.3 |
| 2017–18 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 26 | 22.8 | .41 | .41 | .88 | 3.4 | 2.8 | .9 | .0 | 8.2 |
| 2018–19 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 28 | 16.3 | .37 | .35 | .80 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .7 | .0 | 5.4 |
References edit
- ^ "PBA: Rain or Shine, Coca-Cola set for duel". ABS-CBN News. Manila. January 24, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c Commish, Poor Man's (October 12, 2013). "Lin-Like Journey of Bay Area's own Josh Urbiztondo". Golden State Of Mind. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Henson, Quinito (August 4, 2009). "Who got away?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Cardona traded to Meralco". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ramos a proud witness to Urbiztondo's continued growth at Barako Bull". Spin.ph. February 11, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Dy, Adrian. "PBA: Mark Macapagal makes it rain, wins third three-point title". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Lee, David manuwa sa All-Star Game". SUNSTAR. April 11, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "PBA B-Meg Llamados players celebrate championship with fans". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Joble, Rey (September 29, 2012). . InterAKTV. Quezon City. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "San Mig Coffee proves too much against Barako Bull". Spin.ph. November 16, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Ginebra set to trade Urbiztondo to give back-up guard chance to shine - elsewhere". Snow Badua, Spin.ph. December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 7, 2014). "FLASH: Ellis, Helterbrand, Urbiztondo to miss Ginebra game vs Rain or Shine due to injuries". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Badua, Snow (August 25, 2015). "Ginebra gives up Monfort, Urbiztondo, Knuttel to get Salva, first-round pick from Barako Bull". Spin.ph. Manila. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (November 15, 2015). "Josh Urbiztondo helps Barako survive Gary David's 40-point game for Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (November 15, 2015). "Josh Urbiztondo says defense the best offense for Barako in thrilling win over Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 4, 2016). "Mark Cruz, Josh Urbiztondo now free agents after being released by Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 11, 2016). "Josh Urbiztondo signed up by GlobalPort in time for match vs former team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (May 5, 2017). "Josh Urbiztondo returns to PBA with a lot of confidence after impressive ABL stint". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (May 5, 2017). "Josh Urbiztondo returns to PBA with a lot of confidence after impressive ABL stint". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 1, 2017). "PBA journeyman guard Josh Urbiztondo signs with ABL side Singapore Slingers". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 14, 2017). "Urbiztondo to carry Philippines in quest for ABL title as Slingers face Hong Kong Lions in finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (April 15, 2017). "Josh Urbiztondo sets new ABL Finals record for most triples as Slingers draw first blood vs HK". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 23, 2017). "Hong Kong Long Lions beat Slingers in double overtime to take ABL title on first try". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 11, 2017). "Josh Urbiztondo brings experience, steady hand to Alab Pilipinas backcourt". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (March 26, 2018). "Alab bolsters semis bid with 38-point rout of CLS Knights". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "ABL: Alab gets the boot, loses to HK Eastern". ABS-CBN News. April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (April 5, 2019). "Josh Urbiztondo retires at age 36 after long career in PBA, ABL". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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- ^ [1] Real GM
- ^ "Josh Urbiztondo Player Profile". PBA-Online!. from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
External links edit
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!