Eliud Poligrates
| No. 0 – Alaska Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Combo Guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 29, 1987 Poro, Cebu, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Southwestern University |
| PBA draft | 2013: 3rd round, 27th overall pick |
| Selected by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2014 | Air21 Express |
| 2014-2015 | Kia Carnival |
| 2015-present | Alaska Aces |
Eliud "Eloy" Poligrates is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.
He was drafted 27th overall in the 2013 PBA Draft by Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.[1]
Amateur career
Eliud was brought in by Southwestern University scouts after he was discovered playing in small leagues in his hometown of Camotes Island – a group of islands that form part of the province of Cebu. But his flourishing three-year career at Southwestern came to an abrupt end in 2009 when he was caught – ironically –moonlighting in a small league in the province or larong labas. The offense led to a lifetime ban from the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.(CESAFI).[2]
The Cesafi ban led Poligrates to bounce from one Cebu commercial team to another, suiting up for M. Lhuillier, Mandaue Landmasters, and MisOr Meteors in Liga Pilipinas. Then came the chance to play in Manila and join Cagayan Valley in the PBA D-League after Rising Suns officials spotted him playing - to no one's surprise - in another larong-labas.[3]
Professional career
Poligrates scored 13 points in his PBA Debut against the Meralco Bolts.
Shortly before the end of 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup eliminations, he was traded along with Sean Anthony a 2010 first-round pick to Air21 Express in exchange for Niño Canaleta, who went to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.[4]
On November 27, 2014, he was again traded to Kia Sorento in exchange for Rudy Lingganay.[5]
Statistics
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Tropang Texters | 19 | 10.32 | .373 | .115 | 0.545 | 0.58 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.00 | 3.53 |
| 2013-14 | Express | 19 | 10.3 | .387 | .115 | .543 | 1.3 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 3.53 |
Personal life
Poligrates lives in Metro Manila with his family, as featured in an episode of the GMA Network TV show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. The episode, entitled "Idol sa Hardcourt," aired on 16 March 2014.[6]
References
- ^ "Talk 'N Text rookie Eliud Poligrates shares pro debut experience in Cebu". Inquirer News. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/larong-labas-star-poligrates-picks-up-the-pieces-after-cesafi-life-ban
- ^ http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/larong-labas-star-poligrates-picks-up-the-pieces-after-cesafi-life-ban
- ^ http://www.spin.ph/sports/pba/news/talk-n-text-gets-boost-for-playoffs-by-acquiring-kg-canaleta-in-three-player-trade
- ^ http://pba.inquirer.net/transactions
- ^ Idol sa Hardcourt Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho