Ella Fajardo
![]() Ella Fajardo during the 2023 SEA Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 – Iona Gaels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S. | March 15, 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ella Patrice Totengco Fajardo (born March 15, 2003[1]) is a Filipino college basketball player who plays for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). She represents the Philippine national team in international competitions.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Fajardo learned the fundamentals of playing basketball by attending a Milo-Best Center in the Philippines. In the United States she attended Gill St. Bernard's School, playing for her high school's basketball team.[2][3] In her senior year, Fajardo helped her school win the championship securing her a scholarship at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[4]
College
[edit]Fajardo announced in July 2021 her commitment to play for NCAA Division I sides Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.[5][6] The National University in the Philippines also tried to recruit her.[7]
Fajardo redshirted the 2021–22 season due to commitments to the Philippine women's team.[8] She made her debut during the 2022–23 season in a loss to Marquette, leading the team with 16 points.[9] She then got 14 points in a win over Cornell, and got Rookie of the Week honors.[10] That season, FDU lost in the NEC Finals to Sacred Heart and lost in the first round of the 2023 WNIT.[11][12]
In June 2023, Fajardo announced that she would be moving to Iona University to play for the Gaels. She would have to redshirt for one year.[13]
National team
[edit]Fajardo, a native of Bergenfield, New Jersey, is eligible to play for the Philippines through both of her parents. She holds dual citizenship.[14]
Fajardo has played for the Philippine women's 3x3 team which won a bronze medal in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup in Malaysia[15] and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Mongolia.[16][17]
She debuted for the Philippine women's team at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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|2022–23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 32 | 1 | 20.8 | 38.7 | 38.8 | 81.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
2023–24 | Iona | 30 | 29 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 24.5 | 82.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
Career | 62 | 30 | 25.9 | 34.5 | 31.8 | 82.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[19] |
Personal life
[edit]Fajardo runs a YouTube channel, which as of May 2023, has 125k subscribers.[8][20] She has her own name, image and likeness (NIL) deal through a company in the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ella Patrice FAJARDO (PHI)'s Profile". FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2021. FIBA. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (September 20, 2020). "Ella Fajardo eyes WNBL after NCAA career". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (April 15, 2021). "US NCAA-bound Ella Fajardo reminisces pandemic-hit senior year in high school". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Li, Matthew (September 20, 2021). "Ella Fajardo did not expect to be called up by Gilas this early". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Matel, Philip (July 13, 2020). "Ella Fajardo commits to NCAA D1 school Fairleigh Dickinson". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Signs Four to 2021-2022 Class". FDU Knights. November 15, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Li, Matthew (July 12, 2020). "Ella Fajardo commits to D1 school Fairleigh Dickinson". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Cooper, Darren (March 2, 2022). "All that and a bag of chips: FDU women's basketball player is also a YouTube star". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "WBB Opens Season with 75-47 Win Over Fairleigh Dickinson". Marquette University Athletics. November 7, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/14)". northeastconference.org. November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "All Heart! Sacred Heart Captures Fourth NEC Women's Basketball Crown". northeastconference.org. March 12, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "WNIT Quest Ends in First Round". The Equinox. March 18, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Li, Matthew (June 2, 2023). "Ella Fajardo transfers from Fairleigh to Iona". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "3-on-3 basketball proves to be popular event at Tokyo Olympics". News 12 - New Jersey. August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Ella Fajardo inspirasyon sa mga batang players" [Ella Fajardo inspiration to youth players]. Pang-Masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ de la Peña, Leobert Julian (July 13, 2020). "Filipina baller set to make waves in the US". Daily Guardian. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "3x3 basketball: Pinays advance to quarterfinals in FIBA U18 World Cup". ABS-CBN News. June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Micaller, Bea (September 28, 2021). "Debuting Ella Fajardo vows Gilas Women have more to show after defeat to China". GMA News. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ella Fajardo College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Ella Patrice Fajardo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Filipino women's basketball players
- Gill St. Bernard's School alumni
- People from Bergenfield, New Jersey
- Philippines women's national basketball team players
- Point guards
- Basketball players from Bergen County, New Jersey
- American women's basketball players
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games medalists in basketball
- SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines