Nico Salva
 Salva receiving the Finals MVP award during the 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship. | |
| No. 78 – Mahindra Floodbuster | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 8, 1990 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Beda College |
| College | Ateneo de Manila University |
| PBA draft | 2013: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
| Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2014–2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2015–2016 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2016–present | Mahindra Floodbuster |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Nicolas Raymond J. Salva (born March 8, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the Mahindra Floodbuster of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 11th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Batang Pier.[1]
College career
Salva played college basketball for Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) for five years. In all of those years, Salva has won a UAAP championship and was the Finals MVP in 2011 and 2012, his final two years in college.
Professional career
GlobalPort Batang Pier (2013–2014)
Salva was drafted by GlobalPort Batang Pier eleventh overall in the 2013 PBA draft.
Barako Bull Energy (2014–2015)
On June 4, 2014, Salva and Bonbon Custodio was traded by GlobalPort to Barako Bull Energy for Ronjay Buenafe and a 2015 second round pick.[2]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2015–2016)
On August 25, 2015, Salva and a 2016 first round pick was traded by Barako Bull to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for Josh Urbiztondo, Jens Knuttel, Emman Monfort.
Mahindra Floodbuster (2016–present)
On November 15, 2016, Salva was traded by Barangay Ginebra for Mahindra Floodbuster's 2017 second round pick.
PBA career 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 |
Correct as of October 19, 2016[3]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | GlobalPort | 24 | 11.9 | .310 | .143 | .824 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2014–15 | Barako Bull | 18 | 6.8 | .321 | .333 | 1.000 | .9 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2015–16 | Barangay Ginebra | 16 | 6.3 | .304 | .214 | .750 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 2.1 |
| Career | 58 | 8.8 | .312 | .225 | .846 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.7 | |
References
- ^ COMPLETE 2013 PBA DRAFT RESULTS | Philippine Basketball Association PBA
- ^ "GlobalPort continues trade spree, gets Ronjay Buenafe from Barako for Salva, Custodio". InterAksyon. June 4, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Basketball players from Metro Manila
- Filipino basketball players
- Small forwards
- GlobalPort Batang Pier players
- Mahindra Floodbuster players
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) players
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- Sportspeople from Quezon City
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines basketball players
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