Gregory William "Greg" Slaughter (born on May 19, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was selected 1st overall in the 2013 PBA Draft by Barangay Ginebra.[1]
Early life
Greg's father is 6'3" while his mother was 5'7"both of his parents were health physicists at nuclear power plants. He was born in Ohio and grew up in Virginia, finishing at Massaponax High School.In 2007, his family moved to Cebu, the hometown of his mother. He quickly learned Cebuano and was convinced by his maternal uncles to play competitive basketball. [2]
College Career
He studied and played for the University of the Visayas from 2007-2009 and took up Political Science. He was a dominant force due to his 6'7" height. He transferred to Ateneo de Manila University in 2010 and became an eligible player in 2011. [3] In his two seasons for the Blue Eagles, he averaged 13.12 PPG, 9.82 RPG, 1.82 APG 2.85 BPG and 49.7 FG%, and he placed second in rebounds and blocks. He successfully teamed up with Kiefer Ravena and Nico Salva to lead Ateneo to two UAAP championships and completing a five-peat. [4]
PBA D-League
After graduating from Ateneo, he signed with PBA D-league team NLEX Road Warriors to showcase his talent for the upcoming PBA Draft.
PBA Career
PBA Draft
He declared for the 2013 PBA Draft. In the prospect camp, he was measured to have height of 6 foot and 11 5/8 inches and a wingspan of 85 inches. he had a vertical reach of 11 feet 6 inches and performed 40 bench presses, the most of all draft applicants. He also did 50 situps, 62 pullups and 18 pullups. After the workout, multiple PBA managers and analysts listed him as the no.1 prospect. [5] Barangay Ginebra San Miguel picked him with the #1 pick in the draft.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2013-)
Greg Slaughter was paired with Japeth Aguilar to form one of the most formidable duos in the PBA and was dubbed the "twin towers". In his first game in the PBA, he tallied 10 points (5 of 9 shooting) and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes of play.
International Career
Slaughter was the starting center for the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the 2011 SEA games and 2011 SEABA games. Analysts have indicated that Slaughter has a good chance of making it to Smart Gilas.[6]
Career Statistics
Correct as of January 15,2014 [7]
| Year |
Team |
GP |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
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| 2013-present |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
12 | 34.67 | .539 | .000 | .557 | 10.42 | 1.42 | 0.33 | 2.08 | 15.17 |
References
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- 4 Cipriano
- 5 Tiongson
- 6 Monfort
- 7 Gonzaga
- 8 Salva
- 10 Erram
- 11 Capacio
- 12 Long
- 13 Austria
- 15 Ravena (MVP)
- 17 Sumalinog
- 18 Chua
- 19 Pessumal
- 20 Slaughter
- 21 Golla
- 22 Estrada
- Coach Black
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Philippine Basketball Association first overall draft picks |
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| Persondata |
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| Name |
Slaughter, Greg |
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| Short description |
Filipino-American basketball player |
| Date of birth |
May 19, 1988 |
| Place of birth |
Philippines |
| Date of death |
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