Junmar Fajardo

June Mar Fajardo

No. 22 – Petron Blaze Boosters
Position	Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-27) November 27, 1989 Compostela, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 10.75 in (210 cm)
Listed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school	Cebu
College	University of Cebu
PBA draft	2012 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Petron Blaze Boosters
Pro playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–present	Petron Blaze Boosters
Career highlights and awards
3x CESAFI MVP (2009, 2010, 2011) 3x CESAFI Mythical Team Member (2009, 2010, 2011) 2010 National Collegiate Player of the Year 2012-13 PBA Mythical Second Team 2012-13 PBA All Rookie Team
Medals Men's Basketball Competitor for  Philippines FIBA Asia Championship Silver 2013 Manila Team

June Mar Fajardo (born November 27, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played center for the University of Cebu and for the San Miguel Beermen in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) before being selected as the first overall in the 2012 PBA Draft by Petron Blaze. During his rookie season, he earned a silver medal playing Men's basketball at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Team Philippines. He was also selected to the All-Rookie Team and Second Mythical Team.

International career

Fajardo was chosen to be part of the Smart Gilas 2.0 team, later known as Gilas Pilipinas, that would be build to compete for the 2014 World Championships.^[1] After months of training that includes trips and scrimmages to Lithuania and New Zealand, Fajardo was included in the final 12-man lineup that would compete in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the qualifier for the 2014 World Championships.^[2] In his first game in international competition, Fajardo scored 2 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and was called for 4 personal fouls in less than 9 minutes of action against Saudi Arabia. He then only scored a total of 1 point in his next 6 games. Ultimately, Gilas Pilipinas finished with a silver medal and automatically qualify for next year's World Championships.

Correct as of 11 August 2013.^[3]

Professional Career

Rookie Year

Petron Blaze Boosters

He made his debut and posted 9 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.^[4][5] Fajardo struggled in the first two conferences in his rookie year. However, in the semi finals of the third conference. Fajardo carried his team against Rain or Shine, scoring a career 26 points in Game 2, outplaying the veteran big men of Rain or Shine's Beau Belga and JR Quinahan. They eventually won the best of 5 series in 3-1.

Fajardo's Petron faces theSan Mig Super Coffee Mixers on the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals this is where Fajardo was now known as the most dominant big man to play in the PBA since Asi Taulava. Fajardo dominated every big men of the San Mig Coffe Mixers. Outplaying Marc Pingris, Rafi Reavis and Yancy De Ocampo. In one game, Fajardo scored 23 points and grabbed a career high 26 rebounds. This was the first time a player in the PBA achieved a 20-20 game since Asi Taulava and Eric Menk. However, he's team fell short and San Mig Coffee Mixers eventually won in Game 7.

He finished the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals with an average of 18.75 points and 14.50 rebounds.

PBA career statistics

Correct as of December 14, 2013^[6]

Season

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