Eliud Poligrates

Eliud Poligrates
No. 5 – Kia Carnival
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 Round: 3rd / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014 Air21 Express
2014-present Kia Carnival

Eliud "Eloy" Poligrates is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Kia Sorento 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

  1. ↑ "Talk ‘N Text rookie Eliud Poligrates shares pro debut experience in Cebu". Inquirer News. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/larong-labas-star-poligrates-picks-up-the-pieces-after-cesafi-life-ban
  3. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/larong-labas-star-poligrates-picks-up-the-pieces-after-cesafi-life-ban
  4. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/sports/pba/news/talk-n-text-gets-boost-for-playoffs-by-acquiring-kg-canaleta-in-three-player-trade
  5. ↑ http://pba.inquirer.net/transactions
  6. ↑ Idol sa Hardcourt Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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