J.R. Quiñahan

This name uses Philippine naming customs; the middle name or maternal family name is Quiñahan and the surname or paternal family name is Quinahan.
J.R. Quiñahan
No. 48 – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Position Power forward / Center
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1984-05-08) May 8, 1984
Boljoon, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College University of the Visayas
PBA draft 2007 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Alaska Aces
2008–2010 Burger King Whoppers/Air21 Express
2010 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2010–2011 Air21 Express
2011 Powerade Tigers
2011–present Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Career highlights and awards
  • PBA All-Star (2009)

Joseph Ronald "J.R." Quiñahan (born May 8, 1984 in Boljoon, Cebu) is a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association.[1] He was born on May 8, 1984 at Cebu City, Philippines. He currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He is one half of Rain or Shine's Extra Rice, Inc. tandem, alongside Beau Belga due to their size.

Player Profile

A 6-6 slotman who loves to use his heft to be effective inside the paint. He has a decent stroke from the outside and can consistently hit the open jumper from any distance.

Dubbed "Baby Shaq" in the Philippine Basketball League where he played for the Granny Goose team because of his physical resemblance to the former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 PBA Draft by the Alaska Aces. He was then traded to the Air21 Express before the 2008-2009 season started. He had a short stint with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters before finding his way back again to Air21. He played for the University of the Visayas Green Lancers during college where he helped his school team win several championships.

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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 December 5, 2012[2]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Alaska 37 9.73 .464 .333 .593 2.65 .65 .11 .43 2.89
2008-09 Air21/Burger King 42 22.69 .441 .222 .575 5.67 1.60 .60 1.48 7.21
2009-10 Burger King/Talk 'N Text 36 15.72 .459 .308 .429 4.69 1.19 .31 .78 4.92
2010-11 Air21/Powerade 25 18.60 .475 .214 .639 5.00 .92 .28 .92 7.04
2011-12 B-Meg Llamados/Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 52 20.37 .434 .237 .667 5.56 1.38 .37 1.04 7.19
2012-13 Rain or Shine 13 24.08 .429 .438 .643 6.54 1.54 .31 .46 9.15
Career 205 18.13 .446 .270 .591 4.90 1.21 .34 .92 6.13

References

  1. ↑ Beltran, Nelson (March 3, 2010). "5-player deal sends Yancy, Renren back to Air21". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ JR Quiñahan Player Profile :: PBA-Online!

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