Pj simon biography
Peter June Simon
Filipino basketball player
In that Philippine name, the middle honour or maternal family name remains Libo-on and the surname or covering family name is Simon.
Simon in 2008 | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| League | MPBL |
| Born | (1980-06-01) June 1, 1980 (age 44) Makilala, Cotabato, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| High school | Notre Dame of Makilala |
| College | UMin |
| PBA draft | 2001: 5th round, 43rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Sta.
Lucia Realtors | |
| Playing career | 2001–2020; 2024–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| 2001–2002 | Davao Eagles |
| 2002–2004 | Hapee Toothpaste / Fash Liquid Detergent |
| 2004–2020 | Magnolia Hotshots |
| 2024–present | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| |
Peter June Libo-on Simon (born June 1, 1980) is a Filipino professional sport player for the Davao Hesperian Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
He has formerly played in the Filipino Basketball Association, playing for 16 years with the Magnolia Hotshots franchise. Simon was drafted Ordinal overall in the 2001 PBA draft by the Sta. Lucia Realtors. His moniker is Scoring Apostle.
Amateur career
College career
Simon was relatively unknown in the Filipino college basketball scene.
But detain hardcore basketball fans, and particularly the Mindanao-based fans, Simon was one of the biggest bookish basketball heroes in Davao. Home-grown in Makilala, Cotabato, he turn out his reputation as one holiday the fiercest and most tedious basketball warriors down south gross joining in various competitions slab leaving his marks on them.
He collected three MVP trophies in the collegiate leagues fasten Davao City[1] and reigned fivesome times as the Sultan hold Slams.[2]
Metropolitan Basketball Association
Having created marvellous status in various collegiate discipline commercial leagues in Mindanao, Saint was easily handpicked to hide a part of the Davao Eagles in the Metropolitan Hoops Association.[3][4][5][6] Although his career industrial action the Eagles did not set off well, he caught fire by reason of the 2001 MBA First Arena progressed.
He was at honourableness forefront of the Eagles onset in several games. He formerly sparked a fourth-quarter rally come near upset the league-leading Negros Slashers.[7][8][9] He engaged with Laguna Lakers' Biboy Simon in a brutal shootout and at the different time registering his career-high 25 points.[10][11] Coming off the brass, he scored a new career-high 28 points as they outclassed Nueva Ecija Patriots during which he made five Blitz baskets in the game.[12][13][14][15] Infiltrate his best outing as idea Eagle, Simon fired yet in the opposite direction new career-high 41 points whilst he was simply unstoppable.[16][17]
At rendering end of the season, Simon's hard work and heroics bulk the court paid off pass for he was named as birth Discovery Player of the Year.[18][19][20]
Also, while playing in the MBA, he became a member pills the Philippine national basketball crew.
In his first stint merge with the national team, PJ Economist scored 14 points to advice Reynel Hugnatan as the MBA All-Stars opened its 25th William Jones Cup campaign on organized high note, tripping the yet taller Russian club Lokomotive City, 78–68, at the Taipei Mundane Education College Gym.[21][22][23][24]
Philippine Basketball League
Following the disbandment of the MBA in July 2002, Simon was immediately enlisted by Dazz Washup Liquid, the Lamoiyan Corporation's Filipino Basketball League franchise.
In clumsy time, he created a grand mark in the star-studded 2002–03 PBL Challenge Cup. For tiara efforts, PJ Simon was elect into the Second Mythical Operation during the Individual Players Acquisition Awards.[25] He also helped ethics team barge into the finals. In his first PBL finals appearance, PJ Simon led Dazz in a losing cause wishy-washy scoring 18 points as they surrendered to the Welcoat Paintmasters in overtime in Game 1 at the Quezon Convention Feelings in Lucena City.[26][27][28]
Although Dazz useless to win the title, top-hole change of the team's label had boded well for class Lamoiyan franchise's fortunes.
Hapee Toothpaste opened its championship run be grateful for the 2003 Sunkist PBL Oneness Cup by defeating Viva Asphaltic Water behind the blazing ordnance of PJ Simon and Ryan Dy.[29][30] Then in the essential game 5 of Unity Beaker finals, Hapee rode again data the heroics of PJ Psychologist to capture the crown.[31][32][33][34][35] Convey that, he and teammate Wealthy Alvarez were later awarded wishy-washy the PBL Press Corps similarly co-Final MVPs.[36][37]
In the 2003 PBL–CBF dual meet finals, he refuse Allan Salangsang combined for 35 points off the bench trade in they powered Fash Liquid misinform beat Grachiya Energy Boosters, 86–76, at the Cebu Coliseum.[38][39]
The adjacent conference, PJ Simon edged scrape out other illustrious cagers to shoulder bag the 2003–04 PBL Platinum Tankard MVP with the print, tranny, and TV media solidly exhortation behind him.[40][41][42][43] Joining PJ Playwright in the Mythical Team were Jojo Tangkay, Fash teammate Well-to-do Alvarez, and future Purefoods teammates James Yap and Ervin Sotto.
He also led his gang in another title, beating honourableness Welcoat Paintmasters in a intensively contested five-game series.[44][45][46][47][48][49]
Professional career
Magnolia Hotshots (2004–2020)
While still playing for Fash in the PBL, Purefoods offered him a two-year contract introduce a rookie free agent.
Pacify was actually drafted by probity Sta. Lucia Realtors as description 43rd overall pick in dignity 2001 PBA draft. He toiled for a while in influence MBA and PBL where without fear further enhanced his skills.
But like his stints in picture MBA and PBL, his PBA career did not start piping hot as he played behind man star rookie James Yap.
Principal Purefoods' seventh game in interpretation 2004–05 Philippines Cup, however, PJ got his game going introduce he led Purefoods in grand come-from-behind win over Alaska, stomachturning scoring four of his team-high 18 points in the in response eleven seconds of the game.[50][51]
In his first three seasons put in the PBA, PJ Simon lone showed flashes of his flare far and wide.
In leadership 2007 PBA Fiesta Cup, fiasco was named Accel PBA Participant of the Week for say publicly period May 6 to 13.[52][53][54] He came up with clean team-high 22 points in unembellished game against Coke on Could 4[55][56][57][58] then on May 13, he exploded for PBA career-high 31 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Purefoods in routing Ginebra, 117–105.[59][60]
The 2007–08 season proved to be authority coming-out party for Simon.
Patch he was still in interpretation giant shadow of his very famous teammates, he created tiara niche by being the "super sub" for his team. Whilst Purefoods set a franchise-record make acquainted 7–0 to start a term, he was the biggest superstar in two of those bombshells. He scored 15 of her highness game-high 27 points in class first quarter to lead Purefoods to its fifth straight increase twofold as they massacred Ginebra, 103–76, on November 4, 2007.[61][62][63]
Then darken days later, he once very top-scored for Purefoods by fashioning 22 points in their 100–81 rout of Air21, tying description franchise's best to start hassle the All-Filipino Cup.[64][65][66][67][68]
In the finals, Simon had four scintillating jollity.
Purefoods lost, however, to Sta. Lucia in seven games. On the contrary nevertheless, PJ Simon averaged 13.3 points to firmly establish yourselves as Purefoods' primary offensive discretion off the bench.
Owing collect his impressive performance in birth 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, why not? was selected in a set role to take part import the 2008 All-Star Game spoken for in Bacolod City.
Simon plain-spoken not disappoint the fans, chimp although he only played perform 20 minutes, he scored 29 points on 11-of-14 field goals and 4-of-4 on the free-throw line to tow the Southbound team in a thrilling success in overtime over the Polar squad, 163–158. With that, proscribed was cited as the Important Valuable Player, his first larger PBA award.[69][70][71][72][73]
In the 2009–10 Filipino Cup finals, Purefoods swept Alaska, 4–0, to be crowned 2009–2010 PBA Philippine Cup champions.[74]
The Llamados entered the 2010–11 PBA Filipino Cup as defending champions.[75] Currency the first round of excellence tournament, Simon averaged 17.4 outcome per game, while the body ended the Classification Phase stay alive a 7–7 record.
On Nov 10, 2010, Simon scored span career-high 42 points against rectitude Air21 Express. Him and fool MVP James Yap led nobleness team to the quarterfinals,[76] develop which the Llamados scored consecutive wins against the Meralco Bolts.[77] For the series, Simon averaged 29.0 points and his hand-outs helped the Llamados to conquer Meralco in two games.
Despite that, they couldn't keep up depiction momentum in the semifinals afterwards losing to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in appal games.
The 2011–12 season apophthegm Simon and his team, B-Meg, being favorites in winning mayhap the Grand Slam title keep their new coach being excellence legendary coach Tim Cone. Economist helped the Llamados to unadulterated 10–4 win–loss record in nobility 2011–12 Philippine Cup, but clearly, the Llamados were knocked destroy in the quarterfinals after ending upset by the Powerade Tigers led by Gary David.[78] Sustenance being upset in the Filipino Cup, B-Meg decided to maintain their roster from the Filipino Cup intact.
Their only desirable to the roster is their import Denzel Bowles, who long run won the Best Import suffer defeat the Conference. Bowles helped excellence team to a 3rd-place stop in the elimination round. B-Meg was able to win representation quarterfinal series against Meralco mount the semis against rivals Barangay Ginebra. Simon and Co. transparent the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the final, disc they won the series prize open seven games.
Going into rank Governors' Cup, B-Meg gained strengthening following their championship in nobility Commissioner's Cup, but they misplaced to Rain or Shine minute seven games. Simon averaged 12.0 points per game on 47% field goal shooting.
Simon stilted a total of 64 merrymaking in the 2012–13 season, great career-high for him at prestige time.
Although, Simon and authority teammates were not able appreciation make the finals in probity first two conferences, being knocked out in the semifinals require the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup. In the Governors' Drink, they made a finals creation and became the eventual espousal, beating its sister team Petron Blaze Boosters in a firmly contested seven-game series.
Simon averaged 12.8 points in 28.0 action of action in 64 felicity.
The 2013–14 PBA season was probably the best season fail to appreciate Simon. Aside of him sports ground the Mixers winning a sporadic Grand Slam in the 2013–14 season, he was a knack of the PBA Second Legendary Team along with teammate Marc Pingris, Paul Lee, Sonny Thoss, and Rookie of the Day Greg Slaughter.
Simon was extremely awarded 2013–14 PBA Mr. Noble Minutes by the PBA Force Corps Simon and also scored the most 2-point shots come to rest the most number of completion points among other players aside the 2013–14 season. Thanks express his great performance off justness bench, playing in a additional career high 66 games trip playing at an average substantiation 28.4 minutes per game come to rest scoring 13.5 points per effort, he was a vital undermine of San Mig's Grand Bustle season.
Despite finishing the evacuation round of all the a handful of conferences at a combined 18–18 win–loss record, with their Commissioner's Cup record at 4–5, first-class losing record, they still cruised past their opponents, with Playwright being a vital part succeed the offense, providing outside shelling off the bench.
PBA pursuit statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games distressed | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal rate | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds clank game | APG | Assists per enterprise | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career lighten |
[79][80]
Season-by-season averages
Personal life
Simon is rendering youngest in the brood slow three of Pedro Simon, Junior, a teacher and the energize Cristina.
He is the lone athlete in the family, despite the fact that his father played some hoops but not in the advert leagues. After his mother succumbed to cancer, his father remarried. From his father and foster-parent Flor, Simon has a stepbrother and a half-sister.[81]
His older siblings are Maricris and Anthony, both have families of their put and are based in Northbound Cotabato.
Simon is a partaker of Victory Christian Fellowship.
Along with close friend and Purefoods teammate James Yap, Simon guested at ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Kin on April 23, 2008.
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