Claiford A. Arao (born October 29, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He was the fourteenth overall draft pick by Meralco in the 2010 PBA draft. He played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles during his collegiate career, in which he now serves as an assistant coach.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 29, 1984 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Beda (Manila) |
| College | Ateneo |
| PBA draft | 2010: 2nd round, 14th overall pick |
| Selected by the Meralco Bolts | |
| Playing career | 2010–2016 |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2010 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2016 | Byaheng SCTEX |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2022 | NLEX Road Warriors (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Ateneo de Manila (assistant) |
| 2019 | Philippines (assistant) |
Arao played only one game in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), playing for the Meralco Bolts in three minutes, without registering anything from that lone game.
In 2016, Arao returned to playing competitive basketball as he signed with Byaheng SCTEX of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.[1]
PBA career statistics
edit| 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 |
Season-by-season averages
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Meralco | 1 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 1 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
References
edit- ^ Joble, Rey (March 6, 2016). "SCTEX joins PCBL as Chairman's Cup opens Sunday in Malolos". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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