Virgil Gorospe Buensuceso (born April 21, 1988 in Glendale, California) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the Kia Carnival of the Philippine Basketball Association.[1] He was drafted 48th overall in the 5th round of 2012 PBA Draft by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, but was left unsigned.[2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Glendale, California | April 21, 1988
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, California) |
College |
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PBA draft | 2012: 5th round, 48th overall pick |
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
Playing career | 2013–2015 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2013 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
2014–2015 | Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival |
Professional career
editBuensuceso was selected 48th overall in the fifth round in the 2012 PBA draft by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, however he was left unsigned by the team.
In 2013, the GlobalPort Batang Pier signed him after being left unsigned by Barangay Ginebra.
Before the start of the 2014–15 PBA season, he was signed by the expansion team Kia Sorento as a free agent. He was released in the end of the said season after his contract expired.
PBA career statistics
editLegend | |||||
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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
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | GlobalPort | 3 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | .333 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .3 |
2014–15 | Kia | 29 | 18.6 | .385 | .364 | .780 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .0 | 4.9 |
Career | 32 | 16.8 | .378 | .364 | .755 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .0 | 4.5 |
References
edit- ^ Pamintuan, Carlo (17 October 2014). "2014-15 PBA Season Team Preview: KIA Sorento". ph.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Philippines Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Pamintuan, Carlo (22 August 2012). "Grading the 2012 PBA Draft: Petron, Alaska, Meralco, Barako, Ginebra". www.gmanetwork.com. GMA News. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "JR Buensuceso Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.