Byron Villarias
| No. 51 – Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 25, 1988 Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | JRU |
| PBA draft | 2013: 5th round, 41st overall pick |
| Selected by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2018–2020 | Bataan Risers |
| 2021–present | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards / Capitals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Byron Villarias (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
After playing college ball with José Rizal University,[1] he was selected with the 41st pick of the 2013 PBA draft by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, but didn't get much playing time throughout his stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
After playing for multiple teams in the PBA D-League, he joined the Bataan Risers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) in 2018.[2] In 2021, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise, where he won two championships, one in FilBasket and one in the MPBL, and earned Finals MVP in the latter.[3]
Career statistics
MPBL
| 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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Bataan | 30 | 13 | 22.1 | .436 | .345 | .609 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| 2019–20 | Bataan | 32 | 20 | 25.1 | .393 | .359 | .758 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| 2022 | Nueva Ecija | 32 | 28 | 20.3 | .444 | .385 | .720 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | Nueva Ecija | 29 | 24 | 21.5 | .354 | .281 | .519 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
References
- ^ "San Mig, Ginebra, SMB, Rain or Shine resist change, put premium on chemistry ahead of new PBA season". Spin.ph. October 7, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (August 3, 2018). "Byron Villarias dead set on helping Bataan's MPBL rise". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". spin.ph. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.