Byron Villarias

Byron Villarias
No. 51 – Basilan Steel
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	February 25, 1988 (age 38); Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
College	JRU
PBA draft	2013: 5th round, 41st overall pick
Drafted by	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	NLEX Road Warriors
2018–2020	Bataan Risers
2021–2025	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards / Capitals
2026–present	Basilan Steel
Career highlights
	MPBL champion (2022); MPBL Finals MVP (2022); FilBasket champion (Summer 2022);

John Byron "Toto" Villarias (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Steel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

LeagueMPBL

BornFebruary 25, 1988 (age 38)

Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

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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 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]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	NLEX	1	4.4	.000	.000	.500	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Career		1	4.4	.000	.000	.500	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0

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