Egay Billones
Filipino basketball player
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Ernesto "Egay" Billiones (born November 3, 1975) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He has played in the Philippine Basketball Association, ASEAN Basketball League, and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
BornNovember 3, 1975
New Washington, Aklan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Billones in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 3, 1975 New Washington, Aklan, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Las Piñas College | ||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Barangay Ginebra Kings | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2011, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Air21 Express | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Air21 Express | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Philippine Patriots | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Misamis Oriental Meteors | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Muntinlupa Cagers | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Career
He was selected by the Gin Kings in the 2000 PBA Draft but was dropped. Billones decided to play in the PBL for Blu Detergent.
He played for Air21 (FedEx) from 2002-2006 before being signed by Talk 'N Text in 2007. He was released in early 2008. In the ASEAN Basketball League, he played for the Philippine Patriots.
Billones debuted at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League with the Muntinlupa Cagers in February 2018.[1]
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | FedEx | 13 | 8.3 | .444 | .357 | .000 | .9 | .8 | .2 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | FedEx | 40 | 22.4 | .416 | .196 | .800 | 2.7 | 3.0 | .7 | .0 | 6.1 |
| 2004–05 | FedEx | 59 | 16.3 | .437 | .383 | .717 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 |
| 2005–06 | Purefoods | 33 | 7.3 | .284 | .065 | .533 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 |
| 2006–07 | Talk 'N Text | 40 | 16.7 | .414 | .355 | .694 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 5.9 |
| 2007–08 | Talk 'N Text | 34 | 10.6 | .470 | .400 | .610 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Air21 | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Air21 / Burger King | 42 | 14.7 | .398 | .353 | .667 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .2 | .0 | 6.7 |
| 2009–10 | Burger King / Air21 | 31 | 12.5 | .381 | .279 | .731 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .2 | .0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 292 | 14.5 | .412 | .323 | .689 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 | |
