Eric Camson
Filipino basketball player
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Eric James Mandanas Camson (born June 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rizal Golden Coolers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express.[1]
| Rizal Golden Coolers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 12, 1990 Lemery, Batangas, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Adamson |
| PBA draft | 2013: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Air21 Express |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Air21 Express |
| 2014–2017 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2017–2024 | Terrafirma Dyip |
| 2025–present | Rizal Golden Coolers |
| Career highlights | |
College career
Camson played for the Adamson Soaring Falcons while he was in college. He significantly improved in his final two years of college, averaging 40% shooting from three and was among the top five rebounders in the UAAP. In his senior year, he led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.5 points and 9.1 rebounds a game.[2]
Professional career
Air 21 Express/NLEX Road Warriors
Camson was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express.[1] In his rookie year, he had eight points and ten rebounds in a loss to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[3] He then made the lineup for the Rookie vs Sophomores game in his sophomore year.[4] He didn't get much playing time in his first three years in the league but that changed with the arrival of coach Yeng Guiao and a MCL injury to big man Enrico Villanueva.[5][6] He scored 14 points in a loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[7]
Mahindra Floodbuster/Terrafirma franchise
During the 2017 Commissioner's Cup, Camson was traded to the Mahindra Floodbuster along with Glenn Khobuntin and a 2020 second-round pick in exchange for Alex Mallari and Kenneth Ighalo.[8] In his first game for Mahindra, he had nine points, three rebounds, and two assists in 18 minutes in a win over the Blackwater Elite.[9] During the 2017 Governors' Cup, he was fined P5,000 for committing a flagrant foul in their games versus the TNT Katropa.[10]
In the 2017–18 Philippine Cup, Camson had a career-high 24 points in a loss to his former team.[11] He got into an elbow match against Raymond Almazan of Rain or Shine, and was ejected from the game.[12] He was then fined P30K and suspended for one game.[13]
The Dyip fell short of making the playoffs thrice the following season. Camson was re-signed at the end of their season.[14]
In the 2021 Philippine Cup, Camson had 15 points (including the game-sealing score) and 13 rebounds to help Terrafirma score an upset win over Ginebra.[15][16]
On August 5, 2024, Camson was released by Terrafirma.[17]
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 |
As of the end of 2023–24 season[18]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Air21 | 35 | 10.9 | .434 | .000 | .545 | 3.5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2014–15 | NLEX | 19 | 5.9 | .303 | .000 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 1.3 |
| 2015–16 | NLEX | 9 | 6.9 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
| 2016–17 | NLEX | 31 | 12.8 | .365 | .299 | .714 | 3.1 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Mahindra / Kia | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Kia / Columbian | 25 | 18.4 | .397 | .262 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | Columbian | 29 | 12.6 | .347 | .250 | .808 | 3.0 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | Terrafirma | 10 | 18.6 | .457 | .313 | .769 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .5 | — | 8.4 |
| 2021 | Terrafirma | 20 | 14.7 | .385 | .150 | .727 | 3.8 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2022–23 | Terrafirma | 33 | 20.3 | .444 | .333 | .701 | 5.3 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 10.0 |
| 2023–24 | Terrafirma | 23 | 7.2 | .442 | .294 | .727 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Career | 234 | 13.2 | .404 | .267 | .705 | 3.4 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 | |