Michael DiGregorio
Filipino-Italian basketball player (born 1991)
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Michael Vincent DiGregorio (born December 12, 1991) is a Filipino-Italian professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] He was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer in the 2015 PBA draft.[2]
| No. 1 – Pangasinan Heatwaves | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 12, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | McKendree University |
| PBA draft | 2015: 4th round, 35th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Mahindra Enforcer |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Mahindra Enforcer/Floodbuster |
| 2017–2019 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2019 | TNT KaTropa |
| 2020–2022 | Alaska Aces |
| 2022 | Converge FiberXers |
| 2023–2024 | Blackwater Bossing |
| 2025–present | Pangasinan Heatwaves |
Professional career
DiGregorio was drafted 35th overall by the Mahindra Enforcer during the fourth round of the 2015 PBA draft.
On February 20, 2017, DiGregorio was signed by the Blackwater Elite.[3] DiGregorio's play in the 2017 Commissioners Cup and 2017 Governors' Cup thrust him into being one of the finalists for the 2017 PBA Most Improved Player award at the annual PBA Leo Awards Night. On September 7, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with the team.[4]
On October 19, 2019, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Brian Heruela.[5]
On January 6, 2020, DiGregorio, along with a 2023 second-round draft pick, was traded to the Alaska Aces for Simon Enciso.[6]
On May 12, 2022, DiGregorio signed a two-year deal with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.[7]
On January 3, 2023, DiGregorio, along with Tyrus Hill and RK Ilagan, was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Barkley Eboña and a 2022 first-round pick.[8] This is his second stint with the franchise.
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[9]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Mahindra | 28 | 17.8 | .377 | .346 | .812 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 6.2 |
| 2016–17 | Mahindra | 31 | 25.8 | .400 | .425 | .800 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 11.3 |
| Blackwater | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Blackwater | 34 | 29.3 | .392 | .398 | .855 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .8 | .1 | 12.4 |
| 2019 | Blackwater | 40 | 22.4 | .399 | .395 | .831 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .5 | — | 9.8 |
| TNT | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Alaska | 12 | 24.8 | .411 | .333 | .879 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .3 | — | 10.8 |
| 2021 | Alaska | 24 | 23.9 | .335 | .340 | .758 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .3 | — | 9.3 |
| 2022–23 | Converge | 30 | 12.8 | .352 | .231 | .795 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | — | 4.9 |
| Blackwater | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Blackwater | 12 | 10.2 | .417 | .412 | .941 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | — | 5.3 |
| Career | 211 | 21.6 | .385 | .373 | .823 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .4 | .0 | 9.0 | |
Personal life
He is a nephew of former NBA player Ernie DiGregorio.[10]