Russel Escoto
Filipino basketball player
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Russel Dalusung Escoto (born December 4, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1][2]
PositionCenter / power forward
LeaguePBA
BornDecember 4, 1992
Angeles City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Escoto in 2022 | |
| No. 88 – Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 1992 Angeles City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | FEU |
| PBA draft | 2016: Special draft |
| Drafted by | Mahindra Floodbuster |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2019 | Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip |
| 2019 | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| 2020 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2022–present | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
| Career highlights | |
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage |
| 3FG% | 3-point field-goal percentage | 4P% | 4-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 2024–25 season[3]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | 4P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Mahindra | 10 | 18.0 | .468 | .667 | — | .800 | 4.0 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 8.0 |
| 2017–18 | Kia / Columbian | 26 | 14.4 | .348 | .244 | — | .529 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | Columbian | 36 | 10.7 | .437 | .377 | — | .677 | 2.3 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
| NorthPort | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | San Miguel | 13 | 12.2 | .279 | .063 | — | .417 | 3.2 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | Magnolia | 7 | 4.7 | .389 | .200 | — | 1.000 | .1 | — | — | — | 2.7 |
| 2022–23 | Magnolia | 27 | 9.0 | .500 | .263 | — | .357 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | — | 3.9 |
| 2023–24 | Magnolia | 20 | 6.8 | .475 | .412 | — | .556 | 1.5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 |
| 2024–25 | Magnolia | 14 | 6.4 | .481 | .273 | — | 1.000 | 1.6 | .4 | .1 | — | 2.4 |
| Career | 153 | 10.5 | .423 | .309 | — | .612 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.7 | |
