Sunday Salvacion
Filipino basketball player
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Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played the small forward and shooting guard positions. Salvacion played college basketball for the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) Blazers before spending twelve years in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Salvacion also played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) and the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1978 Tago, Surigao del Sur, Philippines |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rizal Memorial Colleges (Davao City) |
| College | Olivarez College (1998) Benilde (1999–2002) |
| PBA draft | 2003: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Playing career | 2003–2018 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2003–2010 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2010 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
| 2010–2011 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2011–2012 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2012–2014 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2014–2015 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2015 | Pilipinas MX3 Kings |
| 2016 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2018 | Navotas Clutch |
Coaching | |
| 2018 | Navotas Clutch (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Career
During his college career, Salvacion established himself as a prolific scorer and earned the NCAA Most Valuable Player award. Over the course of his professional career with the Barangay Ginebra Kings, he developed into a reliable defensive player and perimeter shooter, eventually becoming part of the team’s regular rotation. He was also recognised for his three-point shooting ability during his career in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Known to elevate his game during the playoffs, Salvacion's contribution was more evident during Ginebra's championship runs on the 2004–2005 and 2006–2007 Philippine Cup where he proved to be one of the key players.
On September 12, 2014, he and Jason Ballesteros were sent to Blackwater Elite in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and Meralco Bolts. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for Juneric Baloria. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party.[1]
In September 2015, Salvacion was signed by the Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas, which later became known as the Pilipinas MX3 Kings, of the ABL as one of the team's local players. However, in December 2015, Salvacion, along with Emmerson Oreta, Charles Mammie, Chad Alonzo, Jondan Salvador, and Adrian Celada were released by the Pilipinas MX3 Kings after a roster overhaul.
Salvacion later became part of the Navotas Clutch of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as a playing assistant coach to Elvis Tolentino.[2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Barangay Ginebra | 35 | 16.5 | .382 | .289 | .714 | 2.9 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 6.5 |
| 2004–05 | Barangay Ginebra | 76 | 19.8 | .343 | .319 | .625 | 3.1 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 5.3 |
| 2005–06 | Barangay Ginebra | 41 | 13.6 | .387 | .250 | .706 | 2.4 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2006–07 | Barangay Ginebra | 52 | 26.9 | .470 | .316 | .767 | 5.0 | .9 | .2 | .2 | 10.6 |
| 2007–08 | Barangay Ginebra | 45 | 18.0 | .336 | .330 | .800 | 3.5 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 6.4 |
| 2008–09 | Barangay Ginebra | 40 | 21.3 | .357 | .323 | .580 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | 9.5 |
| 2009–10 | Barangay Ginebra | 35 | 16.2 | .362 | .324 | .800 | 3.4 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 6.1 |
| 2010–11 | Barako Bull | 55 | 20.0 | .349 | .316 | .714 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 7.2 |
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| 2011–12 | Barako Bull | 20 | 17.1 | .320 | .294 | .500 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.5 |
| 2012–13 | Meralco | 42 | 20.4 | .354 | .350 | .750 | 2.9 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2013–14 | Meralco | 25 | 14.8 | .368 | .347 | .900 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 5.0 |
| 2014–15 | Blackwater | 20 | 15.5 | .325 | .269 | .800 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 6.0 |
| 2015–16 | GlobalPort | 6 | 11.3 | .500 | .429 | .333 | 1.2 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Career | 492 | 18.9 | .368 | .317 | .717 | 3.1 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 6.6 | |
Personal life
Salvacion now resides in Antipolo along with his mother, sister and his wife.