Zandro P. Limpot Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Jun Limpot
Personal information
Born (1971-12-14) December 14, 1971 (age 52)
Surigao del Sur, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
CollegeDe La Salle
PBA draft1993: 1st round, 1st overall
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career1993–2007
PositionPower forward / center
Number72, 9
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1999Sta. Lucia Realtors
2000–2003Barangay Ginebra Kings
2004–2007Purefoods Chunkee/TJ Giants
As coach:
2013–2022De La Salle (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Team Competition
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team

Playing career

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As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two UAAP basketball titles (1989 and 1990). He shares the record of being a 3-time UAAP Most Valuable Player.

He then played for Magnolia Ice Cream in the PBL for four years from 1989 to 1993. He led the team to four conference championships and he won a PBL Most Valuable Player Award in the process.

Aside from that, he also was part of the national basketball team of the Philippines that won the Gold Medal at the 1991 Manila SEA Games. This then led Limpot to be the PBA's most sought-after amateur in the 1993 PBA Draft.

He was drafted 1st overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, where he averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 blocks in 39.8 minutes per game as a rookie. Limpot was the Rookie of the Year[2] and spent 7 years with the Sta. Lucia franchise before being traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2000 for Marlou Aquino.

He was also a member of the national basketball team of the Philippines that participated at the 1998 Asian Games.

In 2004, he was traded to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs[3] where he won his only PBA championship in 2006. He then retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  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

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Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993 Sta. Lucia 55 39.8 .514 .214 .760 8.1 2.3 .6 1.6 20.6
1994 Sta. Lucia 39 41.0 .475 .346 .830 7.6 3.1 .4 1.8 22.0
1995 Sta. Lucia 48 37.8 .520 .139 .806 6.5 1.8 .6 1.2 19.8
1996 Sta. Lucia 31 37.4 .512 .125 .778 6.5 1.5 .5 .9 18.1
1997 Sta. Lucia 55 38.4 .504 .250 .865 6.8 2.5 .6 .7 20.3
1998 Sta. Lucia 33 41.6 .427 .281 .856 8.2 2.6 .7 .7 18.9
1999 Sta. Lucia 38 39.4 .450 .207 .767 7.3 1.9 .7 .8 15.5
2000 Barangay Ginebra 36 41.9 .426 .348 .751 6.6 1.8 .3 .4 16.5
2001 Barangay Ginebra 52 40.5 .486 .300 .856 6.2 2.4 .5 .7 16.0
2002 Barangay Ginebra 19 26.7 .424 .385 .875 4.3 1.5 .2 .1 10.9
2003 Barangay Ginebra 31 31.5 .450 .407 .873 5.5 1.1 .3 .3 15.5
2004–05 Purefoods 53 25.6 .436 .250 .800 4.1 1.2 .2 .2 11.7
2005–06 Purefoods 42 15.9 .477 .105 .789 2.2 .3 .2 .2 6.1
2006–07 Purefoods 26 17.1 .472 .286 .818 2.0 .8 .2 .2 7.4
Career 558 34.6 .476 .262 .814 6.0 1.8 .4 .8 20.3

Personal life

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Limpot is married to Adrianne Escudero.

References

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  1. ^ Beltran, Nelson (September 5, 2003). "PBA Reinstatements: Long Wait for Limpot, Bernardo". Philippine Headline News Online (source: Star). Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Sydrified.Org: 20 Best Rookie Seasons in the PBA (Played in 2003 - present)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. ^ Galvez, Waylon (July 29, 2007). "Purefoods dangles P12 million on Yap". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Zandro Limpot Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)