Bong Quinto
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bong Quinto
| image = Bong Quinto 2020.jpg
| caption = Quinto with the Meralco Bolts in 2020
| league = PBA
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb =
| team = Meralco Bolts
| number = 19
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|15}}
| birth_place = Quezon City, Philippines
| high school = Letran (Manila)
| college = Letran
| draft_year_pba = 2018
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 14
| draft_team_pba = Meralco Bolts
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018
| team1 = Batangas City Athletics
| years2 = 2019–present
| team2 = Meralco Bolts
| highlights =
- PBA champion (2024 Philippine)
- PBA Mr. Quality Minutes ({{pbay|2023|end}})
- MPBL champion (2018)
- NCAA Philippines Champion (2015)
- NCAA Philippines Mythical Team (2018)
}}
Kier John R. "Bong" Quinto (born December 15, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
College and amateur career
Quinto played his college career with the Letran Knights, where we won a championship in 2015 during NCAA Season 91. He was also selected to Mythical Team in 2018 during NCAA Season 94.{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=2018-12-16 |title=PBA Draft: Bong Quinto hoping to get picked by Rain or Shine |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/218983-bong-quinto-hoping-get-picked-rain-or-shine-rookie-draft-2018/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}
In between Season 93 and 94, Quinto was part of the Batangas City Athletics team that won the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's inaugural championship in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2018-12-12 |title=Bong Quinto, Tey Teodoro, Kyles Lao seek place in PBA after stint in MPBL |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/tey-teodoro-bong-quinto-mpbl-pba-rookie-draft-a795-20181212 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Professional career
In the 2018 PBA draft, Quinto was selected by the Meralco Bolts with the 14th overall pick and signed with the team on January 3, 2019.{{Cite web |title=Meralco Bolts signs rookies Jackson, Quinto to contracts |url=https://www.panaynews.net/meralco-bolts-signs-rookies-jackson-quinto-to-contracts/ |website=www.panaynews.net|date=3 January 2019 }} He became a role player for the Meralco, helping the team claim their first PBA championship in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup finals.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=2024-06-18 |title=Bong Quinto fulfills childhood dream of being a PBA champion |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/bong-quinto-fulfills-childhood-dream-of-being-a-pba-champion/305405 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Bong Quinto is the son of Danilo R. Quinto (b. August 1, 1958), who died in 2021.{{cite news |last1= Caacbay|first1=Kennedy |title='Champion na anak mo': Bong Quinto dedicates 1st PBA championship to dad|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/21/-champion-na-anak-mo-bong-quinto-dedicates-1st-pba-championship-to-dad-1620 |accessdate=June 22, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |date=June 22, 2024}} On January 3, 2021, Quinto got engaged to his longtime girlfriend of eight years and eight months, Joyce Pestaño.{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Bong |title=Bong Quinto gets engaged to longtime girlfriend at start of 2021|url= https://sports.inquirer.net/412167/bong-quinto-gets-engaged-to-longtime-girlfriend-at-start-of-2021|accessdate=June 22, 2024 |publisher= Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 3, 2021}}
In May 2021, Quinto earned his college degree in marketing management at Letran under the Class of 2020 after multiple delays brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2021 |title=PBA: Despite delays by pandemic, Meralco's Bong Quinto gets college degree |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/18/21/pba-despite-delays-by-pandemic-meralcos-bong-quinto-gets-college-degree |website=ABS-CBN News}}{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Kate |title=After pandemic delay, Meralco's Bong Quinto officially graduates|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/people/meralco-forward-bong-quinto-graduates-college-earns-a-business-degree-from-letran-a2442-20210518 |accessdate=June 22, 2024 |publisher=spin.ph |date=May 18, 2021}}
Career statistics
= PBA =
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
As of the end of 2023–24 season{{Cite web |title=Kier Quinto Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kier-Quinto/Summary/148314 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}
== Season-by-season averages ==
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 43 || 19.6 || .430 || .403 || .574 || 2.5 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || 5.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 18 || 26.8 || .399 || .275 || .655 || 4.6 || 2.7 || .5 || .2 || 8.4
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2021}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 42 || 23.5 || .366 || .225 || .775 || 3.4 || 3.1 || .5 || .1 || 6.8
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 49 || 25.1 || .448 || .347 || .835 || 3.4 || 2.4 || .7 || .0 || 9.4
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2023}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 39 || 25.9 || .426 || .383 || .744 || 3.4 || 2.5 || .5 || .1 || 10.1
|-class=sortbottom
| align="center" colspan=2 | Career
| 191 || 23.3 || .417 || .335 || .744 || 3.3 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 7.9
{{s-end}}
= MPBL =
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
As of the end of 2018–19 season
== Season-by-season averages ==
{{MPBL player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | 2018
| align=left | Batangas City
| 16 || 1 || 19.3 || .467 || .350 || .714 || 4.7 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 10.0
|-
| align=left | 2018–19
| align=left | Batangas City
| 5 || 0 || 22.8 || .389 || .250 || .652 || 3.8 || 2.6 || .6 || — || 8.8
{{end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kier-Quinto/Summary/148314 Kier Quinto Player Profile - RealGM]
- [https://mpbl.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F811286 Kier Quinto - Genius Sports (MPBL)]
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{{2018 PBA draft}}
{{Meralco Bolts 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{PBA Mr. Quality Minutes}}
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