Bryan Faundo

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image = Bryan Faundo 2007.jpg

| caption = Faundo in 2007

| name = Bryan Faundo

| number =

| position = Center / power forward

| league =

| team = Free agent

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|2|18}}

| birth_place = Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 225

| high_school =

| college = Letran

| draft_year_pba = 2009

| draft_pba = Undrafted

| career_start = 2009

| years1 = 2009–2010

| team1 = Barako Energy Coffee Masters

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = Brunei Barracudas

| years3 = 2011–2012

| team3 = Meralco Bolts

| years4 = 2012

| team4 = Air21 Express

| years5 = 2012–2013

| team5 = Petron Blaze Boosters

| years6 = 2013

| team6 = GlobalPort Batang Pier

| years7 = 2013–2014

| team7 = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| years8 = 2014–2015

| team8 = Blackwater Elite

| years9 = 2015–2020

| team9 = Meralco Bolts

| years10 = 2021

| team10 = Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters

| years11 = 2021

| team11 = Bulacan Kuyas

| years12 = 2022

| team12 = Alaska Aces

| years13 = 2022–2023

| team13 = Boracay Islanders

| years14 = 2023–present

| team14 = Imus SV Squad

| highlights =

NCAA Philippines champion (2005)
NCAA Philippines Mytical Team (2007)
NCAA Philippines Most Improved Player (2007)

}}

Bryan C. Faundo (born February 18, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Imus SV Squad of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

College career

In the NCAA, he was one of the key players for the Letran Knights that helped the team win the 2005-06 Championship. While in Letran, Faundo was also teammates with future PBA players RJ Jazul and Rey Guevarra. Together, they led the Knights to another finals appearance in 2007, but lost to rivals San Beda Red Lions.

Professional career

Faundo was not drafted in 2009. He was signed by Barako Energy Coffee Masters. As a rookie, he played sparingly in 20 games. He averaged 1.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 10.3 minutes.

On 2010, Faundo was signed by ASEAN Basketball League club Brunei Barracudas as an import for the 2010–11 ABL season.

He was signed by the Meralco Bolts to a six-month contract.{{cite news |last=Joble |first=Rey |title=Talk 'N Text pounces on undermanned Petron |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/talk-n-text-pounces-on-undermanned-petron |work=InterAksyon |date=November 7, 2012 |accessdate=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306212649/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/talk-n-text-pounces-on-undermanned-petron |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In November 2012, Faundo was signed by Petron Blaze Boosters. He was traded to Barangay Ginebra for Eric Menk.

Faundo was picked by expansion team Blackwater Elite ninth overall in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. With the Elite, he had his best season in the professional ranks, averaging career-highs in minutes (25.0 minutes per game), points (9.6 points per game), and rebounds (5.8 rebounds per game) and was one of the top five centers in the 2014–15 season based on player efficiency rating.{{ cite news |last=Flojo |first=Enzo |title=THE TOP FIVE #PBA2015 CENTERS RIGHT NOW |url=http://pba.inquirer.net/51157/the-top-five-pba2015-centers-right-now |work=Inquirer.net |date=November 22, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2016 }}{{ cite news |last=Flojo |first=Enzo |title=The Top 5 Centers of the 2014-2015 PBA Season |url=http://pba.inquirer.net/59624/the-top-5-centers-of-the-2014-2015-pba-season |work=Inquirer.net |date=July 26, 2015 |accessdate=March 6, 2016 }}

Faundo was signed by the Meralco Bolts from Blackwater after his contract expired,{{ cite news |last=Henson |first=Quinito |authorlink=Quinito Henson |title=D-Day has come |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/08/23/1491234/d-day-has-come |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=August 23, 2015 |accessdate=March 6, 2016 }} marking his return to the team since playing for them from 2011 to 2012.

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2021 season[https://web.archive.org/web/20161027135916/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Bryan-Faundo/223/] PBA-Online.net[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Bryan-Faundo/Summary/40272#International] Real GM

=Season-by-season averages=

| align=left | {{pbay|2009}}

| align=left | Barako Energy

| 20 || 10.4 || .373 || .000 || .250 || 2.2 || .3 || .0 || .3 || 2.0

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2011}}

| align=left | Meralco

| rowspan=2|16 || rowspan=2|8.6 || rowspan=2|.436 || rowspan=2|— || rowspan=2|.333 || rowspan=2|1.3 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|2.2

| align=left | Air21

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2012}}

| align=left | Petron

| rowspan=2|14 || rowspan=2|11.8 || rowspan=2|.425 || rowspan=2|— || rowspan=2|.846 || rowspan=2|2.6 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|3.2

| align=left | GlobalPort

| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 6 || 2.3 || .500 || — || — || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}

| align=left | Blackwater

| 27 || 25.0 || .486 || .000 || .810 || 5.8 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 9.6

| align=left | {{pbay|2015}}

| align=left | Meralco

| 50 || 13.2 || .458 || — || .875 || 2.4 || .7 || .0 || .1 || 4.6

| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}

| align=left | Meralco

| 26 || 6.4 || .429 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.7

| align=left | {{pbay|2017}}

| align=left | Meralco

| 18 || 8.2 || .400 || .500 || .000 || 1.7 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.5

| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}

| align=left | Meralco

| 37 || 10.1 || .434 || .250 || .429 || 1.7 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 3.2

| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}

| align=left | Meralco

| 10 || 10.1 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 2.5 || .5 || .0 || .2 || 2.4

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2021}}

| align=left | Phoenix Super LPG

| rowspan=2|11 || rowspan=2|8.3 || rowspan=2|.478 || rowspan=2|.000 || rowspan=2|.400 || rowspan=2|2.1 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|2.2

| align=left | Alaska

|-class=sortbottom

| align=center colspan=2 | Career

| 235 || 11.6 || .446 || .167 || .704 || 2.4 || .4 || .1 || .2 || 3.7