Greg Slaughter

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image = gregoryslaughter1.png

| caption = Slaughter with Barangay Ginebra in 2014

| name = Greg Slaughter

| number =

| position = Center

| league =

| team = Free agent

| nationality = Filipino / American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|19}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 258

| high school = Massaponax
(Fredericksburg, Virginia)

| college =

UV (2007–2009)
Ateneo (2011–2012)

| draft_year_pba = 2013

| draft_round_pba = 1

| draft_pick_pba = 1st overall

| draft_team_pba = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| career_start = 2013

| years1 = 2013–2020

| team1 = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| years2 = 2021

| team2 = NorthPort Batang Pier

| years3 = 2022–2024

| team3 = Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

| years4 = 2024

| team4 = Manila SV Batang Sampaloc

| highlights =

4× PBA champion (2016 Governors', 2017 Governors', 2018 Commissioner's, 2019 Governors')
PBA Best Player of the Conference (2017 Governors')
5× PBA All-Star (2014–2016, 2018, 2019)
PBA Mythical First Team ({{pbay|2014|end}})
PBA Mythical Second Team ({{pbay|2013|end}})
PBA Rookie of the Year ({{pbay|2013|end}})
PBA All-Rookie Team ({{pbay|2013|end}})
All-MPBL Second Team (2024)
MPBL All-Star (2024)
2× UAAP champion (2011, 2012)
3× CESAFI champion (2007–2009)
2× CESAFI Most Valuable Player (2008, 2009)
2× UAAP Mythical Team (2011, 2012)
2× PCCL Mythical Team (2011, 2012)
Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup champion (2011)
Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup Mythical Team (2012)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{PHL}} }}

}}

Gregory William Slaughter{{cite magazine|last1=Padilla|first1=Erika |author-link1=Erika Padilla|title=Dugout Diaries: Getting To Know That Gentle Giant, Greg Slaughter|url=https://www.fhm.com.ph/pop-culture/sports/dugout-diaries-greg-slaughter-pba|access-date=May 2, 2018|magazine=FHM Philippines|date=Nov 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502145521/https://www.fhm.com.ph/pop-culture/sports/dugout-diaries-greg-slaughter-pba|archive-date=May 2, 2018}} (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Manila SV Batang Sampaloc of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft.{{cite news |title=Slaughter leads 44 hopefuls in PBA draft |url=http://www.rappler.com/video/sports/42976-greg-slaughter-leads-44-hopefuls-pba-draft-2013 |work=Rappler |date=November 6, 2013 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819142849/http://www.rappler.com/video/sports/42976-greg-slaughter-leads-44-hopefuls-pba-draft-2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=live }} Sports commentators and scribes call him GregZilla because of his apparent heft and height.[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/gregzilla-slaughter-throws-weight-around-as-vengeful-ginebra-pounds-san-mig 'Gregzilla' Slaughter throws weight around as vengeful Ginebra pounds San Mig] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044407/http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/gregzilla-slaughter-throws-weight-around-as-vengeful-ginebra-pounds-san-mig |date=February 23, 2014 }} Spin.ph Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) and 245 pounds (111 kg), he plays the center position in B.League, the Japanese professional basketball league.{{Cite web |title=グレゴリー・スローター |url=https://www.bleague.jp/roster_detail/?PlayerID=51000185 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト |language=ja}}

Early life

Greg's father is {{height|ft=6|in=3}}, while his mother is {{height|ft=5|in=7}}, Both of his parents were health physicists at nuclear power plants. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio,{{cite news |last1=Ballesteros |first1=Jan |title=Slaughter, Fajardo finally play with championship at stake |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/basketball/pba/story/_/id/24183831/slaughter-fajardo-play-championship-stake |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=ESPN |date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205094249/https://www.espn.co.uk/basketball/pba/story/_/id/24183831/slaughter-fajardo-play-championship-stake |archive-date=5 December 2018}} and grew up in Virginia, finishing at Massaponax High School. In 2007, his family moved to Cebu, the hometown of his mother. He quickly learned Cebuano and was convinced by his maternal uncles to play competitive basketball.{{cite web |url=http://micohaliliblogs.blogspot.com/2012/08/greg-slaughter-man-of-great-heights-by.html |title=Greg Slaughter - Man of Great Heights |publisher=Mico Halili |date=August 1, 2012 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141434/http://micohaliliblogs.blogspot.com/2012/08/greg-slaughter-man-of-great-heights-by.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}

College career

He studied and played for the University of the Visayas from 2007 to 2009 and took up Political Science, winning the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) men's basketball title each year in his three-year stint with UV, as well as the league MVP award in 2008 and 2009, the latter of which he shared with June Mar Fajardo of the University of Cebu. He transferred to Ateneo de Manila University in 2010 and became an eligible player in 2011.{{ cite news |title=After playing pro, Ateneo's Slaughter back in college for his degree |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/231116/sports/after-playing-pro-ateneo-s-slaughter-back-in-college-for-his-degree |work=Mav Gonzales, GMA |date=September 7, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226042600/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/231116/sports/after-playing-pro-ateneo-s-slaughter-back-in-college-for-his-degree |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |url-status=live }} In his two seasons for the Blue Eagles, he averaged 13.1 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.8 APG 2.9 BPG and 49.7 FG%, and he placed second in rebounds and blocks. He successfully teamed up with Kiefer Ravena and Nico Salva to lead Ateneo to two UAAP championships and completing a five-peat.{{ cite news |title=The top 10 collegiate basketball players |url=http://www.rappler.com/sports/15354-the-top-10-collegiate-basketball-players |work=Robi Raya, Rappler |date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823085051/http://www.rappler.com/sports/15354-the-top-10-collegiate-basketball-players |archive-date=August 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}

PBA D-League

After graduating from Ateneo, he signed with PBA D-League team NLEX Road Warriors to showcase his talent for the upcoming PBA Draft.

Career

=PBA draft=

Slaughter declared for the 2013 PBA draft. In the prospect camp, he was measured to have height of 6 foot and 11 5/8 inches and a wingspan of 85 inches. He had a vertical reach of 11 feet 6 inches and performed 40 bench presses, the most of all draft applicants. He also did 50 situps, 62 pushups and 18 pullups. After the workout, multiple PBA managers and analysts listed him as the no. 1 prospect.{{cite news |title=Stats confirm Slaughter as No. 1 prospect |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/126651/stats-confirm-slaughter-as-no-1-prospect |newspaper=Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518174001/http://sports.inquirer.net/126651/stats-confirm-slaughter-as-no-1-prospect |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=live }} Barangay Ginebra San Miguel picked him with the #1 pick in the draft.

=Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2013–2020)=

Greg Slaughter was paired with Japeth Aguilar to form one of the most formidable frontcourt duos in the PBA and was dubbed the "Twin Towers". In his first game in the PBA, he tallied 10 points (5 of 9 shooting) and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes of play. On February 8, 2020 via Instagram, Slaughter announced that he's taking a break from PBA after his contract with Ginebra already expired.

On February 4, 2021, Ginebra coach Tim Cone confirmed that Slaughter is re-signed with the team after a 1-year hiatus.

=NorthPort Batang Pier (2021) =

On March 5, 2021, Slaughter was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier in exchange for Christian Standhardinger.{{Cite news |title=NorthPort trades Standhardinger to Ginebra for Slaughter |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/northport-trades-standhardinger-to-ginebra-for-slaughter |website=PBA.ph |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=March 5, 2021}} He became a restricted free agent on January 31, 2022.{{Cite news |title=Greg Slaughter's Northport contract expires |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/greg-slaughters-northport-contract-expires/230835 |website=Tiebreaker Times |date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022}} He was unable to re-sign with NorthPort due to contract disputes.{{Cite news |title=PBA: Greg Slaughter hits back at NorthPort as contract dispute drags on |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/460700/pba-greg-slaughter-hits-back-at-northport-as-contract-dispute-drags-on |website=Inquirer Sports |date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

=Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka (2022–2024)=

On July 9, 2022, Slaughter signed with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League of Japan marking his departure from the PBA.{{Cite news |title=Greg Slaughter signs with Fukuoka in Japan B.League Division 2 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/469341/greg-slaughter-signs-with-fukuoka-in-japan-b-league-division-2 |website=Inquirer Sports |date=July 9, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

=Manila SV Batang Sampaloc (2024)=

In April 2024, Greg Slaughter was listed as a reserve player for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's Manila SV Batang Sampaloc. He will join the Manila squad upon the conclusion of the 2023–24 B.League season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-04 |title=Greg Slaughter listed as reserve for Manila Stars |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/greg-slaughter-listed-as-reserve-for-manila-stars/298843 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sayson |first=Homer D. |title=COLUMN: Greg Slaughter playing for Manila Stars 'a done deal' |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/manila-stars-say-they-ve-reached-deal-with-greg-slaughter-a2244-20240406 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2021 Season[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Gregory-Slaughter/Summary/62646#International] Real GM

=Season-by-season averages=

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 43 || 32.9 || .532 || .000 || .641 || 10.0 || 1.5 || .2 || 1.4 || 14.6

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 32 || 28.8 || .494 || — || .705 || 10.3 || 1.3 || .2 || .8 || 14.8

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 26 || 35.3 || .545 || .000 || .708 || 11.7 || 2.0 || .4 || 1.3 || 19.7

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 23 || 27.4 || .487 || — || .659 || 8.2 || 1.4 || .2 || 1.9 || 13.8

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 38 || 27.7 || .486 || .000 || .691 || 8.0 || 1.9 || .3 || 1.1 || 13.4

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

| align="left" | Barangay Ginebra

| 49 || 22.8 || .508 || — || .713 || 6.4 || 1.0 || .3 || .9 || 9.8

| align="left" | {{pbay|2021}}

| align="left" | NorthPort

| 12 || 35.3 || .480 || .059 || .563 || 10.8 || .7 || .3 || 1.9 || 16.5

|-class=sortbottom

| align=center colspan=2 | Career

| 223 || 29.0 || .508 || .048 || .678 || 9.0 || 1.4 || .3 || 1.2 || 14.0

International career

Slaughter was the starting center for the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the 2011 SEA Games and the 2011 SEABA tournament which was the qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.{{cite news |title=Sinag Pilipinas Shines |url=http://www.hoopnut.com/2011/11/sinag-pilipinas-shines.html |work=Hoopnut.com |date=November 24, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116130825/http://www.hoopnut.com/2011/11/sinag-pilipinas-shines.html |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live }} He was also a part of the national team pool in preparation for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship held in the Philippines but did not make it to the final 12 roster. He was again invited to the pool that will train to compete in both the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but he declined.{{cite news |title=The curious case of SMC players declining invitations to Gilas Pilipinas |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/the-curious-case-of-smc-players-declining-invitations-to-gilas-pilipinas |work=Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAksyon.com |date=March 10, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095642/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/the-curious-case-of-smc-players-declining-invitations-to-gilas-pilipinas |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }} He played in the Philippines in the fifth window of the Asia qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup against Kazakhstan, but he was scoreless and had only one rebound in the game.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=2018-11-29 |title='Dream come true' as Greg Slaughter, June Mar Fajardo team up for Gilas |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/dream-come-true-greg-slaughter-june-mar-fajardo-team-gilas/136015 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2018-12-01 |title=Greg Slaughter absent as Gilas resumes practice |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/greg-slaughter-absent-gilas-resumes-practice/136234 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}