Jared Dillinger

{{short description|Filipino-American basketball player (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image = Jared Dillinger - Gilas Practice (cropped).png

| caption = Dillinger in 2014

| name = Jared Dillinger

| number = 22

| position = Small forward / guard

| league = PBA

| team = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| nationality = Filipino / American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Rapid City, South Dakota

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 220

| high school = Dakota Ridge (Littleton, Colorado)

| college =

Air Force (2003–2005)
Hawaii (2006–2008)

| draft_year_pba = 2008

| draft_round_pba = 1

| draft_pick_pba = 2

| draft_team_pba = Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

| career_start = 2008

| years1 = 2008–2013

| team1 = Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

| years2 = 2013–2019

| team2 = Meralco Bolts

| years3 = 2019–present

| team3 = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| highlights =

9× PBA champion (2008–09 Philippine, 2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine, 2019 Governors', 2020 Philippine, 2021 Governors', 2022–23 Commissioner's)
PBA All-Star (2009)
PBA All-Rookie Team ({{pbay|2008|end}})
PBA Blitz Game MVP (2010)

| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}

}}

Jared Ryan B. Dillinger (born January 6, 1984) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Dillinger is the second pick overall in the very talented draft class of 2008. He is a very versatile player that can play the 2, 3, and occasionally the 4 position. In his rookie year, he was included in the RP Training Pool under coach Yeng Guiao.

Early career

Jared Ryan Dillinger was born on January 6, 1984, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to a Filipina mother and American father.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interbasket.net/news/2008/07/01/jared-dillinger-first-look/ |title=Jared Dillinger Player Profile | University of Hawaii | |access-date=2010-07-06 |archive-date=2010-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323201216/http://www.interbasket.net/news/2008/07/01/jared-dillinger-first-look/ |url-status=dead }} He originally played for the U.S. Air Force Academy, then transferred to Hawaii, and was a starter on his last year. Dillinger averaged 31 minutes, 9.7 points, and 2 assists. He shot 38.3 percent from the 3-point line as a senior.

He first played for the Pampanga Buddies in the Liga Pilipinas to meet the requirements of the PBA which was to play 25 amateur games before entering the PBA draft. He soon got drafted by Talk’N’Text and was a part of the dynasty where he won 5 championships in a span in 4 years.

Professional career

Dillinger was drafted second overall by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the 2008 PBA draft.

In June 2013, in the middle of the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Dillinger was traded to sister team Meralco Bolts in a three-team trade that also involved Barako Bull Energy.{{cite news |last=Joble |first=Rey |title=PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk 'N Text |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text |work=InterAksyon |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=March 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233851/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text |archive-date=March 4, 2016}} He signed with Barangay Ginebra in 2019 as a free agent, breaking the "gentelman's agreement" between him and his previous team Meralco Bolts.{{cite news |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |title=Meralco claims Dillinger 'broke gentlemen's agreement' to sign with Ginebra |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/meralco-claims-dillinger-broke-gentleman-s-agreement-to-sign-with-ginebra-a795-20190531 |work=Spin.ph |date=May 31, 2019}}{{cite news |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |title=Black, Meralco disappointed Dillinger signed with Ginebra |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/231987-norman-black-meralco-disappointed-dillinger-signed-barangay-ginebra |work=Rappler |date=June 1, 2019}}

Television career

In December 2023, Dillinger was one of three co-hosts of CNN Philippines' business and gaming program, The Future.{{cite news |last=Micallef |first=Katy |title=CNN Philippines launches new series The Future |url=https://sigma.world/news/cnn-philippines-launches-new-series-the-future/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |work=SiGMA |date=December 7, 2023}} He is also the co-host of "Let it Fly" podcast{{Cite web |title=Jared Dillinger tells hilarious story of how he was hidden by Talk 'N Text before 2008 PBA Draft |url=https://onesports.ph/pba/article/15758/jared-dillinger-tells-hilarious-story-of-how-he-was-hidden-by-talk-n-text-before-2008-pba-draft |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=onesports.ph |language=en}} and also works with a Philippines based cryptocurrency wallet where he educates people on emerging technologies.{{Cite web |last=Peligro |first=Ana |date=2023-09-20 |title=Jared Dillinger, Kylie Versoza take on emerging tech to help boost the Philippine market |url=https://coingeek.com/jared-dillinger-kylie-versoza-take-on-emerging-tech-to-help-boost-the-philippine-market-video/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=CoinGeek |language=en-US}}

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2022–23 season{{Cite web |title=Jared Dillinger Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jared-Dillinger/163/ |website=PBA-Online.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027135921/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jared-Dillinger/163/ |archive-date=2016-10-27 }}{{Cite web |title=Jared Dillinger Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jared-Dillinger/Summary/8872 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}

=Season-by-season averages=

| align=left | {{pbay|2008}}

| align=left | Talk 'N Text

| 45 || 26.0 || .377 || .310 || .520 || 4.3 || 1.6 || .8 || .5 || 10.7

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

| align=left | Talk 'N Text

| 43 || 19.9 || .374 || .038 || .606 || 4.2 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || 6.7

| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}

| align=left | Talk 'N Text

| 44 || 17.4 || .391 || .306 || .461 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .4 || .5 || 6.2

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

| align=left | Talk 'N Text

| 48 || 25.6 || .401 || .379 || .537 || 3.1 || 1.8 || .8 || .3 || 10.2

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{pbay|2012}}

| align=left | Talk 'N Text

| rowspan=2|41 || rowspan=2|24.4 || rowspan=2|.351 || rowspan=2|.271 || rowspan=2|.619 || rowspan=2|3.0 || rowspan=2|1.5 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|6.5

| align=left | Meralco

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

| align=left | Meralco

| 33 || 30.8 || .420 || .348 || .672 || 4.5 || 2.7 || .8 || .5 || 10.5

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

| align=left | Meralco

| 32 || 22.6 || .455 || .362 || .591 || 3.8 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 9.1

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

| align=left | Meralco

| 43 || 25.8 || .409 || .332 || .602 || 3.2 || 1.5 || .6 || .3 || 10.7

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

| align=left | Meralco

| 40 || 30.7 || .375 || .353 || .544 || 3.3 || 1.9 || .7 || .5 || 10.8

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

| align=left | Meralco

| 27 || 23.4 || .362 || .319 || .667 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .8 || .2 || 7.0

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{pbay|2019}}

| align=left | Meralco

| rowspan=2|13 || rowspan=2|13.0 || rowspan=2|.447 || rowspan=2|.400 || rowspan=2|.800 || rowspan=2|2.5 || rowspan=2|.6 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|4.3

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

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

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 21 || 16.3 || .396 || .319 || .667 || 2.4 || .9 || .3 || .2 || 5.2

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

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 13 || 12.8 || .310 || .130 || 1.000 || 1.9 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 2.3

| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 8 || 5.9 || .200 || .000 || — || .6 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .5

|- class=sortbottom

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 451 || 23.2 || .391 || .324 || .568 || 3.3 || 1.5 || .6 || .3 || 8.3

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090624051216/http://www.interbasket.net/news/321/2008/07/01/jared-dillinger-first-look/ Jared Dillinger: First Look | Player Profile]

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