John Arigo
Personal information
Born (1978-12-10) December 10, 1978
Charleston, South Carolina
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOrange Park (Orange Park, Florida)
College
PBA draft2001: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2001–2009
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number31
Career history
2001–2004Alaska Aces
2004–2009Coca-Cola Tigers
2009Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Career highlights and awards

John Hartley Ward Arigo (born December 10, 1978), in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player having played for three teams in the Philippine Basketball Association over a nine-year career.[1][2] He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January 2001 during his senior year of playing NCAA Division II basketball for the University of North Florida.

Prior to his stint with the UNF Ospreys in 2000, he played three collegiate years for the University of Tampa Spartans from 1997 to 2000, where he earned "Player of the Year" honors in 1999.

His professional basketball career began with the Alaska Aces from 2001 to 2004, and in 2003 he won his only PBA championship. He was then traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers and emerged as the team captain and leading scorer for almost five seasons from 2004 to February 2009. However, during his tenure with the Tigers, he had a couple of sidelined seasons due to injuries, management and coaching changes. Lastly, he was dealt to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters (formerly Red Bull) during the start of the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference which after contract disputes, finally ended in retirement in August 2009 after just one season with the struggling franchise.

During the span of his professional career, he was a four-time PBA All-Star, selected for the PBA's "Mythical Team" in 2003 (First team all-league), and was chosen to represent the country's National Team "Pilipinas" in Taipei, Taiwan for 2006 FIBA competition. He was a career long Nike endorser and lead spokesperson for the brand through contracts with Nike Philippines, and upon retirement was invited to the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon for his official endorser's visit.

Upon return to his hometown, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of North Florida, and graduated with honors in 2012. He is an active member of Phi Kappa Phi's National Honor Society.

He currently resides at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, and has returned to his alma mater, the University of North Florida, where he is a graduate assistant for Men's basketball, while staying involved in his community's High School basketball initiatives.

PBA career statistics

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

[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Alaska 4422.7.416.330.8032.91.4.4.18.6
2002 Alaska 5325.7.445.344.7473.42.6.3.010.6
2003 Alaska 5634.0.412.320.8555.02.9.4.114.7
2004–05 Alaska 4231.2.380.250.8124.71.9.5.114.5
Coca-Cola
2005–06 Coca-Cola 3930.9.389.242.7963.93.0.5.214.2
2006–07 Coca-Cola 4032.5.420.318.8034.12.1.5.217.0
2007–08 Coca-Cola 1717.5.409.372.7763.11.1.4.09.3
2008–09 Coca-Cola 2819.9.423.364.7112.41.3.1.07.2
Barako Bull
Career 31928.0.410.309.8033.82.2.4.112.4

References

  1. ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
  2. ↑ "John Arigo shoots for the pros". Kathy Moran, The Philippine Star. June 13, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "John Arigo Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
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