Nic Belasco
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Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Stockton, California | December 10, 1973
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Notre Dame de Namur |
PBA draft | 1997 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
Selected by the Sunkist Orange Juicers | |
Playing career | 1997–2014, 2019–present |
Coaching career | 2015–2018 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997–1999 | Sunkist Orange Juicers/Pop Cola Panthers |
1999–2006 | San Miguel Beermen |
2006–2007 | Alaska Aces |
2007–2008 | Welcoat Dragons |
2008–2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
2009–2010 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
2010 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
2012 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
2012 | Powerade Tigers |
2012–2014 | Alaska Aces |
2019–2020 | Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors |
As coach: | |
2015 | Laguna BUSA Warriors |
2016–2018 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicholas M. Belasco (born December 10, 1973), better known as Nic Belasco, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League. He was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He founded the Belasco Unlimited Skills Academy (BUSA).[1]
Professional career[]
San Miguel Beermen[]
He has won 8 championships in his PBA career, six of them which he earned with San Miguel Beermen.
Welcoat Dragons[]
On 2006–2007 season, Belasco was signed by the Welcoat Dragons.
Coca-Cola Tigers[]
On March 7, 2008, Belasco was shipped to the Coca-Cola Tigers in exchange for Mark Isip.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters[]
On August 3, 2009, in a three-way trade involving the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, and Coca-Cola Tigers, Belasco was shipped to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, Rob Reyes to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters and Larry Rodriguez to the Coca-Cola Tigers.
Powerade Tigers[]
In June 2012, after the Westports Malaysia Dragons were eliminated by the San Miguel Beermen in the semi-finals of the ABL, he was signed by the Powerade Tigers.
Player profile[]
Belasco is one of the many reliable big men in the league during his playing days. He is a workhorse inside the paint and is a good shooter from the outside. Belasco is also a proven defense specialist.
References[]
- ^ "Nic Belasco glad to be back in PBA, this time as assistant coach for Phoenix". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Alaska Aces (PBA) players
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Basketball players from Stockton, California
- Filipino expatriate basketball people in Malaysia
- Filipino men's basketball coaches
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Filipino people of American descent
- Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts men's basketball players
- Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
- Philippine Basketball Association coaches
- Pop Cola Panthers players
- Powerade Tigers players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Small forwards
- Sta. Lucia Realtors players
- TNT Tropang Giga players
- Kuala Lumpur Dragons players
- American men's basketball players
- Pop Cola Panthers draft picks
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players
- Filipino basketball biography stubs