Kerby Mariano Raymundo (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional

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player. He last played for the

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of the

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(PBA). Known as The Kid, he was a former star player with the Letran Knights during his

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years.

Amateur career

It was only in Raymundo's junior year in Jose Rizal Institute (High school) that he started playing basketball. He was discovered by Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda, Jr., a former

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player and coach. Raymundo played for Letran in the

from 1997–1999 and made significant impact for the Knights alongside future PBA players

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and Willie Miller. From 1998-1999, he was a member of the Knights' back-to-back NCAA championships with victories over five-peat champion San Sebastian Stags and the JRU Heavy Bombers, respectively. He was named NCAA MVP in 1999. He also played for the Philippine national team in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games as the country won the gold medal. He played for

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in the

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, teaming up with future teammates Jimwell Torion,

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, Junthy Valenzuela, and Fil-American recruit Davonn Harp, but never led the Energy Kings to a title in his only stint in 1999.

PBA career

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Raymundo joined the PBA at the age of 19 when

made the decision to move to the PBA from the PBL making him the second youngest player to join the league. He played six games for Red Bull in his debut in the

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All-Filipino Cup, but was banned by the league for the rest of the season after finding out that Raymundo falsified his requirements to enter the league. The league required players who have graduated from high school in 1996, while Raymundo graduated only a year later before going to Letran. He would later return in

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for the Thunder, becoming one of the vital cogs, along with Davonn Harp, Mick Pennisi, Jimwell Torion, former collegiate teammate Miller and import

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, to lead Red Bull to their first championship over the

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in the Commissioner's Cup.

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In 2002, Raymundo was shipped to Purefoods. In his first year with the franchise, he led the team to a Governor's Cup championship. Raymundo also received the Finals MVP award under then-interim coach

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. He was again instrumental in Purefoods' 2006 PBA Philippine Cup crown, along with James Yap,

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and Marc Pingris. After Rey Evangelista retired in 2008, Raymundo assumed the role of team captain. He was sidelined with a knee injury when Purefoods took home the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup trophy. On March 28, 2011, Raymundo became the 63rd player to join the PBA’s 5,000-point club. On April 2, 2011, Raymundo became the 33rd player in PBA history to collect at least 2,000 defensive rebounds. On December 3, 2011, Raymundo became the 41st player in PBA history to collect at least 1,000 offensive rebounds.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Before the start of the 2012 Commissioner's Cup, B-MEG traded former team-captain and stalwart Raymundo to its sister team Ginebra and in turn acquired high flying forward JC Intal.

Meralco Bolts

After Meralco got eliminated in the Governor's Cup Semifinals series against San Mig Coffee Mixers, the Bolts traded big man Jay-R Reyes for him. This trade reunites him with

, his former coach in Purefoods. The veteran Raymundo, who chose not to sign a contract with Meralco for the moment, has yet to play a single game for the Bolts. He has been sidelined by a complicated knee injury since the start of the 2013 Governors' Cup while he was still playing for the Gin Kings - an injury which would cost Raymundo around P4.5 million of his own money if he opts to undergo surgery in the US. Originally diagnosed as a mere bone bruise, the injury turned out to be a lot more serious when Raymundo had his knee checked in the

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last November 2013. The injury is the same one that sidelined

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power forward

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for a long period. In May 2015, Raymundo announced his retirement, saying that although he is still capable of playing after he was cleared by his doctors to play, he no longer had the passion to continue playing basketball.

National team career

He is a many-time member of the Philippine national basketball team, and was considered as a possible team captain in 2009.

Player statistics

Player Profile
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Regular season

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, 38 , , 16.6 , , .423 , , .000 , , .638 , , 4.6 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .4 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 474 , , 30.5 , , .401 , , .266 , , .677 , , 7.2 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , .6 , , 12.2

References

External links

Player Profile
at PBA-Online!
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raymundo, Kerby 1981 births Living people Barako Bull Energy Boosters players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players from Bataan Filipino Roman Catholics Magnolia Hotshots players Letran Knights basketball players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball)