Alex Vincent Crisano (born February 26, 1976) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player.
First Years
Crisano was undrafted in
2000
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but he was signed and directly hired by the
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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. However, his stay with the Gin Kings was cut at the end of the
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, or known as the 2004 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference.
Pri ...
. He also played for the
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
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The ...
that were known as the Phone Pals.
Return to Barangay Ginebra
Before the start of the
2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
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, the management of Ginebra announced that Crisano will return for the team. From there, his game as an energy player and a crowd favorite was seen by the fans. He helped the team beat the
Air21 Express Air21 Express may refer to
* Barako Bull Energy, Philippine basketball team named as "Air21 Express" from 2005 to 2009, and from 2010 to 2011
* Air21 Express (2012–2014)
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in the finals 4–3.
Barako Bull
After two conferences with Ginebra, he was acquired by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters during the
2009 PBA Fiesta Conference where he became the leader of the team. At the
2009–10 Philippine Cup, he had a career season averaging 8.9 points 6.2 rebounds and 32 percent from the 3-point line. However, the team did not make the playoffs finishing at the bottom of the standings with a 3–15 record. Also, due to financial problems of the franchise, he was not able to stay with the team for the following conference.
Philippine Patriots
He was chosen as one of the players for the
Philippine Patriots in the
Asean Basketball League alongside
Allan Salangsang and
Egay Billones to defend their title. However, they lost to the
Chang Thailand Slammers in the finals.
Powerade Tigers
After his stint with the Patriots, he was acquired by the
Powerade Tigers
The Powerade Tigers were a professional basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association from 2002 to 2012. The franchise was owned by Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) when the company acquired Cosmos Bottling Cor ...
to boost up their frontline.
Globalport Batang Pier
He was played in 1 Regular Season of
Globalport Batang Pier
The NorthPort Batang Pier is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that first played in the 2012–13 PBA season. The team took over the franchise of the Powerade Tigers in 2012 after it was sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Besides N ...
in 2012–2013
PBA career statistics
Season-by-season averages
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Barangay Ginebra
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Barangay Ginebra
, 36 , , 23.4 , , .533 , , .111 , , .571 , , 6.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , .9 , , 5.5
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Talk 'N Text
, 34 , , 9.9 , , .479 , , .333 , , .615 , , 2.7 , , .2 , , .3 , , .4 , , 2.5
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Barangay Ginebra
, 25 , , 14.1 , , .610 , , .000 , , .652 , , 3.8 , , .2 , , .0 , , .5 , , 4.4
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Barangay Ginebra
, 25 , , 11.1 , , .469 , , .000 , , .517 , , 3.8 , , .4 , , .1 , , .2 , , 3.0
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Barangay Ginebra
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Barako Bull
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Barako Energy Coffee
, 17 , , 22.7 , , .440 , , .317 , , .690 , , 6.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , .5 , , 8.9
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Powerade
Powerade is a sports drink created in 1988 and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. Its primary competitor is Gatorade, which is owned by PepsiCo since 2001.
History
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, 30 , , 6.9 , , .350 , , .286 , , 1.000 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .1 , , .2 , , 1.8
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GlobalPort
, 5 , , 3.6 , , .000 , , .000 , , — , , .8 , , .8 , , .0 , , .2 , , .0
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, 232 , , 14.9 , , .475 , , .236 , , .638 , , 4.0 , , .4 , , .2 , , .4 , , 4.0
References
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1976 births
Living people
Barako Bull Energy Boosters players
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
Brooklyn Bulldogs men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Filipino men's basketball players
NorthPort Batang Pier players
Powerade Tigers players
Power forwards
TNT Tropang 5G players
Doping cases in basketball
American men's basketball players
Brooklyn College alumni
American sportspeople of Filipino descent
Philippine Patriots players