Ebrahim "Biboy" Lopez Enguio (born January 31, 1988) is a Filipino-Indonesian professional

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player for the

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of the

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(IBL). He played college basketball for the

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in the

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(UAAP).

Early life

Ebrahim Lopez Enguio was born on January 31, 1988, in

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, Philippines. He is of Filipino and Indonesian descent. His father, a

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-native is an Indonesian citizen while his mother is of native Filipino descent.

College career

As the youngest of six children, he claimed that his uncle taught him how to play

. Enguio's basketball career began at age 13 when he was in high school and played for a school team in

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. It was then continued until he went to college and played for the

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Red Warriors in the

(UAAP).

Amateur career

After his college career in the UAAP, Enguio played in the

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with the Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men and Boracay Rhum Waves (now Tanduay Light Rhum Masters) before moving to Indonesia.

Professional career

NBL Indonesia

Aspac Jakarta

Enguio debuted in

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(currently

) with

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. At that time, he was predicted to be one of the best rookies in the league besides Ramot Gemilang who played for Satya Wancana. Enguio has been known to dunk in games. He did it for the first time at the Solo Series III while he dunked in the Series IV three times. In Series IV Bandung, he did an

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dunk twice which was very rare in basketball games in

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. In one of his games as a rookie, he recorded a double-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.

Return to the PBA D-League

Tanduay Light Rhum Masters

Enguio signed with the

team Tanduay Light Rhum Masters for the 2016 Foundation Cup.

Marinerong Pilipino

Enguio signed with the team Marinerong Pilipino for the 2017 Foundation Cup.

International career

As an

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holder, Enguio is eligible and represents

in international basketball and in 2017, Enguio acquired Indonesian citizenship. He was part of the Indonesian squad the garnered second place at the

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. In 2017, Enguio joined the training camp for the

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for the

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. He also represented Indonesia in

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, playing in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

1988 births Living people Indonesian people of Filipino descent Filipino people of Indonesian descent People from Muntinlupa Indonesian men's basketball players Basketball players from Metro Manila Blackwater Bossing draft picks CLS Knights Indonesia players Davao Occidental Tigers players Louvre Surabaya players MPBL All-Stars Muntinlupa Cagers players Stapac Jakarta players UE Red Warriors basketball players SEA Games medalists in basketball SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Point guards Shooting guards {{Indonesia-basketball-bio-stub