Jason Ballesteros (born October 7, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan of the Pilipinas Super League. He was drafted seventh by the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of three ...

in the 2011 PBA draft. He has also played for

Smart Gilas The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...

College career

Ballesteros played college basketball for the

San Sebastian Stags The San Sebastian Golden Stags (also known as SSC-R Stags) are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on ...

where he became the team's starting center. While playing for San Sebastian, he was known as one of

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' top defensive players, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award twice, in

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and

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. He also made the league's Mythical Five team in his final season in

Professional career

Ballesteros was drafted by

seventh overall in the 2011 PBA draft that also featured his former

teammates. Weeks before the start of the 38th PBA season, he was traded to Barako Bull in exchange for Carlo Sharma and 3-point bomber

Sunday Salvacion Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played the small forward and shooting guard positions. Salvacion played college basketball for the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB ...

. In February 2014,

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signed Ballesteros to a two-year deal, but never played a game for them and was released before the Governors' Cup. The Meralco Bolts re-signed him for the rest of the season. On September 12, 2014, he and Salvacion were sent to

Blackwater Elite The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the ...

in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and

. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for

Juneric Baloria Juneric "Jong" Davalos Baloria (born June 3, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Batangas City Embassy Chill of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 30th overall pick by the Blackwater Elite in ...

. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party. On March 20, 2016, Ballesteros was traded to Mahindra Enforcer for Kyle Pascual.

International career

Ballesteros played for

, the Philippine national team, and was one of the Smart Gilas' pioneers. Of all the big men from the first Gilas team, he stayed with the team the longest, from its creation in 2008 until 2011, when he was drafted to the PBA.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2020 season''
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Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco Bolts, Meralco , 16 , , 8.7 , , .400 , , .000 , , .222 , , 2.8 , , .1 , , .0 , , .3 , , .9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull , 9 , , 10.3 , , .300 , , .000 , , .500 , , 3.9 , , .1 , , .1 , , .8 , , 1.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco , 3 , , 12.7 , , .667 , , .000 , , .778 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , .7 , , .3 , , 3.7 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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, 27 , , 14.0 , , .518 , , .000 , , .667 , , 4.4 , , .5 , , .5 , , .7 , , 2.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , Blackwater /

Mahindra Mahindra may refer to: Business * Mahindra & Mahindra, an Indian multinational car manufacturing corporation **Mahindra Truck and Bus Division, an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer owned by Mahindra & Mahindra * Mahindra Group *Kotak Mahindr ...

, 29 , , 12.5 , , .575 , , .000 , , .464 , , 4.0 , , .2 , , .2 , , .8 , , 2.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Mahindra / Kia , 32 , , 15.5 , , .477 , , .000 , , .727 , , 4.3 , , .2 , , .1 , , .7 , , 1.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco , 20 , , 11.8 , , .538 , , .000 , , .800 , , 4.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , .6 , , 1.8 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 136 , , 12.8 , , .498 , , .000 , , .592 , , 4.0 , , .2 , , .2 , , .6 , , 2.0

References

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