Keith Howell "Pong" D. Zaldivar (born June 25, 1996) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Terrafirma Dyip The Terrafirma Dyip is a professional basketball team playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is owned by Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation and originally played under its affiliate company Columbian Autocar Cor ...

of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA). Zaldivar played high school basketball for the

Adamson Baby Falcons The Adamson Soaring Falcons, Lady Falcons, Baby Falcons and Lady Baby Falcons are the collegiate men's and women's, and high school men's and women's, respectively, varsity teams of Adamson University that play in the University Athletic Associa ...

. He was a

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of the

Adamson Soaring Falcons The Adamson Soaring Falcons, Lady Falcons, Baby Falcons and Lady Baby Falcons are the collegiate men's and women's, and high school men's and women's, respectively, varsity teams of Adamson University that play in the University Athletic Associa ...

of the

University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univ ...

(UAAP), with Jerom Lastimosa playing the point. In May 2022, the

Magnolia Hotshots The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migu ...

drafted Zaldivar 12th overall. They would later let go of him, leading to his signing of a new contract with the

Converge FiberXers The Converge FiberXers are a professional basketball team owned by Converge ICT. The team competes in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The franchise began after acquiring the former Alaska Aces franchise on March 23, 2022. History ...

on his sophomore year in the professional league PBA. On February 7, 2024, Zaldivar got the most votes from fans for the PBA All-Star RSJ game. On November 12, 2024, Zaldivar was traded to the

along with Aljun Melecio and the 2025 Converge first-round pick for the draft rights of

Jordan Heading Jordan Timothy Heading (born January 30, 1996) is a Filipino basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life and education Jordan Heading was born on January 30, 1996 in Adelaide to an Austral ...

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

Season-by-season averages

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References

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