Michael Vincent DiGregorio (born December 12, 1991) is a Filipino-Italian professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...

(MPBL). He was drafted 35th overall by the

Mahindra Enforcer 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 ...

in the 2015 PBA draft.

Professional career

DiGregorio was drafted 35th overall by the

during the fourth round of the 2015 PBA draft. On February 20, 2017, DiGregorio was signed by the

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 started as one of the founding teams in the ...

. DiGregorio's play in the 2017 Commissioners Cup and 2017 Governors' Cup thrust him into being one of the finalists for the 2017 PBA Most Improved Player award at the annual PBA Leo Awards Night. On September 7, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with the team. On October 19, 2019, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Brian Heruela. On January 6, 2020, DiGregorio, along with a 2023 second-round draft pick, was traded to the Alaska Aces for

Simon Enciso Simon Nicholas Marquez Enciso (born February 12, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Amateur career High school career Enciso attended at Terra Nov ...

. On May 12, 2022, DiGregorio signed a two-year deal with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise. On January 3, 2023, DiGregorio, along with Tyrus Hill and RK Ilagan, was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Barkley Eboña and a 2022 first-round pick. This is his second stint with the franchise.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Personal life

He is a nephew of former NBA player

Ernie DiGregorio Ernest DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951), also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics from ...

.PBA draft hopeful Michael DiGregorio finds inspiration from uncle and former NBA player 'Ernie D'
Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, July 30, 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:DiGregorio, Michael 1991 births Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) players American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Basketball players from Chicago Blackwater Bossing players Converge FiberXers players Filipino men's basketball players Filipino people of Italian descent Pangasinan Heatwaves players Point guards Shooting guards Terrafirma Dyip draft picks Terrafirma Dyip players TNT Tropang 5G players 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Filipino sportsmen