Emil Renz Palma (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Pampanga Giant Lanterns The Pampanga Giant Lanterns (shortened as PGL and also known as Pampanga Giant Lanterns – AMG3 Construction for sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in San Fernando, Pampanga. The team competes in the Maha ...

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). A UE Red Warrior in college, Palma was selected with the 15th overall pick 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 ...

in the

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. In 2021, Palma moved to the

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and played for the Kapatagan Buffalo Braves before moving to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise later that year. He won two professional championships with the team. In 2024, he moved to the Negros Muscovados.

College career

In college, Palma played for the

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Professional career

Blackwater Elite (2017–2019)

In 2017, after playing for the Tanduay Light Rhum Masters in the

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, Palma was selected by the

with the 15th pick of the

. He played with the Blackwater franchise for two seasons.

Kapatagan Buffalo Braves (2021)

In 2021, he played for the Kapatagan Buffalo Braves of the newly founded

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise (2021–2023)

On March 3, 2020, Renz Palma signed a deal with the

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (shortened as NERV) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The ...

of the

(MPBL). The

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suspended league play for over a year and Palma wouldn't make his debut with his hometown team until the

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. During his time with Nueva Ecija, Palma won two championships, one during

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's 2022 Summer Championship and the other during the

2022 MPBL finals The 2022 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2022 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguard ...

Negros Muscovados (2024–present)

In 2024, Palma moved to the

Negros Muscovados The Negros Muscovados were a Filipino professional basketball team based in Bacolod, a highly urbanized city in the province of Negros Occidental. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The team most recentl ...

Career statistics

PBA

''As of the end of 2019 season''

Season-by-season averages

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MPBL

''As of the end of 2023 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest Local gove ...

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References

External links

Emil Renz Palma Player Profile - RealGM

Renz Palma via Genius Sports (MPBL)
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