Rey Francis J. Guevarra (born November 24, 1986) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the

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(PBA). Guevarra was selected by the

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third overall in the

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. He is known for his great athleticism, and is one of the most athletic players in the PBA today, evidenced by him winning the PBA Slam Dunk Contest for three consecutive years, from

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(with Justin Melton) to

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, then again from

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–

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. He also had a brief stint with the

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national team under Serbian mentor

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College career

Guevarra played college for

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where he teamed up with future PBA players

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and Bryan Faundo. Together, they led the

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to a Finals appearance in

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before losing to rival

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. On 2009, Guevarra injured his knee after a bad fall after colliding with San Beda center Sudan Daniel, which prevented him from playing with the

in the PBA and prematurely ended his college career.

Professional career

Air21 Express

Guevarra was drafted by

third overall in the

San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters

On March 2, 2011, Guevarra, along with

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and Nonoy Baclao, the top three picks in the 2010 draft, was traded by Air21 to

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for

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and

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Powerade Tigers / GlobalPort Batang Pier

On April 20, 2012, him, Al-Hussaini and

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was traded by Petron Blaze (formerly San Miguel) to

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for

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and

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"The Fafa Dunk"

Guevarra was known as "Fafa Rey" for his good looks. With 11 seconds left during the 3rd quarter of Powerade Tigers (currently NorthPort Batang Pier) game against the Alaska Aces, Guevarra went coast-to-coast for a facial slam dunk over Aces import Jason Forte. Minutes later, he trended nationwide on Twitter.

Meralco Bolts

Guevarra, along with

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, Josh Vanlandingham, and a 2015 first round pick was traded by GlobalPort to the

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for

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, and Jaypee Belencion. In the 2014 PBA All-Star Week he won his first Slam Dunk Contest along with co-champion Justin Melton. Both of them had perfect scores in the final two rounds. He won two more Slam Dunk contests again in 2015 and 2016.

Mahindra Floodbuster/Kia Picanto

On October 28, 2016, Guevarra was traded back to Globalport for

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after Meralco lost in the 2016 Governor's Cup Finals. A month later he was in the free agent pool, but picked up by the

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s for a one-year deal.

Phoenix Fuel Masters

After failing to get a renewal with Kia, he signed a one-conference deal with the

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. In his time there, he won his 4th and 5th Slam Dunk titles in 2018 and 2019.

PBA career statistics

Real GM

Season-by-season averages

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, 10 , , 3.6 , , .231 , , .222 , , .833 , , .7 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Mahindra , 9 , , 10.5 , , .286 , , .300 , , .600 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Phoenix , 8 , , 3.7 , , .417 , , .333 , , .000 , , .5 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Phoenix Pulse , 10 , , 4.5 , , .533 , , .455 , , .250 , , .5 , , .2 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.2 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 166 , , 10.0 , , .393 , , .248 , , .700 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , .1 , , 3.2

Personal life

Guevarra is married to Nisa Guevarra (''nee'' de Cataluna). They married in 2014.

References

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