Byron Villarias
 | This article needs more citations. (August 2024) |
| No. 51 – Basilan Steel | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 25, 1988 Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | JRU |
| PBA draft | 2013: 5th round, 41st overall pick |
| Drafted by | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2018–2020 | Bataan Risers |
| 2021–2025 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards / Capitals |
| 2026–present | Basilan Steel |
| Career highlights | |
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John Byron "Toto" Villarias (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Steel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
After playing college ball with José Rizal University,[1] he was selected with the 41st pick of the 2013 PBA draft by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, but didn't get much playing time throughout his stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
After playing for multiple teams in the PBA D-League, he joined the Bataan Risers of the MPBL in 2018.[2] In 2021, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise, where he won two championships, one in FilBasket and one in the MPBL, and earned Finals MVP in the latter.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
PBA
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | NLEX | 1 | 4.4 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 1 | 4.4 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | |
MPBL
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Bataan | 30 | 13 | 22.1 | .436 | .345 | .609 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| 2019–20 | Bataan | 32 | 20 | 25.1 | .393 | .359 | .758 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| 2022 | Nueva Ecija | 32 | 28 | 20.3 | .444 | .385 | .720 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | Nueva Ecija | 29 | 24 | 21.5 | .354 | .281 | .519 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "San Mig, Ginebra, SMB, Rain or Shine resist change, put premium on chemistry ahead of new PBA season". Spin.ph. October 7, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (August 3, 2018). "Byron Villarias dead set on helping Bataan's MPBL rise". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". spin.ph. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ↑ "John Byron Villarias Profile, NLEX Road Warriors - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Negros Occidental
- JRU Heavy Bombers basketball players
- NLEX Road Warriors players
- Bataan Risers players
- Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards players
- People from Silay
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- TNT Tropang 5G draft picks