Boyet Bautista
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Boyet Bautista is a basketball player for the Harbour Centre Batang Pier
of the Philippine Basketball League
. Bautista played high school and collegiate basketball for the Knights
of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran
. He had a stint with Toyota Otis-Letran Knights in the Philippine Basketball League
, and later with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants of the Philippine Basketball Association
, before returning to the PBL.
, Ira Buyco, Billy Ray Anabo, and Mark Balneg, the Squires swept the elimination round with a 14-0 record and give them an automatic trip to the Juniors finals with a twice-to-beat advantage. In the finals, they faced the (now inactive) Mapua Red Robins led by Jeff Martin and company. However, their dreams of a perfect season took a turn for the worst, as the Squires were beaten in the finals twice. Four of the team's starters, including Bautista, suffered cramps during the crucial stretches of the deciding Game 2.
, he stayed in Letran with the hope of leading the school to a championship in the NCAA Seniors division. He made it to the team in 2002 and, as the team's starting point guard, gave Letran two championships in 2003 and 2005.
. The Knights lost to Harbour Centre Port Masters
3-2 led by very close friend LA Tenorio
and Joseph Yeo
.
, he was drafted 9th overall by Purefoods.
in December 2007.
Harbour Centre Batang Pier
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of the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
. Bautista played high school and collegiate basketball for the Knights
Letran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
. He had a stint with Toyota Otis-Letran Knights in the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
, and later with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants of the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
, before returning to the PBL.
Letran Squires
Bautista joined the Letran Squires basketball team in 2000, forming a formidable lineup which made them a force to reckon in the NCAA Juniors division. Teaming up with then MVP Ronjay EnrileRonjay Enrile
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, Ira Buyco, Billy Ray Anabo, and Mark Balneg, the Squires swept the elimination round with a 14-0 record and give them an automatic trip to the Juniors finals with a twice-to-beat advantage. In the finals, they faced the (now inactive) Mapua Red Robins led by Jeff Martin and company. However, their dreams of a perfect season took a turn for the worst, as the Squires were beaten in the finals twice. Four of the team's starters, including Bautista, suffered cramps during the crucial stretches of the deciding Game 2.
Letran Knights
When Bautista graduated from high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, he stayed in Letran with the hope of leading the school to a championship in the NCAA Seniors division. He made it to the team in 2002 and, as the team's starting point guard, gave Letran two championships in 2003 and 2005.
Philippine Basketball League
When Toyota-Otis and Letran made a partnership to send the Knights in the PBL, he and superstar teammate Ronjay Enrile became founding stars of the team. In the 2006 PBL Unity Cup, he led Toyota to its first PBL championship appearance thanks to a solid supporting cast including then MVP, Joe DevanceJoe Devance
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. The Knights lost to Harbour Centre Port Masters
Harbour Centre Batang Pier
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3-2 led by very close friend LA Tenorio
LA Tenorio
Lewis Alfred V. Tenorio , better known as L.A. Tenorio, is a Filipino professional basketball point guard who currently plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association...
and Joseph Yeo
Joseph Yeo
Joseph Henry L. Yeo , better known as Joseph Yeo, is a Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters...
.
Philippine Basketball Association
During the 2006 PBA Draft2006 PBA Draft
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 20, 2006. The Sta. Lucia Realtors chose Kelly Williams of Oakland University and PBL-Magnolia as the first...
, he was drafted 9th overall by Purefoods.
RP Team
Boyet Bautista was also included in the National Team that won the Philippines a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand2007 Southeast Asian Games
The 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand from December 6 to December 15, 2007....
in December 2007.