John Arigo
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John Hartley Ward Arigo (born December 10, 1978), in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Filipino-American former professional basketball
player for three teams in the Philippine Basketball Association
. He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January of 2001 while in his senior year of playing NCAA Division II basketball for the University of North Florida. Prior to his stint with the UNF Ospreys in 2000, he played three collegiate years for the University of Tampa Spartans from 1997-2000. His pro career began with the Alaska Aces from 2001-2004, where in 2003 he won his only PBA championship. He was then traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers
and emerged as the team captain and leading scorer for almost five seasons from 2004 to February, 2009. However, during his tenure with the Tigers, he had a couple of sidelined seasons due to injuries, management and coaching changes. Lastly, he was dealt to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters during the start of the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
which after contract issues, finally ended in retirement in August of 2009 after just one season with the team. During the span of his nine-year professional career he was a four-time PBA All-Star, selected for the PBA's Mythical Team in 2003, and was chosen to represent the country's National Team "Pilipinas" in Taipei, Taiwan in 2006. He was a career long endorser and spokesperson for Nike through contracts with Nike Philippines Inc., and after retiring was invited on an athlete's visit to the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. He currently resides at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, and is undertaking graduate studies at the University of North Florida.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for three teams in 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...
. He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January of 2001 while in his senior year of playing NCAA Division II basketball for the University of North Florida. Prior to his stint with the UNF Ospreys in 2000, he played three collegiate years for the University of Tampa Spartans from 1997-2000. His pro career began with the Alaska Aces from 2001-2004, where in 2003 he won his only PBA championship. He was then traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
and emerged as the team captain and leading scorer for almost five seasons from 2004 to February, 2009. However, during his tenure with the Tigers, he had a couple of sidelined seasons due to injuries, management and coaching changes. Lastly, he was dealt to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters during the start of the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2009 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference or known as the 2009 Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the last conference of the 2008-09 PBA season. It started on February 28 and finished on July 17...
which after contract issues, finally ended in retirement in August of 2009 after just one season with the team. During the span of his nine-year professional career he was a four-time PBA All-Star, selected for the PBA's Mythical Team in 2003, and was chosen to represent the country's National Team "Pilipinas" in Taipei, Taiwan in 2006. He was a career long endorser and spokesperson for Nike through contracts with Nike Philippines Inc., and after retiring was invited on an athlete's visit to the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. He currently resides at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, and is undertaking graduate studies at the University of North Florida.