Riego "Bam-bam" Gamalinda (born May 25, 1986 in Iligan City

Iligan City

The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...

, Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...

) is a Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 professional basketball

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 who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 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 11th overall in 2010

2010 PBA Draft

The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 29, 2010 that allowed PBA teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. Players who applied for the draft went through a rookie camp that lasted a week...

 by the Bolts. He was one of the key players of the San Beda Red Lions

San Beda Red Lions

The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....

 during its three peat run from 2006

NCAA Season 82

-Awards:Elwin Pascual won the MVP award in the Juniors' division, although it was later returned after the conclusion of PCU High School's eligibility scandal.* Most Valuable Player: Elvin Pascual...

 to 2008

NCAA Season 82

-Awards:Elwin Pascual won the MVP award in the Juniors' division, although it was later returned after the conclusion of PCU High School's eligibility scandal.* Most Valuable Player: Elvin Pascual...

.

Meralco Bolts

In the 2010 PBA Draft

2010 PBA Draft

The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 29, 2010 that allowed PBA teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. Players who applied for the draft went through a rookie camp that lasted a week...

, he was drafted 11th overall by the Bolts. He played primarily as a backup guard/forward to Mark Cardona

Mark Cardona

Mark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...

 and had limited minutes.

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

At the off-season, he and Shawn Weinstein

Shawn Weinstein

Shawn Weinstein is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played 3 season for the St. Edwards University in the NCAA Men's Division and 2 season for the Elitzur Maccabi Netanya in the Ligat...

 were traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.

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