Nonoy Baclao

Siverino Baclao

Alias	"Nonoy"
Jersey No.	27
Position	Small Forward/Power Forward
Current Team	Petron Blaze Boosters
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	(1987-06-15) June 15, 1987 (age 24) Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 6 in.
Weight	210 lbs.
College	Ateneo de Manila University
Career Highlights
Draft	1st overall, 2010 by Air21 Express
Pro Career	2010 – present
Also played for	Air21 Express (2010-11) San Miguel Beermen (2011)
Awards Received
UAAP Season 71 Finals Most Valuable Player UAAP Season 71 Smart Defensive Player 2010-11 PBA All-Rookie Team

Siverino A. Baclao, Jr. better known as Nonoy Baclao (born June 15, 1987 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A power forward/Small Forward, he played three seasons for the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2007 to 2009 and led the Eagles to back-to-back basketball championships in his last two seasons with them. He also played for the Philippine Patriots in the ASEAN Basketball League and led the team as the inaugural champion of the 2009-10 ABL season.

Collegiate career

Baclao attended high school and the first few years of college at the West Negros University, where he led the WNU Mustangs to the 2005 National University Games (Unigames) crown in Bacolod City and the 2006 Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) National Students Championship (Inter-Collegiate) title.^[1] His reputation as a major defensive contributor, especially in blocking and rebounding, was noticed by Manila-based college scouts, and in 2006 he was recruited by Ateneo de Manila University, which was led by Japeth Aguilar and Chris Tiu among others.

After serving the mandatory one-year residency rule imposed by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, Baclao made it to the Blue Eagles roster in the 2007 UAAP season, where he contributed to the team's defense, although they failed to make it to the Finals. In 2008, he was designated as the team's co-captain, which he held until his last year of eligibility. In those last two seasons, Baclao averaged 6.1 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game, and 1.9 blocks per game. He played a major role in the Blue Eagles' conquest of their archrivals, the De La Salle Green Archers in the 2008 UAAP Basketball championships. He was adjudged as the Finals MVP and the Smart Defensive Player of the Year.

In his final UAAP season, where Baclao shared the captaincy with Jai Reyes and Rabeh Al-Hussaini, he averaged 6.4 points per game, 8.4 rebounds per game, 2.5 blocks per game, and 1.4 assistes per game in 27.9 minutes per game, and was a key factor in the Eagles' defense of the UAAP title against the University of the East Red Warriors.

Professional career

Weeks after leading the Eagles to its second straight UAAP basketball championship, Baclao signed with the Philippine Patriots, the country's professional team playing for the ASEAN Basketball League. Coach Louie Alas saw him reprising his role he had with the Blue Eagles as he backstopped the team's defense.^[2] To date, Baclao's superb clutch plays off the bench has helped the Patriots win games, especially their rematch against the Singapore Slingers in Manila on November 7, 2009, where they won, 70-53.

Career highlights and awards

• UAAP Season 71 Finals Most Valuable Player
• UAAP Season 71 Smart Defensive Player

References

External links

• Nonoy Baclao Player Profile & Stats on PBfantasy.com
• Nonoy Baclao fanpage on Facebook
• Nonoy For President - a Nonoy Baclao fan blog