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Anjo Caram

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Hechanova and the surname or paternal family name is Caram.
Anjo Caram
Caram in 2022
No. 17 – Meralco Bolts
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-01-14) January 14, 1991 (age 34)
Iloilo City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph's School of Iloilo (Iloilo City)
CollegeSan Beda
PBA draft2013: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Meralco Bolts
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–presentMeralco Bolts
Career highlights and awards

Antonio Jose Hechanova Caram (born January 14, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted in the third round (26th overall) in the 2013 PBA draft by the Bolts.[1]

College career

Caram played college basketball for San Beda Red Lions where he helped the team to win the NCAA Philippines Basketball Championship for four out of his five years in college.[2]

Professional career

Meralco Bolts (2013–present)

In 2013, Caram was drafted by Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In the 2013–14 Philippine Cup, he finished with seven points, three rebounds and three assists, plus a late three-pointer in the fourth that iced the win for Meralco against the Alaska Aces.[3]

In the 2017–18 Philippine Cup, Caram had 16 points in their first game against Barangay Ginebra since their Finals series, where Meralco lost.[4]

In the 2019 Governors' Cup, he became the shortest player to score 30 points in a game, with 16 of those points coming in the fourth quarter.[5] For that performance, he was named Player of the Week.[6] Following that conference, he was signed to a two-year extension.[7]

During the 2023 Governors' Cup, Caram had a season-high 18 points in a win over the Terrafirma Dyip.[8]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  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

As of the end of 2023–24 season[9][10]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Meralco 22 13.6 .308 .267 .708 .9 1.5 .3 — 2.8
2014–15 Meralco 23 12.6 .358 .160 .875 1.3 1.0 .4 .1 3.0
2015–16 Meralco 35 12.6 .449 .250 .550 .9 1.3 .6 .0 3.4
2016–17 Meralco 44 11.5 .414 .500 .667 1.0 1.0 .3 — 3.3
2017–18 Meralco 41 18.6 .476 .170 .813 1.3 1.4 .5 .1 6.3
2019 Meralco 40 13.5 .428 .297 .762 1.0 1.3 .4 .1 4.1
2020 Meralco 10 5.0 .500 .000 — .3 .2 — — 1.2
2021 Meralco 34 14.1 .424 .321 .667 .9 1.4 .3 .0 4.0
2022–23 Meralco 38 10.2 .451 .474 .909 .7 1.0 .1 .0 3.7
2023–24 Meralco 32 13.7 .410 .406 .733 .6 1.1 .2 .1 4.2
Career 319 13.1 .427 .331 .733 .9 1.2 .3 .0 3.9

Player profile

Although Caram is mostly a bench player for the Bolts and averages around 4 points a game, he has established himself as one of the team's top perimeter defenders[11] and was hailed by teammate and Philippine national team legend Jimmy Alapag as "one of the best on-ball defenders" in the league.[12] With his decision-making and passing, he can start games whenever a teammate is injured.[3]

References

  1. ^ "COMPLETE 2013 PBA DRAFT RESULTS". Inquirer.net. November 3, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Olivares, Rick (May 17, 2016). "Anjo Caram: The Little Big Man is making it to the pros". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b DE LEON, JOB B. "PBA: No Dillinger, no problem as Meralco Bolts zap Alaska Aces". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (Feb 18, 2018). "Anjo Caram admits thirst for revenge against Ginebra inspired career game". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  5. ^ "Meralco's Anjo Caram, shortest PBA player to score 30". www.pba.ph. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. ^ "After career game, Meralco's Caram named PBA Player of the Week". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 1, 2020). "Allein Maliksi, Anjo Caram signed to new contracts as Meralco keeps nucleus". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  8. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (February 4, 2023). "Anjo Caram makes up for lost time in Meralco return from injury layoff". RAPPLER. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Anjo Caram Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2023-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Anjo Caram Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  11. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (February 28, 2016). "Anjo Caram shows defensive side after limiting Terrence Romeo to conference-low output". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  12. ^ Joble, Rey (February 28, 2016). "Jimmy Alapag calls Meralco teammate Anjo Caram 'one of the best on-ball defenders' in the PBA". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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