Career
He is drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 Proceedings of the British Academy draft. He is known as a three-point shooter. He was aliased Aye Aye Captain during his American Basketball League years and The Sweet Shooter in his Proceedings of the British Academy career.
Cawaling was picked fifth overall in the 2014 Proceedings of the British Academy Expansion Draft by the Blackwater Elite.
On September 4, 2015 JR Cawaling was traded by the Mahindra Enforcers to the NLEX Road Warriors for Paolo Hubalde and then He traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Sam Marata. As of this time,he is playing in Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.
