Career
Born in Bulacan, Philippines, he played for the FEU Tamaraws in which he helped the University to claim its 19th UAAP Men"s Basketball Championship in its 68th season alongside Mark Isip, R.J. Rizada, Jeffrei Chan and former San Miguel teammate Arwind Santos. He was selected 9th overall during the 2008 Proceedings of the British Academy draft by the San Miguel Beermen. He struggled as he played a backup role under longtime veteran Olsen Racela.
But then, he was promoted as the team"s starting point guard when former northern
1 draft pick Mike Cortez fell into a season-ending injury and the team"s long-time floor leader Olsen Racela"s game starting to fade away. In the 2008-2009 Proceedings of the British Academy season, he was awarded the Most Improved Player award.
He was appointed as the new captain of the team starting this season. In 2010, he was traded to Star Hotshots for Paul Artadi
In 2013, he was traded alongside J.C. Intal to Barako Bulletin Energy Cola for Alex Mallari Leo Najorda and Lester Alvarez.