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Position | Power forward |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Lemery, Batangas, Philippines | June 12, 1990
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Adamson University |
PBA draft | 2013: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by the Air21 Express | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Air21 Express |
2014–2017 | NLEX Road Warriors |
2017–present | Terrafirma Dyip |
Eric James Mandanas Camson (born June 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express.[1]
College career
[edit]Camson played for the Adamson Soaring Falcons while he was in college. He significantly improved in his final two years of college, averaging 40% shooting from three and was among the top five rebounders in the UAAP. In his senior year, he led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.5 points and 9.1 rebounds a game.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Air 21 Express/NLEX Road Warriors
[edit]Camson was drafted 16th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Air21 Express.[1] In his rookie year, he had eight points and ten rebounds in a loss to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[3] He then made the lineup for the Rookie vs Sophomores game in his sophomore year.[4] He didn't get much playing time in his first three years in the league but that changed with the arrival of coach Yeng Guiao and a MCL injury to big man Enrico Villanueva.[5][6] He scored 14 points in a loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[7]
Mahindra Floodbuster/Terrafirma franchise
[edit]During the 2017 Commissioner's Cup, Camson was traded to the Mahindra Floodbuster along with Glenn Khobuntin and a 2020 second-round pick in exchange for Alex Mallari and Kenneth Ighalo.[8] In his first game for Mahindra, he had nine points, three rebounds, and two assists in 18 minutes in a win over the Blackwater Elite.[9] During the 2017 Governors' Cup, he was fined P5,000 for committing a flagrant foul in their games versus the TNT Katropa.[10]
In the 2017–18 Philippine Cup, Camson had a career-high 24 points in a loss to his former team.[11] He got into an elbow match against Raymond Almazan of Rain or Shine, and was ejected from the game.[12] He was then fined P30K and suspended for one game.[13]
The Dyip fell short of making the playoffs thrice the following season. Camson was re-signed at the end of their season.[14]
In the 2021 Philippine Cup, Camson had 15 points (including the game-sealing score) and 13 rebounds to help Terrafirma score an upset win over Ginebra.[15][16]
PBA career statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||
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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[17]
Season-by-season averages
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Air21 | 35 | 10.9 | .434 | .000 | .545 | 3.5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
2014–15 | NLEX | 19 | 5.9 | .303 | .000 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 1.3 |
2015–16 | NLEX | 9 | 6.9 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
2016–17 | NLEX | 31 | 12.8 | .365 | .299 | .714 | 3.1 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 |
Mahindra / Kia | |||||||||||
2017–18 | Kia / Columbian | 25 | 18.4 | .397 | .262 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 9.9 |
2019 | Columbian | 29 | 12.6 | .347 | .250 | .808 | 3.0 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 |
2020 | Terrafirma | 10 | 18.6 | .457 | .313 | .769 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .5 | — | 8.4 |
2021 | Terrafirma | 20 | 14.7 | .385 | .150 | .727 | 3.8 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.1 |
2022–23 | Terrafirma | 33 | 20.3 | .444 | .333 | .701 | 5.3 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 10.0 |
2023–24 | Terrafirma | 23 | 7.2 | .442 | .294 | .727 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
Career | 234 | 13.2 | .404 | .267 | .705 | 3.4 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "COMPLETE 2013 PBA DRAFT RESULTS | Philippine Basketball Association". pba.inquirer.net. November 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 19, 2012). "Graduating with honors". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Castillo, Grace B. (December 19, 2013). "Aguilar stars as Ginebra downs Air21 78-69". Arab News. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao in lineup for Rookies-Sophomores game in PBA All-Star weekend". GMA News Online. February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Yeng Guiao arrival at NLEX brings renewed hope for unheralded bruisers like Eric Camson". Spin.ph. October 7, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 3, 2016). "Eric Camson, Raul Soyud get extended minutes as Rico Villanueva out with MCL injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 24, 2017). "Eric Camson's emergence as a solid frontliner one of few silver linings for woeful NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "NLEX acquires Alex Mallari from Mahindra in trade for Glenn Khobuntin, Eric Camson". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (May 7, 2017). "Khobuntin, Camson make immediate impact as Mahindra frustrates Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 3, 2017). "Nash Racela fined P10K for addressing PBA commissioner directly during TNT game". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (December 20, 2017). "Even after dropping opener, Eric Camson, Kia pressed to prove doubters wrong". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Karlo, Sacamos (January 20, 2018). "Eric Camson, Raymond Almazan engage in fight as action continues to heat up in Philippine Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 23, 2018). "Eric Camson, Raymond Almazan suspended one game, fined total of P50K for scuffle". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 19, 2020). "Columbian rewards Cahilig with two-year deal as Khobuntin, Camson renew ties". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (September 3, 2021). "'Magic' Tiongson drains nine treys as Terrafirma slays PBA champ Ginebra". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Matel, Philip (September 3, 2021). "Tiongson sizzles as Terrafirma books historic win over Ginebra". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Eric James Camson Player Profile, Terrafirma Dyip - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.