J. R. Quiñahan

Joseph Ronald "J. R." Quiñahan (born May 8, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

J. R. Quiñahan

Quiñahan with Rain or Shine in 2016
No. 37 – NLEX Road Warriors
Position	Power forward / Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1984-05-08) May 8, 1984 Cebu City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College	University of the Visayas
PBA draft	2007 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2008	Alaska Aces
2008–2010	Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express
2010	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2010–2011	Air21 Express
2011	Powerade Tigers
2011–2016	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2016–2017	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–present	NLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards
2× PBA champion (2012 Governors', 2016 Commissioner's) 4×PBA All-Star (2009, 2016–2018) 2× CESAFI MVP (2003, 2004)

Professional career

Alaska Aces

Quiñahan was drafted by the Alaska Aces seventh overall in the 2007 PBA draft. In his rookie year in the PBA with Alaska, Quiñahan averaged 2.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 9.7 minutes in 39 games.

Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express

On September 22, 2008, Quiñahan was traded by the Aces to the Burger King Whoppers for Mark Borboran.

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

In March 2010, him, Mark Yee, and Aaron Aban was traded by Air21 (formerly Burger King) to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Yancy de Ocampo and Ren-Ren Ritualo.[1]

Return to Air21

In August 2010, Quiñahan was traded back to Air21 in a three-team trade that sent Ali Peek to Talk 'N Text and future Rain or Shine teammate and the other half of Extra Rice, Inc., Beau Belga.[2]

Powerade Tigers

Quiñahan was again traded by Air21, this time to Powerade Tigers for 2 future draft picks.[3]

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

On August 26, 2011, him and Norman Gonzales were traded to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for Doug Kramer and Josh Vanlandingham.[4] With Rain or Shine, he has found his niche in the league and has had his longest tenure with a team and the best seasons of his career. He also was paired with another beefy center Beau Belga, forming the Extra Rice, Inc.'. On March 21, 2016, Quiñahan scored his new career-high 25 points in a 101–114 loss to Tropang TNT.[5] He credits his weight-shedding as one of the top reasons for his career season in the 2015–16 PBA season, weighing from a high of 295 pounds down to 260 pounds and until reaching 235 pounds.[6]

GlobalPort Batang Pier

On October 13, 2016, Quiñahan was traded by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to the GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for Jay Washington.

NLEX Road Warriors and reunion with Yeng Guiao

On May 6, 2017, Quiñahan was traded again, this time to the NLEX Road Warriors along with Larry Fonacier as part of a four-team trade between the Road Warriors, GlobalPort, Meralco and TNT that also involved Garvo Lanete sent to the Bolts, Anthony Semerad to the KaTropa and Bradwyn Guinto, Sean Anthony and Jonathan Grey all to the Batang Pier.[7]

National team

3x3 Tournaments

Quiñahan represented the Philippines in the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup on June 17 to 21, 2017 in Nantes, France.[8] They finished the tournament at 11th place.[9]

Player profile

A 6-6 slotman who loves to use his heft to be effective inside the paint. He has a decent stroke from the outside and can consistently hit the open jumper from any distance.

Dubbed "Baby Shaq" in the Philippine Basketball League where he played for the Granny Goose team because of his physical resemblance to the former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 PBA Draft by the Alaska Aces. He was then traded to the Air21 Express before the 2008–2009 season started. He had a short stint with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters before finding his way back again to Air21. He played for the University of the Visayas Green Lancers during college where he helped his school team win several championships.

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

Correct as of September 16, 2016[10]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Alaska	37	9.7	.464	.333	.593	2.7	.7	.1	.4	2.9
2008–09	Air21/Burger King	42	22.7	.441	.222	.575	5.7	1.6	.6	1.5	7.2
2009–10	Burger King / Talk 'N Text	36	15.7	.459	.308	.429	4.7	1.2	.3	.8	4.9
2010–11	Air21 / Powerade	25	18.6	.475	.214	.639	5.0	.9	.3	.9	7.0
2011–12	Rain or Shine	52	20.4	.434	.237	.667	5.6	1.4	.4	1.0	7.2
2012–13	Rain or Shine	56	20.1	.398	.285	.682	4.5	1.2	.3	.6	6.7
2013–14	Rain or Shine	24	21.9	.360	.319	.610	5.0	1.5	.4	.7	6.9
2014–15	Rain or Shine	53	16.0	.397	.294	.781	3.3	1.4	.4	.5	5.6
2015–16	Rain or Shine	54	22.3	.470	.289	.729	4.9	1.9	.5	.6	11.7
Career		379	18.8	.434	.279	.655	4.6	1.3	.4	.8	6.9

References

1. "Air21 gets De Ocampo, Ritualo in 5-player deal". GMA News and Public Affairs. March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. Beltran, Nelson (August 3, 2010). "Air21 sends Mamaril back to Ginebra". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
3. "PBA trade: Quiñahan in exchange for 2 future picks approved". GMA News and Public Affairs. January 31, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
4. Belen, Reynaldo (August 26, 2011). "Powerade acquires Kramer, Vanlandingham". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
5. Bracher, Jane (March 21, 2016). "Comebacking Castro powers TNT past Guiao-less Rain or Shine". Rappler. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
6. Bracher, Jane (March 25, 2016). "JR Quiñahan says dropping over 20 lbs served him well". Rappler. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
7. Ramos, Gerry (May 6, 2017). "PBA approves trade that sends Fonacier, Quinahan to NLEX, Lanete to Meralco, Semerad to TNT, Guinto, Grey, Anthony to GlobalPort". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
8. "Kobe Paras, Kiefer Ravena, Jeron Teng, Raymar Jose team up for FIBA 3x3 World Cup". cnn. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
9. Corp., ABS-CBN. "Serbia wins FIBA 3x3 World Cup title, Philippines finishes 11th". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
10. Player Profile at PBA-Online!

External links

• PBA.ph profile