Chris Exciminiano

Chris Exciminiano
No. 17 Alaska Aces
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988
Olongapo City, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Far Eastern University
PBA draft 2013 Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards

Christopher "Ping" Exciminiano (born November 17, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Early life

Exciminiano was born in Olongapo City to William Veins Green, a US Navy Serviceman who was once stationed in Subic, and Gina Exciminiano. His father abandoned them even before he was born. He has since not seen or met his dad until now but hopes to finally meeting him one day.[1]

College career

Exciminiano played collegiate basketball at FEU where he established himself as defensive stopper, while serving as backup to Terrence Romeo and RR Garcia. He also suited up for the Cagayan Rising Suns in the PBA Developmental League.[2]

Professional career

Exciminiano was selected 18th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Aces.[3]

During his rookie season, he struggled to get some playing time as a third-string point guard to JVee Casio and RJ Jazul and was shuffled in an out of Alaska's active roster. However, in his sophomore season, he became one of coach Alex Compton's reliable energy guys off the bench as Alaska veered away from the triangle offense and adopted the fast-paced, full court-pressing system.

He was the unsung hero of the Aces' come-from-behind victory in the pivotal Game Five against Rain or Shine in their semi-final series,[4] and would reprise the same role in another come-from-behind win in Game Three against San Miguel in the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals.[5]

In his third season, he continued to play significant minutes for the Aces, often assigned as the defensive stopper for the opposing scorers. He typified his role during the 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals against GlobalPort when he was assigned to defend Terrence Romeo. His defensive stops were keys to winning the series.[6]

On October 14, 2016 Chris Exciminiano was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA All-Defensive Team.[7]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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 23, 2016[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Alaska 11 9.6 .417 .368 .500 .6 .2 .6 .1 3.6
2014–15 Alaska 57 13.1 .521 .125 .488 1.3 .7 .8 .1 3.4
2015–16 Alaska 57 11.5 .433 .344 .621 1.7 1.0 .7 .0 3.5
Career 125 12.0 .469 .286 .541 1.4 .8 .7 .0 3.5

References

  1. Badua, Snow. "Ping Exciminiano strives to make a name for himself in PBA in the hope of finally meeting his dad". Spin.ph. Spin.ph. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. "Exciminiano takes center stage for Cagayan Valley". PBADLeague.com.ph. PBA D-League Website. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. COMPLETE 2013 PBA DRAFT RESULTS | Philippine Basketball Association PBA
  4. Ramos, Gerry. "'Fantastic' Chris Exciminiano an unlikely hero for Alaska in Game Five win". Spin.ph. Spin.ph. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  5. Beltran, Nelson (January 12, 2015). "Aces do the improbable, take Game 3". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  6. Sacamos, Karlo. "Ping Exciminiano glad of timely scoring, but proud of work on defensive end | PBA | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  8. Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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