Sunday Salvacion

Sunday Salvacion

Free agent
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	December 17, 1978 Tago, Surigao del Sur, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Rizal Memorial Colleges
College	Olivarez College College of Saint Benilde
PBA draft	2003 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2010	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2010	Barako Bull Energy Boosters
2010–2011	Petron Blaze Boosters
2011–2012	Barako Bull Energy
2012–2014	Meralco Bolts
2014–2015	Blackwater Elite
2015	Pilipinas MX3 Kings
2016	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Career highlights and awards
5× PBA champion (2004 Fiesta, 2004–05 Philippine, 2006–07 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta, 2011 Governors') PBA All-Star (2007) PBA 2-Ball Challenge co-champion (2003) NCAA Philippines MVP (2002) NCAA Philippines Rookie of the Year (1999)

Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional basketball player. He last played for the GlobalPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays small forward and shooting guard positions.

Known as a scorer during his college days, Salvacion, who was a former NCAA Most Valuable Player has evolved into a solid defender and a clutch shooter that placed him in the regular rotation of the Barangay Ginebra Kings. Salvacion (which when translated in English means "salvation") is one of the best shooters the PBA has produced.

Known to elevate his game during the playoffs, Salvacion's contribution was more evident during Ginebra's championship runs on the 2004–2005 and 2006–2007 Philippine Cup where he proved to be one of the key players.

On September 12, 2014, he and Jason Ballesteros were sent to Blackwater Elite in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and Meralco Bolts. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for Juneric Baloria. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party.^[1]

In September 2015, Salvacion was signed by the Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings) of the ABL as one of the team's local players. However, in December 2015, Salvacion, along with Emmerson Oreta, Charles Mammie, Chad Alonzo, Jondan Salvador, and Adrian Celada were released by the Pilipinas MX3 Kings after a roster overhaul.

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 14, 2016^[2]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003	Barangay Ginebra	35	16.5	.382	.289	.714	2.9	.5	.3	.0	6.5
2004–05	Barangay Ginebra	76	19.8	.343	.319	.625	3.1	.7	.3	.2	5.3
2005–06	Barangay Ginebra	41	13.6	.387	.250	.706	2.4	.3	.1	.1	3.7
2006–07	Barangay Ginebra	52	26.9	.470	.316	.767	5.0	.9	.2	.2	10.6
2007–08	Barangay Ginebra	45	18.0	.336	.330	.800	3.5	.8	.1	.0	6.4
2008–09	Barangay Ginebra	40	21.3	.357	.323	.580	3.8	1.0	.1	.1	9.5
2009–10	Barangay Ginebra	35	16.2	.362	.324	.800	3.4	.5	.2	.0	6.1
2010–11	Barako Bull / San Miguel	55	20.0	.349	.316	.714	3.2	.6	.2	.1	7.2
2011–12	Barako Bull	20	17.1	.320	.294	.500	1.8	.6	.4	.1	5.5
2012–13	Meralco	42	20.4	.354	.350	.750	2.9	.5	.2	.1	6.7
2013–14	Meralco	25	14.8	.368	.347	.900	1.4	.2	.2	.0	5.0
2014–15	Blackwater	20	15.5	.325	.269	.800	1.7	.4	.2	.1	6.0
2015–16	GlobalPort	6	11.3	.500	.429	.333	1.2	.0	.2	.2	2.7
Career		492	19.0	.368	.317	.717	3.1	.6	.2	.1	6.6

Personal life

Salvacion now resides in Antipolo along with his mother, sister and his wife.

References

1. "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer". Dugout.ph. Dugout Philippines. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
2. Player Profile at PBA-Online!