Russel Escoto
Filipino basketball player
 Escoto in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 88 – Magnolia Hotshots | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center / power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | PBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 31) Angeles City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Far Eastern University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2016: Special draft | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Mahindra Floodbuster | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2019 | Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | NorthPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Magnolia Hotshots | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Russel Dalusung Escoto (born December 4, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1][2]
PBA career statistics
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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[3]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2016–17 | Mahindra | 10 | 18.0 | .468 | .667 | .800 | 4.0 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 8.0 |
| 2017–18 | Kia / Columbian | 26 | 14.4 | .348 | .244 | .529 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | Columbian | 36 | 10.7 | .437 | .377 | .677 | 2.3 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
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| 2020 | San Miguel | 13 | 12.2 | .279 | .063 | .417 | 3.2 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | Magnolia | 7 | 4.7 | .389 | .200 | 1.000 | .1 | — | — | — | 2.7 |
| 2022–23 | Magnolia | 27 | 9.0 | .500 | .263 | .357 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | — | 3.9 |
| 2023–24 | Magnolia | 20 | 6.8 | .475 | .412 | .556 | 1.5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Career | 139 | 10.9 | .420 | .311 | .596 | 2.3 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 | |
References
- ^ "Player Profile at PBA-Online!". pba.inquirer.net. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (October 31, 2016). "Gavina: Escoto, Eriobu adds versatility to Mahindra". pba.inquirer.net. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Russell Escoto Player Profile, Magnolia Hotshots - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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