Baser C Amer was born on September 29,1992 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association.
26 Facts About Baser Amer
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Baser Amer plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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Baser Amer earned the moniker, The Hammer during his collegiate stint, and is still his moniker to this day.
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Baser Amer played as a point guard for the San Beda University Red Lions before being selected seventh overall in the 2015 PBA draft by Meralco.
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Baser Amer started playing basketball at age five, as his father wanted him to be a professional basketball player.
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Baser Amer idolized Jimmy Alapag even when he was a kid.
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Baser Amer joined the tryouts and was ranked Top 20 out of the pool of 150 players.
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Baser Amer was invited to the Nike Elite Camp where he was named to the Mythical Five and MVP.
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Baser Amer had to take a one-year residency period under NCAA rules before finally suiting up for the Red Cubs in 2009.
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Baser Amer averaged 16.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists per game in his final year with the Cubs.
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Baser Amer helped the Red Lions to win another title in 2012 and was awarded the Finals MVP despite coming off the bench.
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Baser Amer ended his college career failing to secure the six-peat for San Beda whilst being out of action for three months prior during the season after dislocating his right shoulder in a game against Letran.
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Baser Amer reinjured his shoulder after hacking Letran guard Mark Cruz in the second quarter, which resulted to an unsportsmanlike foul whistled at him.
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Baser Amer joined the then-D-League powerhouse NLEX Road Warriors in 2012, where he was a part of three championship teams.
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Baser Amer was picked seventh overall by the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association in the 2015 PBA draft.
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On October 30,2015, it was announced by his agent, Charlie Dy via his Instagram account that Baser Amer already signed his rookie deal with Meralco.
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Baser Amer was selected for both the 2017 and 2018 PBA All-Star Games, both playing for the Mindanao All-Stars.
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In 2018, Baser Amer was named the All-Star Game MVP after delivering 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the win.
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On December 30,2021, Baser Amer signed a one-year contract extension with the Bossing.
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Baser Amer signed another one-year contract extension with the team on December 29,2022.
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Baser Amer was left unsigned after the end of the conference and became an unrestricted free agent.
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On February 13,2024, Baser Amer signed with the NLEX Road Warriors, reuniting him with his former college coach Frankie Lim.
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Baser Amer was part of the 12-man Sinag Pilipinas lineup that competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament held in Singapore, where they won the gold medal and the Gilas Cadets lineup that is currently competing in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Baser Amer was included in the 15-man Gilas Pilipinas lineup for the third window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
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Baser Amer was not selected to play in their first game against Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team.
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Baser Amer was the last man standing, with 3 points in 2 minutes.