Eliud Poligrates played three years of college basketball for Southwestern University, which ended with his lifetime ban from the CESAFI due to moonlighting in another league.
12 Facts About Eliud Poligrates
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Eliud Poligrates then played in Liga Pilipinas and the PBA D-League before he was drafted by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the 2013 Philippine Basketball Association draft.
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Eliud Poligrates later played for PBA teams Air21 Express and Kia Carnival.
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Eliud Poligrates holds the record for the most points scored in a single PBA D-League game, with 67.
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Eliud Poligrates had stints in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, and the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.
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Eliud Poligrates was scouted by the Cebu City-based Southwestern University Cobras of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.
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Eliud Poligrates then had the opportunity to play in Manila for the Cagayan Rising Suns of the PBA D-League.
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In November 2019, Eliud Poligrates returned to the MPBL with Valenzuela City but played only four games for them.
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On January 14,2020, Eliud Poligrates was arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside a convenience store in Cebu City.
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Eliud Poligrates was released later that month after the ex-girlfriend recanted her accusation through an affidavit.
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Eliud Poligrates explained that they had a verbal argument, but Poligrates did not harm her physically.
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On May 30,2023, Eliud Poligrates was shot on his left shoulder by a 15-year-old boy in Duljo Fatima, Cebu City.