1. Gregory William Slaughter was born on May 19,1988 and is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Manila SV Batang Sampaloc of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
20 Facts About Greg Slaughter
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Greg Slaughter was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft.
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Greg Slaughter was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Virginia, finishing at Massaponax High School.
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Greg Slaughter quickly learned Cebuano and was convinced by his maternal uncles to play competitive basketball.
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Greg Slaughter studied and played for the University of the Visayas from 2007 to 2009 and took up Political Science, winning the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc men's basketball title each year in his three-year stint with UV, as well as the league MVP award in 2008 and 2009, the latter of which he shared with June Mar Fajardo of the University of Cebu.
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Greg Slaughter transferred to Ateneo de Manila University in 2010 and became an eligible player in 2011.
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Greg Slaughter successfully teamed up with Kiefer Ravena and Nico Salva to lead Ateneo to two UAAP championships and completing a five-peat.
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Greg Slaughter had a vertical reach of 11 feet 6 inches and performed 40 bench presses, the most of all draft applicants.
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Greg Slaughter did 50 situps, 62 pushups and 18 pullups.
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Greg Slaughter was paired with Japeth Aguilar to form one of the most formidable frontcourt duos in the PBA and was dubbed the "Twin Towers".
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On February 8,2020 via Instagram, Greg Slaughter announced that he's taking a break from PBA after his contract with Ginebra already expired.
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On February 4,2021, Ginebra coach Tim Cone confirmed that Greg Slaughter is re-signed with the team after a 1-year hiatus.
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On March 5,2021, Greg Slaughter was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier in exchange for Christian Standhardinger.
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Greg Slaughter became a restricted free agent on January 31,2022.
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Greg Slaughter was unable to re-sign with NorthPort due to contract disputes.
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On July 9,2022, Greg Slaughter signed with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League of Japan marking his departure from the PBA.
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Greg Slaughter was the starting center for the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the 2011 SEA Games and the 2011 SEABA tournament which was the qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.
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Greg Slaughter was a part of the national team pool in preparation for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship held in the Philippines but did not make it to the final 12 roster.
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Greg Slaughter was again invited to the pool that will train to compete in both the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but he declined.
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Greg Slaughter played in the Philippines in the fifth window of the Asia qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup against Kazakhstan, but he was scoreless and had only one rebound in the game.