1. Jiovani Nacawili Jalalon was born on August 2,1992 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association.
10 Facts About Jio Jalalon
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The third of the six children of Vicente Jalalon and Jocelyn Nacawili, Jiovani was born on August 2,1992, to a poor family in Cagayan de Oro.
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Jio Jalalon first played college basketball for Informatics College in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities, but later transferred to Arellano University to join the Chiefs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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Jio Jalalon improved even more in his third year, making the Mythical Team .
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Jio Jalalon played extremely well the entire season to clinch his third Mythical Team inclusion.
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Mapua's Allwell Oraeme was named the league's Most Valuable Player, after accumulating 65.12 points in player all-around value to beat Jio Jalalon, who had 57.50 PAV.
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Jio Jalalon played in the PBA Developmental League during the NCAA offseason.
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Jio Jalalon joined the Caida Tile Masters during the 2016 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup.
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On October 30,2016, Jio Jalalon was picked by the Star Hotshots in the 2016 PBA draft.
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The next game, Jio Jalalon puts up an impressive statline of numbers as he recorded 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in 27 minutes of playing time in a loss to the GlobalPort Batang Pier.