Kerby Mariano Raymundo was born on January 19,1981 and is a Filipino former professional basketball player.
17 Facts About Kerby Raymundo
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Kerby Raymundo last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Kerby Raymundo was discovered by Manuel "Molet" Pineda, a former Colegio de San Juan de Letran player and coach.
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Kerby Raymundo played for the Philippine national team in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games as the country won the gold medal.
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Kerby Raymundo played for Red Bull in the Philippine Basketball League, teaming up with future teammates Jimwell Torion, Lordy Tugade, Junthy Valenzuela, and Fil-American recruit Davonn Harp, but never led the Energy Kings to a title in his only stint in 1999.
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Kerby Raymundo joined the PBA at the age of 19 when Red Bull made the decision to move to the PBA from the PBL making him the second youngest player to join the league.
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Kerby Raymundo played six games for Red Bull in his debut in the 2000 All-Filipino Cup, but was banned by the league for the rest of the season after finding out that Raymundo falsified his requirements to enter the league.
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The league required players who have graduated from high school in 1996, while Kerby Raymundo graduated only a year later before going to Letran.
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Kerby Raymundo received the Finals MVP award under then-interim coach Ryan Gregorio.
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Kerby Raymundo was again instrumental in Purefoods' 2006 PBA Philippine Cup crown, along with James Yap, Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris.
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On March 28,2011, Kerby Raymundo became the 63rd player to join the PBA's 5,000-point club.
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On December 3,2011, Kerby Raymundo became the 41st player in PBA history to collect at least 1,000 offensive rebounds.
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The veteran Kerby Raymundo, who chose not to sign a contract with Meralco for the moment, has yet to play a single game for the Bolts.
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Kerby Raymundo has been sidelined by a complicated knee injury since the start of the 2013 Governors' Cup while he was still playing for the Gin Kings - an injury which would cost Raymundo around P4.5 million of his own money if he opts to undergo surgery in the US.
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Originally diagnosed as a mere bone bruise, the injury turned out to be a lot more serious when Kerby Raymundo had his knee checked in the United States last November 2013.
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In May 2015, Kerby Raymundo announced his retirement, saying that although he is still capable of playing after he was cleared by his doctors to play, he no longer had the passion to continue playing basketball.
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Kerby Raymundo is a many-time member of the Philippine national basketball team, and was considered as a possible team captain in 2009.