Rommel Nino T "KG" Canaleta was born on February 12,1982 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Binan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and Pilipinas Super League.
12 Facts About KG Canaleta
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KG Canaleta is a former assistant coach for the Taichung Suns of the T1 League.
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KG Canaleta played majority of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association.
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KG Canaleta won the 2005,2006,2007,2010 and 2012 PBA Slam Dunk Contests and led the Air21 Express to a third-place finish in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.
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KG Canaleta made a serious run for the Rookie of the Year honors with an impressive Philippine Cup campaign where he averaged 16.2 points per game, No 1 among rookies and seventh in the tournament among locals.
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KG Canaleta was a back-to-back-to-back winner of the Slam Dunk competition, both by convincing fashion.
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KG Canaleta was the first Philippine Basketball Association player to become a 5-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion.
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On 2012, KG Canaleta did it again after dunking on 3-men, including 6-foot-9 Asi Taulava to win his 5th Slam Dunk Award.
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KG Canaleta was awarded by the PBA to be the Mr Quality Minutes Player in 2010.
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On January 20,2014, KG Canaleta was traded by Air21 to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Sean Anthony, Eliud Poligrates, and a 2016 first-round pick.
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On October 9,2014, KG Canaleta was traded from Talk 'N Text to NLEX in a three-team trade that involved Blackwater Elite.
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On March 19,2022, KG Canaleta signed with Taichung Wagor Suns of the T1 League.