1. Raymond Canaria Almazan was born on August 2,1989 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association.
35 Facts About Raymond Almazan
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Raymond Almazan played for the Letran Knights in the NCAA where he established himself as a defensive player, rebounder and shot-blocker.
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Raymond Almazan was both awarded as the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year for the NCAA Season 89 and led the Knights to the men's basketball championship match against the San Beda Red Lions for two straight seasons, by which they were beaten on both occasions.
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Raymond Almazan played alongside the celebrated Extra Rice Inc frontline of Beau Belga and JR Quinahan and was a key role player off-the-bench.
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Raymond Almazan's team made the semis in the Commissioner's Cup, where they lost to the Talk N'Text Tropang Texters.
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Raymond Almazan's team made it to the finals, but lost to the Coffee Mixers, giving the Mixers a Grand Slam.
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Raymond Almazan finished the season as a member of the All-Rookie Team.
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Raymond Almazan's team made it all the way to the semis against the Alaska Aces.
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Raymond Almazan ended that conference with 11 points and 8 boards as Rain or Shine lost the series in Game 6.
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Raymond Almazan took part in the 2014 Rookies vs Sophomores game in the 2015 All-Star Weekend.
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Raymond Almazan was on the Stalwarts team that won vs the Greats during the PBA All-Star Weekend that year.
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Raymond Almazan had 14 points and 16 rebounds in a win against Blackwater in the Philippine Cup.
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Raymond Almazan's team made the playoffs as the 8th seed, but lost to the Beermen in the first round.
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Raymond Almazan played in the 2017 All-Star games as a member of Gilas Pilipinas.
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Raymond Almazan had to miss some games due to the FIBA Asia Cup.
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Raymond Almazan had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks against the Phoenix Fuel Masters.
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Raymond Almazan got into an elbow match against Eric Camson of the Kia Picanto, and was ejected from the game.
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Raymond Almazan was then fined P20K and suspended for one game.
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Raymond Almazan bounced back with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting against the Magnolia Hotshots.
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Raymond Almazan played for the Luzon All-Stars during All-Star Week.
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Raymond Almazan missed Rain or Shine's debut in the 2019 Philippine Cup with a right ankle sprain.
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Raymond Almazan had a quiet debut of three points, one rebound, one assist, and one steal in the Commissioner's Cup.
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Raymond Almazan had 17 points and 17 rebounds, but didn't get the win against NLEX because he got called for goaltending with 37.3 seconds remaining.
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Raymond Almazan's team beat Alaska in the quarterfinals, and TNT in five semifinal games.
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Raymond Almazan was ruled out of the match and Meralco lost.
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Raymond Almazan attempted to play in Game 4, but didn't play in Game 5 as Ginebra won the championship.
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Raymond Almazan was able to play in the 2020 Philippine Cup.
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Raymond Almazan returned to action in a win against the Aces.
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Raymond Almazan injured his left knee again in the quarterfinals, but his team moved on to the semis.
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Raymond Almazan returned in Game 5, but they were eliminated the next game.
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On March 23,2024, Raymond Almazan won the PBA All-Star Big Man 3-point shooting at La Salle Coliseum.
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Raymond Almazan was first invited to the Philippines' national team for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but he was not released by Rain or Shine.
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Raymond Almazan first played for Gilas in the 2017 SEABA Championship.
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Raymond Almazan was a member of the Gilas team in the SEA Games that year, and the FIBA Asia Cup.
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Raymond Almazan was in the roster for the 4th window of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.