Jammer Jamito Explained

Raymon "Jammer" Jamito (born September 1, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the South Cotabato Warriors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^{[1] [2]}

Professional career

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Jamito was the 3rd pick of the regular round in the 2016 PBA draft.

In 2017, Jamito was part of the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Week.^[3] The crowd expected him to jump over 6-foot-9 Japeth Aguilar. Instead, he side-stepped him and did a basic one-hand dunk, drawing laughs from the crowd. The stunt became viral, and was featured on the television show "The Starters."^[4] He also won a Governors' Cup title that year.

Meralco Bolts

In 2018, Ginebra made him an unrestricted free agent, allowing the Bolts to pick him up. He had his best game with 8 points, 4 rebounds, and one block in a loss to the Phoenix Fuel Masters.^[5]

In 2021, he was given a contract extension.^[6] He was not given another extension after that season and did not return for the 2022–23 PBA season.^[7]

San Juan Knights

Jamito then played for the San Juan Knights in the MPBL.^[8] He debuted with 14 points and seven rebounds in a win over the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2021 season^[9]

Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 10 || 3.4 || .471 || — || — || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 1.6|-| align=left rowspan=2| | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| rowspan=2|12 || rowspan=2|6.6 || rowspan=2|.400 || rowspan=2|.000 || rowspan=2|.333 || rowspan=2|1.8 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|— || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|1.8|-| align=left | Meralco|-| align=left | | align=left | Meralco| 14 || 2.3 || .727 || — || .667 || .6 || .1 || – || .1 || 1.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Meralco| 16 || 9.5 || .481 || .000 || .636 || 2.7 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 3.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Meralco| 10 || 4.5 || .421 || — || .667 || 2.5 || .1 || — || .4 || 1.8|-class=sortbottom| align="center" colspan=2 | Career| 62 || 5.5 || .476 || .000 || .565 || 1.8 || .2 || .0 || .1 || 2.1

Personal life

Jamito is also known for his vlogs on YouTube, with around 20k subscribers.^[10]

External links

• PBA.ph profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ginebra rookie Jammer Jamito compared to Espinas by Cone, but idolizes Pingris. Spin.ph.
2. Web site: After winning title with Ginebra, Jamito finds new home at Meralco. Spin.ph.
3. Web site: Ballesteros. Jan. April 28, 2017. Jammer Jamito steals show, draws laughs with best Euro step in slam-dunk history. January 31, 2022. Spin.ph. en.
4. Web site: Ramos. Gerry. May 2, 2017. Jammer Jamito's hilarious side-step dunk makes it to NBA cable show 'The Starters'. January 31, 2022. Spin.ph. en.
5. Web site: Terrado. Reuben. September 19, 2018. Answered prayer as Jammer Jamito gets big break at Meralco. January 31, 2022. Spin.ph. en.
6. Web site: Terrado. Reuben. January 16, 2021. Jammer Jamito thankful to Meralco for contract extension amid pandemic. January 31, 2022. Spin.ph. en.
7. Web site: 2022-05-31 . Players PBA - The Official Website . 2022-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531061906/https://www.pba.ph/players?team=MER . May 31, 2022 .
8. Web site: Times . Tiebreaker . 2022-05-31 . MPBL: Yong Garcia spitting incident overshadows San Juan win over Valenzuela . 2022-05-31 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
9. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Raymon-Jammer-Jamito/Summary/115911#International
10. Web site: Mangubat. Lio. LIST: Here are all the PBA vloggers on YouTube. January 31, 2022. Spin.ph. en.