Jhonard Clarito Explained

Jhonard Clarito (born April 3, 1996) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Amateur career

San Juan Knights (2018–2021)

Coming off a college career with De Ocampo Memorial College,^{[1] [2]} Clarito joined the expansion San Juan Knights of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Averaging 4.2 points and 4.1 rebounds in the 2018–19 MPBL season, he played an important role in the winner-take-all game 5 of the 2019 MPBL finals. In the last minute of the fourth quarter, Clarito made two crucial shots that gave San Juan the lead and eventually clinched them their first MPBL championship.^[3]

Clarito stayed with San Juan for the 2019–20 MPBL season, improving to averaging a near double-double with 11.7 points and 8.8 rebounds alongside 2 assists, helping the team clinch back-to-back national finals appearances. He also was part of San Juan's finals run in the 2021 FilBasket Subic Championship.^[4]

Professional career

JPS Zamboanga City (2021)

Clarito would get his first professional stint after signing with JPS Zamboanga City of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.^[5]

Return to San Juan (2021–2022)

After his VisMin stint, Clarito made his return to San Juan for the 2021 MPBL Invitational and 2022 FilBasket Summer Championship.^{[6] [7]}

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2022–present)

In the PBA season 47 draft, Clarito was selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with the 17th overall pick. After his first season where he only averaged 1.3 points per game on 23.1% shooting, Clarito broke out in the following 2023–24 PBA season with a bigger role, averaging 10.8 points per game on 46.6% shooting with 4.3 rebounds to add, winning the PBA's Most Improved Player for the season.^[8]

Career statistics

PBA

As of the end of 2023–24 season^[9]

Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 19 || 5.8 || .231 || .150 || .750 || .8 || .3 || .3 || || 1.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 30 || 21.6 || .466 || .330 || .745 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 10.8|-class=sortbottom| align="center" colspan=2 | Career| 49 || 15.5 || .433 || .298 || .745 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || 7.1

MPBL

Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | 2018–19| align=left | San Juan| 32 || 5 || 13.3 || .397 || .222 || .534 || 4.1 || .9 || 1.0 || .5 || 4.2|-| align=left | 2019–20| align=left | San Juan| 40 || 3 || 23.0 || .427 || .286 || .712 || 8.8 || 2.0 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 11.7

External links

• Jhonard Clarito via Genius Sports (MPBL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bolima . Martin Dale . 2023-06-08 . Diamond in the rough? Yeng Guiao high on two-way player Jhonard Clarito . 2024-09-01 . onesports.ph . en.
2. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . 2022-05-12 . Unheralded Jhonard Clarito aims to show unconventional path to PBA . 2024-09-01 . Spin.ph . en.
3. Web site: Li . Matthew . 2019-04-25 . Davaoeño Jhonard Clarito lifts San Juan Knights to MPBL National Championship . 2024-09-01 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
4. Web site: 2021-11-21 . San Juan Knights on the brink of FilBasket Subic crown . 2024-09-01 . BusinessWorld Online . en-US.
5. Web site: Li . Matthew . 2021-05-13 . Mac Cardona, Fran Yu lead Zamboanga City team in VisMin-Mindanao . 2024-09-01 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
6. Web site: Dannug . Jonash . 2021-12-13 . Abando makes MPBL debut, powers San Juan rout of Sarangani . 2024-09-01 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
7. Web site: Terrado . Reuben . 2022-05-07 . Tempers flare as San Juan drags Nueva Ecija to Filbasket Finals KO game . 2024-09-01 . Spin.ph . en.
8. Web site: Micaller . Bea . August 18, 2024 . June Mar Fajardo wins 8th PBA MVP award . August 18, 2024 . GMANetwork.com.
9. Web site: Jhonard Clarito Player Profile, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters – RealGM . basketball.realgm.com.