Keith Zaldivar | |
League: | PBA |
Team: | Terrafirma Dyip |
Number: | 5 |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1996 |
Birth Place: | Philippines |
Position: | Center |
High School: | Adamson (Manila) |
College: | Adamson |
Draft Year Pba: | 2022 |
Draft Round Pba: | 2 |
Draft Pick Pba: | 12 |
Draft Team Pba: | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
Career Start: | 2022 |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Team1: | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Team2: | Converge FiberXers |
Years3: | 2024–present |
Team3: | Terrafirma Dyip |
Keith Howell "Pong" D. Zaldivar (born June 25, 1996) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Zaldivar played high school basketball for the Adamson Baby Falcons.[1] He was a center of the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), with Jerom Lastimosa playing the point.[2] [3]
In May 2022, the Magnolia Hotshots drafted Zaldivar 12th overall.[4] [5] [6] They would later let go of him, leading to his signing of a new contract with the Converge FiberXers on his sophomore year in the professional league PBA.[7] [8]
On February 7, 2024, Zaldivar got the most votes from fans for the PBA All-Star RSJ game.[9] [10]
On November 12, 2024, Zaldivar was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip along with Aljun Melecio and the 2025 Converge first-round pick for the draft rights of Jordan Heading.[11]
As of the end of 2023–24 season[12]
|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 14 || 4.6 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .1 || || || 1.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Converge| 10 || 10.8 || .270 || .250 || || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || .3 || 2.8|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 24 || 7.2 || .345 || .216 || .000 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.9