| Parañaque Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-08-18)August 18, 1991 (age 33) Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Benedictine International School (Quezon City) RTU (Mandaluyong) |
| College | UST |
| PBA draft | 2016: Special draft |
| Selected by theMeralco Bolts | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2017–2019 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2020–2021 | Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing |
| 2021–2024 | Terrafirma Dyip |
| 2024 | Pangasinan Heatwaves |
| 2024 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| 2025–present | Parañaque Patriots |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Eduardo Damo Daquioag Jr. (born August 18, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for theParañaque Patriots of theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] He was picked by theMeralco Bolts in the special draft of the2016 PBA draft. He also played collegiate basketball with theUST Growling Tigers.
Eduardo Daquioag was born inDingras,Ilocos Norte to a carpenter and housewife. He was scouted byUST Growling Tigers head coach, Pido Jarencio during his third year in high school while he was playing for the Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades at the Ilocos Regional Athletic Association. Jarencio was originally scouting Jeoff Javillonar but later was convinced to recruit Daquioag too along with Javillonar when they both finish high school.[2]
UST assistant coach Beaujing Acot, brought Daquioag and Javillonar to the Benedictine International School where Acot was head coach of the school's basketball team. Daquioag won various titles with Benedictine International School including the 2008 National Students Basketball Championship in Cebu where he was named among the Mythical Five. When the school's basketball program was dissolved in 2009, Daquioag moved toRizal Technological University where he played under the institution's junior team which was now headed by Acot.[2]
Eric Altamirano convinced Daquioag to study at theNational University where the mentor was then newly appointed as the school's basketball head coach. Daquioag was unable to secure a slot at theNU Bulldogs and tried out to play for theUST Growling Tigers instead.[2]
He made his debut for UST at the UAAP against theUniversity of the East where his performance was well received. However his performance on the following games were lackluster and was benched in the following games. In his second year he was diagnosed withrheumatic fever, a potentially fatal disease and was forced to play limited minutes with the UST Growling Tigers on his second year. He returned to the team on his third year as a rotation player, and on his fourth year was named as a candidate for the MVP honor.[2]
Daquioag was tapped to play with the Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators at the2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup. His team won the championship beatingCafé France-CEU Bakers in the final.[3]
Daquioag was selected by the Meralco Bolts in the 2016 PBA draft.
On August 7, 2017, he was traded to theRain or Shine Elasto Painters forMike Tolomia.[4]
On January 14, 2020, he was traded to theTNT KaTropa for three draft picks.[5] On February 28, before appearing in a game for TNT, he was traded to theBlackwater Elite in a three-team deal involving TNT, Blackwater, andNLEX.[6]
On December 24, 2021, he was traded to theTerrafirma Dyip forJustin Melton.[7]
During the2022 Philippine Cup, he broke his right fibula, causing him to be out for the remainder of the conference.[8]
On January 13, 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Terrafirma.[9] He made his return during the2023 Governors' Cup.[10]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2023–24 season[11]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Meralco | 32 | 11.8 | .465 | .333 | .750 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .5 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Rain or Shine | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Rain or Shine | 41 | 20.5 | .404 | .323 | .692 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | Rain or Shine | 46 | 20.4 | .396 | .298 | .653 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | Blackwater | 10 | 27.6 | .343 | .227 | .564 | 3.7 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | Blackwater | 23 | 23.1 | .356 | .260 | .766 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 8.0 |
| Terrafirma | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Terrafirma | 12 | 14.4 | .318 | .320 | .533 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2023–24 | Terrafirma | 9 | 6.0 | .450 | .182 | 1.000 | .6 | .2 | .3 | — | 2.3 |
| Career | 173 | 18.5 | .393 | .293 | .682 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | UST | 14 | 9.2 | .400 | .235 | .500 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | - | 2.7 |
| 2012-13 | 11 | 4.4 | .235 | .222 | 1.000 | .5 | .2 | .2 | - | 1.0 | |
| 2013-14 | 14 | 24.4 | .433 | .243 | .615 | 4.5 | 2.5 | .6 | .4 | 8.8 | |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 22.5 | .352 | .211 | .737 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .4 | 7.2 | |
| 2015-16 | 14 | 34.5 | .422 | .171 | .682 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .8 | 16.4 | |
| Career | 65 | 19.5 | .401 | .211 | .657 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | 7.5 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | UST | 4 | 12.8 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | 2.3 |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 32.9 | .326 | .111 | .750 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 | |
| Career | 8 | 22.8 | .317 | .071 | .765 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .5 | .6 | 6.5 | |
While at the RTU, Daquioag was named into the Philippine national youth team led by head coach Eric Altamirano.[2] He was also part of the amateur-ladensenior Philippine national team that participated at the2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.