Lanete broke out inSeason 85 as he put up double-digit scoring performances.[2][3] He got his first Player of the Week award when he led San Beda to 2nd place early in the tournament standings.[4] They went on to extend that record to 7–1 with a win over theAUF Great Danes in which he scored 20 points.[5] In a win over the Arellano Chiefs, he scored 17 points and got San Beda into the Final Four.[6] In the Final Four, they defeated theLetran Knights with him scoring 17 points and seven assists.[7] However, they would lose in the Finals to theSan Sebastian Stags.[8]
InSeason 86, San Beda started the season with four straight wins, including a win over the Knights in which Lanete had 22 points and made five rebounds, two assists and two steals.[9] For that performance, he got his first Player of the Week award of the season. He then got his second Player of the Week award when he scored a season-high 30 points (with 13 scored in the fourth quarter) in a win over theMapúa Cardinals.[10] In a win over the Stags, he scored 23 points, and led San Beda to its first elimination round sweep in the program's history.[11] For that accomplishment, he was given his third Player of the Week award for the season. The Red Lions went on to sweep its way through the playoffs and earn its 15th championship.[12] For his performance that season, he was awarded the NCAA's Pivotal Player Award during the Collegiate Basketball Awards.[13]
Lanete startedSeason 87 with two straight wins, including one over theLyceum Pirates in which he had 19 points on four triples.[14] In a win over theBenilde Blazers, he had only 12 points as he shot 5-of-21 from the field, but still contributed nine rebounds and four assists.[15] He then got his career-high when he scored 32 points in a win over theEAC Generals, earning himself a Player of the Week award.[16][17] He followed that up with 21 points and six rebounds in a win over Letran.[18] In a rematch against EAC, he scored 23 points as they beat EAC by a 54-point margin.[19] The Red Lions qualified for the Final Four once again with a win over the Cardinals in which he scored 23 points.[20] He received another Player of the Week award when he scored 28 points in a win over Letran, but this time shared it with teammateAnthony Semerad.[21] The Red Lions finished the elimination rounds as the top seed thanks to a win over the Stags in which he made the game-winning three pointer.[22] He then led them to the Finals once again past theJRU Heavy Bombers.[23] He played his last game with the Red Lions in their 57–55 Game 2 win over the Stags as they won the championship once again.[24] He was awarded a spot on the NCAA's Mythical Team and also made the Mythical Team of the Collegiate Basketball Awards.[25][26] In his five years at San Beda, the Red Lions won four out of fivechampionships.
Lanete then played for theHapee Fresh Fighters, joining them before the start of the2014–15 Aspirants' Cup.[30] They got to the Finals where in Game 2, he scored 22 points but went down with cramps in the fourth quarter.[31] His teammates then stepped up in his absence and Hapee won its first D-League championship.[32] However, he missed the succeeding conference due to aMCL injury.[33] He ended his amateur career with six PBA D-League championships, and applied for the PBA draft.[34]
Lanete was set to apply for the2014 PBA draft.[29] However, he decided to forgo the draft as he intended to train more and improve some of his weaknesses.[35][36] After spending another year as a Gilas Cadet and with Hapee in the D-League, he applied for the PBA draft.[34][37]
Lanete was drafted sixth overall by theNLEX Road Warriors in the2015 PBA draft where he got to play under his former college coach inBoyet Fernandez.[38] He signed a three-year maximum rookie contract with the team.[39] In a2016 Commissioner's Cup win over theStar Hotshots, he scored 21 points.[40] He then scored 14 points in a win over theMeralco Bolts.[41] In a loss to theTNT KaTropa, he scored 20 points.[42] That conference, NLEX failed to qualify for the playoffs.[43] He was then picked to participate in the Three-Point Shootout during the2016 All-Star Weekend.[44] In a2016 Governors' Cup win over theRain or Shine Elasto Painters, he scored 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting from downtown, together with eight rebounds, two assists, and two clutch triples.[45] He then scored 25 points on five triples in 18 minutes off the bench in a win over theGlobalport Batang Pier.[46] He missed NLEX's last game of the elimination round due to fever and tonsilitis.[47] In their playoff match against theSan Miguel Beermen, he returned with 13 points off the bench, but San Miguel won over them.[48]
In the offseason, Lanete gained a new head coach inYeng Guiao.[49] In a2016–17 Philippine Cup loss to Meralco, he scored 14 points.[50] In aCommissioner's Cup game against TNT, they led by as much as 29 points, but TNT came back and tied the game. He then committed a crucial turnover and TNT won the game.[51]
On May 6, 2017, Lanete was traded from NLEX to theMeralco Bolts in a three-team trade.[52] He didn't get to play right away as he had a strained calf.[53] He made his debut as a starter in aGovernors' Cup win over theBlackwater Elite, immediately making an impact with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three, three rebounds, one assist, one block, and zero turnovers in nearly 24 minutes.[54] In a matchup against his older brotherChico and thePhoenix Fuel Masters, he led Meralco to the win with a PBA career-high 27 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.[55] In the quarterfinals, he contributed 17 points to send Meralco to the semis.[56] Meralco then got all the way to theFinals, where they went down 3–2 againstBarangay Ginebra.[57] He then started Game 6 and contributed 15 points to force a Game 7.[58] Meralco however, lost in Game 7.[59]
In a2017–18 Philippine Cup win over Phoenix, Lanete led the team with 24 points on four three-pointers.[60] He then scored 19 points, two rebounds and three steals in a win over Ginebra. For those performances, he was selected as the PBA's Player of the Week.[61] In theCommissioner's Cup, he missed significant time due to spraining his shooting hand.[62]
On January 15, 2019, Lanete shipped him out to theNorthPort Batang Pier for a second round pick.[63] In a2019 Commissioner's Cup win over San Miguel, he contributed 16 points.[64] He scored 16 points again in a win over the Elasto Painters in which only seven Batang Pier played due to various injuries.[65] In their playoff game against the Beermen, he led the team with 22 points and made five three-pointers, but the Beermen stopped them from reaching the semis.[66] In aGovernors' Cup loss to theColumbian Dyip, he contributed 19 points.[67] They then lost again this time to TNT despite him leading with 23 points, going down 1–4.[68] Despite their poor start, NorthPort rallied to get into the playoffs with the arrival ofChristian Standhardinger via trade and a new import inMichael Qualls.[69] As an 8th seed, they upset the 1st seed, which was NLEX, to get into the semis.[70] In Game 1 of the semis against Ginebra, he led the team with 24 points on six-of-nine shooting from three.[71] NorthPort would then go on to lose the series to Ginebra in four games.[72]
In a2020 Philippine Cup loss to Blackwater, Lanete contributed 14 points.[73] They got their only win of the conference against the Dyip.[74] In another loss to Ginebra, he scored 19 points.[75]
In a2021 Philippine Cup win over the Dyip, Lanete led the team with 18 points on four triples.[76] He averaged just 4.9 points for that conference, before sitting out theGovernors' Cup.[77] On December 29, 2021, he retired from basketball to migrate to the United States with his family.[78]
In 2012, Lanete was called up once again for theSEABA Cup. In wins overIndonesia andMalaysia, he contributed 14 points.[83][84] Gilas then went on to beat Thailand once again and claim a spot in that year'sFIBA Asia Cup.[85] He was then included in the roster for that year'sJones Cup.[86] In a win overChinese Taipei's Team B, he led the team in scoring with 20 points.[87] In that tournament, Gilas won the Jones Cup for the first time in 14 years by winning seven of their eight matches.[88]
Lanete then participated in Gilas's campaigns in regional tournaments held in Dubai and Hong Kong.[89][90] He was part of the 24-man pool for the2013 FIBA Asia Championship.[91] He was also called up to the Gilas roster for the2013 SEA Games.[92] In that tournament, Gilas swept its way to a gold medal.[93]
In 2014, Lanete was called up for the2014 FIBA Asia Cup.[94] They won bronze in that tournament.[95] In 2015, he was part of the 16-man pool for that year's SEA Games and SEABA Championship.[96] He continued training with Gilas until he applied for the PBA Draft in 2015.[34]
He has two brothers who are also basketball players, Von Harry (Bon Bon) and fellow former PBA playerChico.[97] His father was also a former professional basketball player.
In June 2020, Lanete married Shelby Pearl, an American who did volunteer work in the Philippines.[98] They live together inAtlanta, Georgia, where he coaches AAU basketball and is also the head varsity coach, assistant athletic director and weight trainer of Horizon Christian School.
