Riego Gamalinda

Riego Gamalinda

No. 21 – Blackwater Elite
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 Iligan City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Iligan City National High School
College	San Beda College
PBA draft	2010 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Meralco Bolts
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Meralco Bolts
2011–2013	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014–present	Blackwater Elite
Career highlights and awards
2× PBA champion (2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine) 3× NCAA Philippines champion (2006, 2007, 2008)

Riego Meinardo Villa Gamalinda also known as Bam-bam Gamalinda (born May 25, 1986 in Iligan City) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 11th overall in 2010 by the Bolts. He was one of the key players of the San Beda Red Lions during its three peat run from 2006 to 2008.

Professional career

Meralco Bolts

In the 2010 PBA draft, he was drafted 11th overall by the Bolts. He played primarily as a backup guard/forward to Mark Cardona and had limited minutes.

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

At the off-season, he and Shawn Weinstein were traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was traded along with Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Pamboy Raymundo in a three-way trade involving Air21 Express and Meralco Bolts. He was waived after.

Blackwater Elite

He was picked up by Blackwater Elite in 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. He had his best year of his career so far, posting career highs in minutes (24 MPG), points (8.2 PPG) and rebounds (4.1 RPG) while playing 33 games during the 2014–15 season.

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	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

Correct as of November 23, 2015

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Meralco	17	10.0	.340	.000	.600	1.5	.7	.1	.1	2.4
2011–12	Talk 'N Text	41	8.4	.383	.250	.550	.9	.4	.0	.1	2.2
2012–13	Talk 'N Text	24	5.2	.382	.250	.000	.5	.3	.0	.1	1.2
2014–15	Blackwater	33	24.0	.376	.293	.744	4.1	1.3	.3	.2	8.2
Career		115	12.4	.371	.264	.653	1.9	.7	.1	.1	3.7