Gian Chiu (born January 20, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 27th overall in the 2012 PBA Draft by the B-Meg Llamados.

Gian Chiu
Personal information
Born (1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 35)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolAteneo High School
Desert Christian Academy
CollegeOberlin (2007–2009)
PBA draft2012: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the B-Meg Llamados
Playing career2013–2014
PositionCenter
Career history
2013–2014San Mig Coffee Mixers
2014Barako Bull Energy Cola
Career highlights and awards

High School career

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Chiu started his high school career in the Philippines with the Ateneo High School. Chiu found his way to the States after a Golden State Warriors scout discovered him, and that scout, who happened to be a friend of one of the assistant coaches at Desert Christian, recommended the assistant coach to recruit Chiu.[1] As a senior at Desert Christian, Chiu averaged 16.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. He hit 52% from the field, scored at least 20 points in eight of 24 games and fired a high of 29 in Desert Christian’s 62-48 win over Bloomington Christian. Chiu earned All-Conference second team honors and was named for the World Quest Academic team for being an A-student.

Collegiate career

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Chiu is part of the 2007-08/2008-09 Oberlin Yeomen men's basketball team. He played in 25 of Oberlin’s 26 games in first season with Yeomen. As a freshman, Chiu was one of three players to start more than 17 games (21), compile three double-figure games including a career-high 15 against Kenyon (2/13/08). He led the team in charges taken with 11. He finished the season being third on the team in field goal percentage (.462). Chiu was among the team leaders in blocked shots (2nd – 12), rebounds (3rd – 57), scoring (5th – 5.4 points per game), and minutes played (5th – 19.8 per game).[2]

Professional career

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Chiu was the 27th overall pick in the 2012 PBA draft by the B-Meg Llamados.

Statistics

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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

College statistics

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Oberlin College 25 19.76 .462 0 0.619 2.3 0.4 0.24 0.48 5.4
2008-09 Oberlin College 6 4.3 .4 0 0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0 0.7

References

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  1. ^ "6'7 Filipino Gian Chiu Stars for Desert Christian Varsity in California". InterBasket.net. InterBasket. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oberlin College Athletics - Gian Chiu - 2008-09 Men's Basketball". Goyeo.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "55 Gian Chiu". Goyeo.com. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. ^ "Oberlin College - Season Statistics". Goyeo.com. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2014-04-08.