Glenn Khobuntin

Glenn R. Khobuntin (born September 7, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Glenn Khobuntin
No. 12 – TNT Tropang Giga
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolColegio de San Juan de Letran
CollegeNational University
PBA draft2015: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017NLEX Road Warriors
2017–2020Terrafirma Dyip
2021–presentTNT Tropang Giga
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeTeam
SEABA Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeTeam

High school career

Khobuntin, a Cagayan de Oro native, studied high school at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, where he was a star player for their junior varsity squad, the Letran Squires. During his high school years at Letran, he was invited to the Nike Elite Camp in 2009 along with other high school standouts and future PBA draft batchmates Baser Amer, Keith Agovida, Nico Elorde, Aljon Mariano, Troy Rosario, and Mark Cruz.[1]

College career

Khobuntin was immediately recruited by NU Bulldogs coach Eric Altamirano after he finished high school. The offer to play for National University was the first and only scholarship offer he received as he did not entertain offers other schools.[2] He first suited up for the Bulldogs in 2010.[3] In his last game with NU, he posted 10 points in helping the school win its first championship after 60 years.[4]

College averages
SeasonTeamGMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 NU 1218.3.397.000.3753.8.8.4.04.1
2012 NU 98.4.375.000.3752.0.6.0.01.7
2013 NU 1613.3.483.000.5882.6.8.1.14.1
2014 NU 2028.8.371.115.5656.81.4.2.19.4

Amateur career

While in the amateur ranks, Khobuntin suited up for several PBA D-League teams - Boracay Rum, BDO-NU Bulldogs, FEU-MJM Builders, and Jumbo Plastic.[5][6][7][8]

Professional career

Khobuntin was drafted tenth overall by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2015 PBA draft.[9]

PBA career statistics
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 2022–23 season[10]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 NLEX 3413.5.404.188.6131.6.4.1.14.0
2016–17 NLEX 3118.8.371.241.5543.01.1.2.26.4
Mahindra / Kia
2017–18 Kia / Columbian 3119.3.367.233.4692.21.3.2.16.3
2019 Columbian 2923.5.436.369.6492.3.8.5.17.3
2020 Terrafirma 1019.9.373.318.6922.4.7.1.17.8
2021 TNT 3213.1.432.360.7432.2.3.2.04.8
2022–23 TNT 5121.2.409.315.6734.0.7.2.16.5
Career 21818.5.399.297.6202.7.8.2.16.0

International career

Khobuntin saw action in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and 2015 SEABA Championship, where the Gilas Cadets team won gold medals on both occasions.[11][12]

Personal life

Khobuntin was born to parents Dante and Jocelyn Khobuntin.[13]

References
  1. "Pangunahing high school players sali sa Nike Elite Camp" [Leading high school players to join Nike Elite Camp]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Tagalog). March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. "DRAFT PROFILE: GLENN KHOBUNTIN". Archived from the original on 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. Villar, Joey (July 10, 2010). "Season teems with talented rookies". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. "Graduating CDO cager finally nails championship with NU". CDODev.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  5. "Pascual, Blackwater spoil Boracay Rhum's D-League debut". InterAksyon. October 20, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. "Banco de Oro stuns Wang's five". Tempo. January 14, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. Terrado, Reuben (October 24, 2014). "UAAP Finals foes turn teammates as NU's Alolino, Khobuntin join Belo, Tolomia in PBA D-League". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. Leongson, Randolph B. (June 1, 2015). "PBA D-League: Khobuntin steps up for Jumbo Plastic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  9. "Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  10. "Glenn Khobuntin Player Profile, TNT Tropang Giga - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  11. Badua, Snow (June 15, 2015). "THE RISE OF TROY: Rosario's stock rises in SEA Games, but pro-bound player not getting ahead of himself". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  12. "Sinag Pilipinas' Troy Rosario: 'Resiliency' is team's identity". CNN Philippines. April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  13. Naredo, Camille B. (October 15, 2014). "Tears flow as Khobuntin, family reunite while history unfolds". ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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