Ricardo "JR" Cawaling Jr. (born August 15, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He is drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft.[1]
![]() Cawaling with the FEU Tamaraws in 2010 | |
No. 48 – Manila Stars | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | MPBL |
Personal information | |
Born | (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987 (age 35) Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Far Eastern University |
PBA draft | 2013 Round: 3 / Pick: 30th overall |
Selected by the San Mig Coffee Mixers | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
2014 | Blackwater Elite |
2015 | Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer |
2016–2017 | Alab Pilipinas |
2018–2019 | Caloocan Supremos |
2019–2020 | Nueva Ecija MiGuard |
2022 | MisOr Kuyamis |
2022–present | Manila Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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He is known as a three-point shooter. He was aliased "Aye Aye Captain" during his ABL years and "The Sweet Shooter" in his PBA career.
Cawaling was picked fifth overall in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft by the Blackwater Elite.
On September 4, 2015, Cawaling was traded by the Mahindra Enforcer to the NLEX Road Warriors for Paolo Hubalde and then He traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Sam Marata.
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