Anthony "Jayjay" Helterbrand (born Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. on October 14, 1976) is a Filipino-American former basketball player. He last played for the Imus Khaleb Shawarma of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He previously played with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by many as Helter Skelter, he is also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa, as one-half of the so-called, The Fast and the Furious.

Jayjay Helterbrand

Helterbrand (left) with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1976-10-14) October 14, 1976 (age 45) Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino/American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	Kentucky State
PBA draft	2000 / Direct hire
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2000–2017; 2019–2020
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
2000	Batangas Blades
2000–2017	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2019–2020	Imus Khaleb Shawarma
Career highlights and awards
6× PBA champion (2004 Fiesta, 2004–05 Philippine, 2006–07 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta, 2016 Governors', 2017 Governors') PBA Finals MVP (2006–07 Philippine) PBA Most Valuable Player (2009) 2× PBA Best Player of the Conference (2008 Fiesta, 2009 Fiesta) 6× PBA All-Star (2005–2010) 2× PBA All-Star Game MVP (2005, 2007) 2× PBA Mythical First Team (2008, 2009) PBA Comeback Player of the Year (2005) Brunei Sultan Cup Most Valuable Player (2005)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Philippines William Jones Cup 2007 Taipei Team

Professional career

He played one game for the Batangas Blades in the Metropolitan Basketball Association before signing with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in March 2000. He was recruited by Ginebra through coach Ron Jacobs to play back up for Bal David as preparation to supplant him in the starting lineup.

Helterbrand started being noticed when he began coming into the game with eventual 2001 PBA Rookie of the Year Mark Caguioa. Their exciting play led to them being called as the "Bandana Brothers" for the headbands they wear during games. During the 2004 PBA season, the fantastic duo were tagged as "The Fast and The Furious," the moniker has since been used to describe them. His tandem with Mark Caguioa is one of the most popular and arguably the best backcourt tandem in the league history.

In 2003, he went back to the States after his first contract with Ginebra expired and negotiation for a new one fell through. He came back at the start of 2004 and was a major contributor in the team's back-to-back championships that year.

Injury sidelined him for five months at the start of 2005 but has mainly recovered and even won two MVP awards for the year, the Brunei Cup and the 2005 PBA All-Stars. He is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league.

After he returned to Ginebra, he quickly made an impact and was named the Comeback Player of the Year by the PBA Press Corps. He assumed the starting point guard chores after Bal David got injured and was subsequently released. He was also named MVP in Team Pilipinas' victorious run in the Sultan Cup in Brunei.

In 2008, he was again included in the RP Training Pool headed by Coach Yeng Guiao.

In 2009, Helterband was awarded the Best Player of the Fiesta Conference for leading the Kings to the finals, and he eventually won the Season MVP. However, the Team Pilipinas couldn't elevate to a much higher finish as they lost to the Korean national team in the battle for 7th place in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship. An unusual Helterbrand finished his stint with a 1–11 from the three point area.

On June 8, 2009, he was awarded the 2008–2009 PBA season MVP, his first MVP award as a professional since entering the league in 2000.[1]

In August 2015, Helterbrand announced his retirement from the game of basketball at the end of the 2015–16 PBA season.[2] However, after Ginebra won the 2016 Governors' Cup, he announced that he will play for one more season. After the 2016–17 PBA season concluded, Helterbrand announced his retirement after Ginebra winning the 2017 Governor's Cup championship.

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

Personal life

Helterbrand is in a relationship to Filipina actress RR Enriquez.

References

External links

• Who is Helterbrand?
• Helterbrand Basketball Statistics
• Mark Caguioa's College Basketball Statistics
• Barangay Ginebra Kings
• Ginebra Online