Bryan Faundo

Bryan C. Faundo (born February 18, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Imus SV Squad of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Bryan Faundo

Faundo in 2007
Free agent
Position	Center / power forward
Personal information
Born	(1984-02-18) February 18, 1984 (age 41) Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Letran
PBA draft	2009: Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Barako Energy Coffee Masters
2010–2011	Brunei Barracudas
2011–2012	Meralco Bolts
2012	Air21 Express
2012–2013	Petron Blaze Boosters
2013	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2013–2014	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2014–2015	Blackwater Elite
2015–2020	Meralco Bolts
2021	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2021	Bulacan Kuyas
2022	Alaska Aces
2022–2023	Boracay Islanders
2023–present	Imus SV Squad
Career highlights
NCAA Philippines champion (2005) NCAA Philippines Mytical Team (2007) NCAA Philippines Most Improved Player (2007)

College career

In the NCAA, he was one of the key players for the Letran Knights that helped the team win the 2005-06 Championship. While in Letran, Faundo was also teammates with future PBA players RJ Jazul and Rey Guevarra. Together, they led the Knights to another finals appearance in 2007, but lost to rivals San Beda Red Lions.

Professional career

Faundo was not drafted in 2009. He was signed by Barako Energy Coffee Masters. As a rookie, he played sparingly in 20 games. He averaged 1.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 10.3 minutes.

On 2010, Faundo was signed by ASEAN Basketball League club Brunei Barracudas as an import for the 2010–11 ABL season.

He was signed by the Meralco Bolts to a six-month contract.^[1]

In November 2012, Faundo was signed by Petron Blaze Boosters. He was traded to Barangay Ginebra for Eric Menk.

Faundo was picked by expansion team Blackwater Elite ninth overall in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. With the Elite, he had his best season in the professional ranks, averaging career-highs in minutes (25.0 minutes per game), points (9.6 points per game), and rebounds (5.8 rebounds per game) and was one of the top five centers in the 2014–15 season based on player efficiency rating.^[2][3]

Faundo was signed by the Meralco Bolts from Blackwater after his contract expired,^[4] marking his return to the team since playing for them from 2011 to 2012.

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

As of the end of 2021 season^[5][6]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Barako Energy	20	10.4	.373	.000	.250	2.2	.3	.0	.3	2.0
2011–12	Meralco	16	8.6	.436	—	.333	1.3	.1	.1	.3	2.2
	Air21
2012–13	Petron	14	11.8	.425	—	.846	2.6	.3	.4	.1	3.2
	GlobalPort
2013–14	Barangay Ginebra	6	2.3	.500	—	—	1.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
2014–15	Blackwater	27	25.0	.486	.000	.810	5.8	.9	.1	.1	9.6
2015–16	Meralco	50	13.2	.458	—	.875	2.4	.7	.0	.1	4.6
2016–17	Meralco	26	6.4	.429	.000	.500	1.3	.1	.0	.1	1.7
2017–18	Meralco	18	8.2	.400	.500	.000	1.7	.3	.2	.1	2.5
2019	Meralco	37	10.1	.434	.250	.429	1.7	.3	.1	.2	3.2
2020	Meralco	10	10.1	.333	.000	.000	2.5	.5	.0	.2	2.4
2021	Phoenix Super LPG	11	8.3	.478	.000	.400	2.1	.3	.0	.1	2.2
	Alaska
Career		235	11.6	.446	.167	.704	2.4	.4	.1	.2	3.7