Estong Ballesteros

Ernesto "Estong" Ballesteros (born January 28, 1973, in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted fourth overall by Shell in 1997.

Ernesto "Estong" Ballesteros

UE Red Warriors
Position	Head Coach (High School Team)
League	UAAP
Personal information
Born	(1973-01-28) January 28, 1973 (age 52) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	UST
PBA draft	1997: 1st round, 4th overall
Selected by the Shell Zoom Masters
Playing career	1997–2008
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	16
Career history
1997–1998	Shell Turbo Chargers
2000–2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002	Coca-Cola Tigers
2003–2005	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2006–2008	Welcoat Dragons
Career highlights
As player: 3× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2004 Fiesta, 2004-05 Philippine) 2× UAAP champion (1995, 1996) As assistant coach: PCCL champion (2012)

Player profile

Ballesteros played for several teams during his earlier career. He played for Shell, Coca-Cola, and for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. He also played in the defunct MBA for the Pangasinan Presidents and Pampanga Dragons.^[1] He was a free agent in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, but he was signed by Welcoat in the 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup in a two-year contract.