Joseph Eriobu

Joseph Emmanuel Arinze Eriobu Jr. (born February 12, 1992) is a Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).^[1][2]

Joseph Eriobu

Eriobu in 2023
No. 23 – Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 33) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Filipino / Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College	Mapúa
PBA draft	2016: 2nd round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Mahindra Floodbuster
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Mahindra Floodbuster
2017–2018	Phoenix Fuel Masters
2019	Blackwater Elite
2019	Winling
2019–2020	Hong Kong Eastern
2023–present	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
Medals Men's 3x3 basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2023 Phnom Penh Team

Professional career

Eriobu was a long-time player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 4th overall by the Mahindra Floodbuster in the 2016 PBA draft.^[3][4] He would later play for the Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite before being left unsigned to any PBA team in 2019.^[5]

He would play for Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League.^[5][6]

Eriobu would shift to 3x3, joining the Purefoods TJ Titans of the PBA 3x3 with the aim of eventually returning to the main 5x5 PBA league.^[7]

Following his good performance with the Magnolia Hotshots during the PBA on Tour pre-season games, he officially signed a one-year deal with the team on August 22, 2023.^[8] In August 2024, he was given a one-year contract extension by the team.^[9]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3FG%	3-point field-goal percentage	4P%	4-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 2024–25 season^[10]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	4P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Mahindra	28	14.2	.467	.050	—	.674	3.7	.5	.5	.1	6.9
	Phoenix
2017–18	Phoenix	19	8.8	.463	.111	—	.667	1.5	.3	.4	.1	3.7
2019	Blackwater	7	9.9	.406	.143	—	.700	3.0	.6	.6	—	4.9
2023–24	Magnolia	26	7.8	.444	.286	—	.600	.8	.3	.3	—	3.2
2024–25	Magnolia	23	6.0	.453	.304	.273	.733	1.5	.3	.0	—	4.0
Career		103	9.5	.455	.213	.273	.674	2.0	.3	.3	.0	4.5