Niño Canaleta

Niño Canaleta

Alias	"KG", "Da Vinci of Dunk"
Jersey No.	9
Position	Small Forward
Current Team	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12) (age 29) Tarlac City, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 5 in.
Weight	200 lbs.
College	University of the East
Career Highlights
Draft	2005, 6th overall by Air21 Express
Pro Career	2005 – present
Also played for	Air21 Express (2005-09, 2011) B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados (2009-11) Barangay Ginebra Kings (2011-Present)
Awards Received
2009-10 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes Award PBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010) 2005-06 PBA All-Rookie Team

Rommel Niño Canaleta (born February 12, 1982 in Tarlac, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent.^{[citation needed]} He currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'5", 200-pound swingman, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket, and The Da Vinci of Dunk. He won the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 PBA Slam Dunk Contests and led the Air21 Express to a third-place finish in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

About The Player

He made a serious run for the Rookie of the Year honors with an impressive Philippine Cup campaign where he averaged 16.2 points per game, No. 1 among rookies and seventh in the tournament among locals. But a so-so performance in the Fiesta Conference and two finals stints of Red Bull made Larry Fonacier a no-brainer for the award.

Canaleta is undoubtedly one of the biggest attractions in the league with his jaw-dropping, never-seen slams by a local player. The 6-6 forward was a back-to-back-to-back winner of the Slam-Dunk competition, both by convincing fashion. He was ranked number 2 in scoring among rookies during his rookie year with 9.4 points per outing. Cañaleta was the first Philippine Basketball Association player to become a 4-time PBA Slamdunk Champion.He was also awarded by the PBA to be the Mr. Quality Minutes Player in 2010.

Awards

• Mr. Quality Minutes Award (2010)
• Four-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2005, 2006, 2007,2010)
• PBA All Rookie First Team (2005-2006)
• Scored a record 38 Points in the PBA Rookie Game

External links

• Air21Express.com: KG Canaleta Profile
• Profile at PBA.ph

Persondata
Name	Canaleta, Nino
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Date of birth	February 12, 1982
Place of birth	Tarlac City, Philippines
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