John Arigo

John Arigo
Personal information
Born	December 10, 1978 (age 47); Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Orange Park (Orange Park, Florida)
College	Tampa (1997–2000); North Florida (2000–2001);
PBA draft	2001: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Drafted by	Alaska Aces
Playing career	2001–2009
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	31
Career history
2001–2004	Alaska Aces
2004–2009	Coca-Cola Tigers
2009	Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Career highlights
	PBA champion (2003 Invitational); 4× PBA All-Star (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007); PBA Mythical Second Team (2003); PBA All-Star Weekend Legends Shootout Champion (2008);

John Hartley Ward Arigo (born December 10, 1978), in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player having played for three teams in the Philippine Basketball Association over a nine-year career.^[1]^[2] He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January 2001 during his senior year of playing NCAA Division II basketball for the University of North Florida.

Prior to his stint with the UNF Ospreys in 2000, he played three collegiate years for the University of Tampa Spartans from 1997 to 2000, where he earned "Player of the Year" honors in 1999.

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

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Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001	Alaska	44	22.7	.416	.330	.803	2.9	1.4	.4	.1	8.6
2002	Alaska	53	25.7	.445	.344	.747	3.4	2.6	.3	.0	10.6
2003	Alaska	56	34.0	.412	.320	.855	5.0	2.9	.4	.1	14.7
2004–05	Alaska	42	31.2	.380	.250	.812	4.7	1.9	.5	.1	14.5
2004–05	Coca-Cola	42	31.2	.380	.250	.812	4.7	1.9	.5	.1	14.5
2005–06	Coca-Cola	39	30.9	.389	.242	.796	3.9	3.0	.5	.2	14.2
2006–07	Coca-Cola	40	32.5	.420	.318	.803	4.1	2.1	.5	.2	17.0
2007–08	Coca-Cola	17	17.5	.409	.372	.776	3.1	1.1	.4	.0	9.3
2008–09	Coca-Cola	28	19.9	.423	.364	.711	2.4	1.3	.1	.0	7.2
2008–09	Barako Bull	28	19.9	.423	.364	.711	2.4	1.3	.1	.0	7.2
Career		319	28.0	.410	.309	.803	3.8	2.2	.4	.1	12.4

Personal life

John Arigo has a son John Abate, who is also a basketball player. He plays for Growling Tigers of the University of Santo Tomas.^[4]

References

^ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
^ Moran, Kathy (June 13, 2003). "John Arigo shoots for the pros". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ "John Arigo Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
^ "Former PBA player John Arigo's son one of two new UST recruits". July 26, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[1] Player Profile at PBA-Online!

[2] Moran, Kathy (June 13, 2003). "John Arigo shoots for the pros". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

[3] "John Arigo Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.

[4] "Former PBA player John Arigo's son one of two new UST recruits". July 26, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

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3 Eugene Tejada 5 Rob Duat 7 Jon Ordonio 8 Don Allado 9 Stephen Padilla 10 Richard del Rosario 11 Mike Cortez 13 Alvin Castro 20 Don Camaso 24 Brandon Cablay (Finals MVP) 31 John Arigo 32 E.J. Feihl 34 Ali Peek 41 Miguel Noble
Coach Tim Cone
Assistant(s) Dickie Bachmann Luigi Trillo Jun Reyes