Calvin Oftana
| No. 3 – NLEX Road Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward (basketball) |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 3, 1996 Danao City, Cebu, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Beda University |
| PBA draft | 2020 Round: 1 |
| Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–present | NLEX Road Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Calvin John Oftana (born January 3, 1996) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the San Beda Red Lions in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).[1] He plays both the small forward and the Power forward (basketball)|power forward positions.
College career
Oftana first played for the San Beda Red Lions in NCAA Season 92 basketball tournaments|Season 92.[1] He won titles with San Beda from 2016–2018.[2][3][4]
In NCAA Season 95 basketball tournaments, Oftana took on a bigger role.[5] He had a near triple-double with ten points, ten rebounds, and seven assists in a win against the San Sebastian Stags.[6] For that performance, he was given Player of the Week honors.[7] He had a career-best of 27 points and nine rebounds against the CSB Blazers.[8] He won Player of the Week again after scoring a personal-best 29 points while adding nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals in San Beda's rematch over the Blazers.[9] He won MVP after averaging 15.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 blocks, becoming the eighth MVP to hail from San Beda (the first since Sudan Daniel in 2010), and finishing 18–0 in the eliminations as they gained an outright Finals berth[10] They lost to the Letran Knights men's basketball|Letran Knights in three games.[11]
Professional career
In 2021, Oftana declared for the PBA Season 46 draft.[12] He declined however, to be included in the special Gilas round.[13] He was drafted with the 3rd pick by the NLEX Road Warriors.[14] In their elimination round match against the Meralco Bolts, he had 34 points on 8-of-11 shooting on three-pointers and 12-of-18 from the field in 29 minutes of play; breaking the all-time record in three point attempts made by a rookie at eighth, erasing the 34-year mark of Allan Caidic at seven.[15] He scored the game-winning layup with 6.1 seconds left as NLEX got an 81–80 win in the quarterfinals.[16]
National team career
In 2020, Oftana was called up to the national team to play against Thailand. In that contest, he scored 9 points on 3-of-5 shooting along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Li, Matthew (2016-06-22). "San Beda Red Lions: NCAA Season 92 Starter Pack". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Bracher, Jane (2016-10-11). "San Beda sweeps Arellano for record 20th NCAA title". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Marquez, CJ (Nov 16, 2017). "San Beda captures second straight NCAA basketball title". cnn. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Naredo, Camille B. (Nov 12, 2018). "NCAA: San Beda sweeps Lyceum for third straight crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved Jan 27, 2022.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Jul 26, 2019). "Amid recruitment offers, Oftana glad to stay at San Beda as he inherits Mocon role". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Jul 26, 2019). "Oftana overshadows 'Bandana Bros' as San Beda rips San Sebastian to sustain streak". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "San Beda forward Calvin Oftana named NCAA Player of the Week". Spin.ph. Jul 28, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Aug 23, 2019). "San Beda shows St. Benilde how it's done to stay unbeaten in NCAA for a year". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "Calvin Oftana voted NCAA Player of the Week for second time in Season 95". Spin.ph. Oct 13, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "Calvin Oftana is NCAA Season 95 MVP, becomes eighth San Beda player to win". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Isaga, JR (2019-11-19). "Letran ends San Beda reign, captures NCAA crown". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Jan 26, 2021). "Calvin Oftana foregoing final year at San Beda to enter PBA Rookie Draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Feb 12, 2021). "Why Calvin Oftana, William Navarro aren't part of special Gilas draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (2021-03-14). "PBA Draft: Calvin Oftana finds home in NLEX". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (Sep 22, 2021). "Rookie Calvin Oftana breaks Caidic record in head-turning performance". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (Sep 29, 2021). "Calvin Oftana nails winner as NLEX forces rubber match vs Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (Dec 1, 2020). "Oftana insists no hard feelings after cut in first game, proves worth in Gilas debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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