Simon Enciso

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Simon Enciso
No. 0 – TNT Tropang 5G
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 35)
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolTerra Nova (Pacifica, California)
CollegeSkyline College (2010–2012)
Notre Dame de Namur (2012–2014)
PBA draft2015: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted byRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016NLEX Road Warriors
2016–2017Phoenix Fuel Masters
2017–2019Alaska Aces
2020TNT Tropang Giga
2021Blackwater Bossing
2021–2025San Miguel Beermen
2025–presentTNT Tropang 5G
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Simon Nicholas Marquez Enciso (born February 12, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Amateur career

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High school career

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Enciso attended at Terra Nova High School in California, where he suited up for the Terra Nova HS Tigers. In his senior year in 2008–09, he averaged 18.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.[1]

College career

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Enciso played two seasons of basketball at Skyline College, and then he transferred to Notre Dame de Namur University in 2012. In his junior year at NDNU, he posted per game averages of 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 31.5% 3PT FG percentage in 22 games he played (he averaged 24.3 minutes per game).[2] His senior year saw an increase in his minutes and production, averaging 13.9 points, 4.15 assists, 40.5% FG percentage, 37.4% 3PT FG percentage and 35.1 minutes per game in 26 games (started 25 of them).[3]

PBA D-League

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Enciso applied for the 2014 NBA draft but was not drafted by any team. He decided to move to the Philippines and applied for the 2014 PBA D-League draft, where he was drafted in the third round by the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems.[4]

Professional career

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Enciso was drafted in the second round by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 PBA draft.[5] He was then traded to NLEX Road Warriors in exchange for a 2018 second round pick.[6]

In his PBA debut for the Road Warriors, he registered 15 points (from five three-pointers), three assists and three rebounds in 28 minutes.[7]

On May 10, 2016, Enciso, along with Mark Borboran and a 2018 second round pick, was traded to the Phoenix Fuel Masters for Mac Baracael and Emman Monfort.[8]

On February 18, 2017, he was traded to the Alaska Aces in exchange for fellow guard RJ Jazul.[9] On August 26, 2018, he registered a career-high 30 points and 9 three-pointers made in a 121–95 blowout win over the TNT Katropa.[10]

On January 6, 2020, he was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Michael DiGregorio and a 2023 second-round draft pick.[11]

On March 11, 2021, Enciso was traded to the Blackwater Bossing in a three-team trade involving Blackwater, TNT, and NLEX Road Warriors.[12]

On September 28, 2021, he was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip for Rashawn McCarthy.[13] On November 13, 2021, before appearing in a game for Terrafirma, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Alex Cabagnot.[14]

On April 8, 2025, Enciso signed with the TNT Tropang 5G.[15]

PBA career statistics

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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[16]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% 4P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 NLEX 37 24.6 .369 .351 .727 1.7 2.8 .2 .1 7.3
Phoenix
2016–17 Phoenix 36 26.9 .329 .271 .429 2.0 3.6 .8 .0 8.4
Alaska
2017–18 Alaska 50 26.9 .390 .336 .744 1.9 3.6 .5 .1 8.9
2019 Alaska 36 30.3 .373 .333 .636 2.6 3.8 .8 .1 10.2
2020 TNT 22 31.7 .345 .319 .533 2.3 2.8 .7 .1 9.6
2021 Blackwater 19 27.0 .376 .301 .556 2.3 2.9 .3 9.3
San Miguel
2022–23 San Miguel 59 26.5 .405 .348 .300 1.9 4.3 .7 .0 7.2
2023–24 San Miguel 30 13.3 .344 .356 .9 1.4 .3 .1 2.9
2024–25 San Miguel 33 16.6 .356 .356 .182 .688 1.6 1.8 .4 5.5
TNT
Career 322 25.0 .370 .328 .182 .597 1.9 3.2 .5 .0 7.7

Personal life

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Born in San Francisco, California to Filipino parents, Enciso dreamed of playing professional basketball in any country but had to fulfill his parents’ desire for him to get a degree before pursuing his career in the sport. He graduated with a degree in Kinesiology. He says he patterned his game after NBA stars Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving.[17]

References

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