Stanley Pringle facts for kids
![]() Pringle with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2020
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. |
March 5, 1987 |||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino / American | |||||||||||||
High school | Landstown (Virginia Beach, Virginia) | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||
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NBA Draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Globalport Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||
Pro career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
League | PBA | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Leuven Bears | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Dnipro-Azot | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Indonesia Warriors | |||||||||||||
2014–2019 | GlobalPort / NorthPort Batang Pier | |||||||||||||
2019–2024 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||||
2024–present | Terrafirma Dyip | |||||||||||||
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Stanley Wayne Andres Pringle Jr. (born March 5, 1987) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player. He plays for the Terrafirma Dyip team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Stanley played college basketball for Pasco–Hernando State College and then for Penn State. He was the very first player picked in the 2014 PBA draft.
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Early Life and High School Basketball
Stanley Pringle's father was in the US Navy, and his mother is Filipina. Because of his father's work, Stanley lived in Korea and Japan when he was young. He started playing basketball in Japan at age six. He was so good that he often played against older kids.
When his family moved back to Virginia, he joined a local team called the Virginia Beach Heat. Stanley was the main point guard for Landstown High School for four years. In his final year, he scored about 18 points and made 6 assists per game. He helped his team get a great record of 22 wins and only 3 losses. He was named the Virginia Beach Player of the Year. Stanley scored over 1,100 points in his high school career.
College Basketball Journey
Stanley started his college basketball career at Pasco-Hernando State College. He was the team captain there. In his first year, he was named Freshman-of-the-Year. In his second year, he was named Player-of-the-Year for his conference. He scored almost 19 points per game and made 5 assists.
After two years, he moved to Penn State. During the 2007–2008 season, Stanley played in all 31 games. He scored almost 7 points per game. In 2008–09, he helped his team win the National Invitation Tournament. He averaged nearly 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. People said he was one of the fastest players in his league. He also had a very high vertical jump, showing how athletic he was. He finished college in 2009.
Playing Basketball Around the World
After college, Stanley played basketball in different countries. In 2009, he joined the Leuven Bears in Belgium. The next year, he played for Siarka Tarnobrzeg in Poland. There, he averaged over 12 points and 2 steals per game. Then, he played for Dnipro Azot in Ukraine, where he averaged 15 points and 4 assists.
In 2012, Stanley played for the Indonesia Warriors. He helped them win the championship! He was a key player, scoring over 18 points and making over 6 assists per game.
PBA Career Highlights
Starting in the PBA
In 2014, Stanley decided to join the 2014 PBA draft. Many experts thought he would be the first player picked, and they were right! On August 24, GlobalPort Batang Pier chose him as the first overall pick. At 27 years old, he was the oldest player to be picked first in the PBA draft at that time. In 2015, he won the Rookie of the Year award. He was also named to the Mythical Second Team.
On September 1, 2017, he scored 30 points in a game, which was his highest score at that time. On June 22, 2018, he scored an amazing 50 points in one game! He also made 9 three-pointers in that game. He even made it to the finals of the 3-point shootout during the 2018 PBA All-Star Week.
Joining Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
In June 2019, Stanley was traded to Brgy. Ginebra. He quickly became a very important player for the team. He helped them win the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup championship. In the finals, he averaged over 18 points per game.
In the 2020 Season, Stanley led Ginebra to win their first Philippine Cup title since 2007. He was named the Best Player of the Conference for his great performance. He was also chosen for the Mythical Five that season. In the 2021 Season, he had to have surgery for a knee injury, which kept him from playing for a while.
Moving to Terrafirma Dyip
On July 13, 2024, Stanley Pringle was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip team. This trade also involved other players and draft picks.
PBA Career Statistics
Here are Stanley Pringle's average statistics from his PBA career:
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
As of the end of 2023–24 season
Season-by-season averages
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | GlobalPort | 31 | 28.9 | .466 | .358 | .758 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .1 | 14.0 |
2015–16 | GlobalPort | 34 | 38.9 | .483 | .398 | .772 | 5.8 | 4.5 | .8 | .4 | 19.3 |
2016–17 | GlobalPort | 35 | 37.3 | .489 | .385 | .844 | 6.1 | 3.7 | .8 | .3 | 18.9 |
2017–18 | GlobalPort / NorthPort | 33 | 39.0 | .439 | .346 | .750 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .2 | 21.0 |
2019 | NorthPort | 45 | 37.9 | .456 | .373 | .765 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .2 | 17.0 |
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2020 | Barangay Ginebra | 22 | 36.1 | .443 | .383 | .891 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | — | 18.5 |
2021 | Barangay Ginebra | 14 | 37.7 | .434 | .343 | .821 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 16.5 |
2022 | Barangay Ginebra | 58 | 21.7 | .452 | .422 | .759 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .6 | .0 | 8.2 |
2023 | Barangay Ginebra | 34 | 22.4 | .429 | .373 | .480 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.4 |
Career | 306 | 32.2 | .458 | .378 | .777 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.0 |
Playing for the Philippines
Stanley Pringle has played for the Philippine national basketball team. He played in the 2018 Asian Games Men's Basketball tournament. His team finished in fifth place.
However, under FIBA rules, Stanley cannot play for the main 5-on-5 Philippine national team as a local player. This is because he did not get his Philippine passport before he turned 16 years old.
But Stanley can play for the country's 3x3 basketball team as a local player. The rules for 3x3 are different. In June 2018, Stanley played for the Philippine national 3x3 team. They competed in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.