Riego Gamalinda

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villa and the surname or paternal family name is Gamalinda.

Riego Gamalinda

No. 22 – Rizal Golden Coolers
Position	Small forward
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	(1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 Iligan City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Iligan City National
College	San Beda
PBA draft	2010: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Meralco Bolts
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Meralco Bolts
2011–2013	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014–2017	Blackwater Elite
2017–2019	Star / Magnolia Hotshots
2020–2021	San Miguel Beermen
2023–2024	Davao Occidental Tigers
2024–present	Rizal Golden Coolers
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine, 2018 Governors') 3× NCAA Philippines champion (2006–2008)

Riego Meinardo Villa Gamalinda (born May 25, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rizal Golden Coolers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 11th overall in 2010 by the Bolts. He was one of the key players of the San Beda Red Lions during its three peat run from 2006 to 2008.

Professional career

In the 2010 PBA draft, he was drafted 11th overall by the Bolts. He played primarily as a backup guard/forward to Mark Cardona and had limited minutes.

At the off-season, he and Shawn Weinstein were traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was traded along with Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Pamboy Raymundo in a three-way trade involving Air21 Express and Meralco Bolts. He was waived after.

After being waived by TNT, he was picked up by Blackwater Elite in the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft. He had his best year of his career so far, posting career highs in minutes (24 MPG), points (8.2 PPG) and rebounds (4.1 RPG) while playing 33 games during the 2014–15 season. In the following season (2015–16), he had his most efficient year shooting the ball, with career-highs in percentages in both FGs (.433) and 3-point FGs (.319) while playing for 34 games.

On September 10, 2017, Gamalinda, along with Kyle Pascual, was traded to the Star Hotshots for Allein Maliksi and Chris Javier.

On February 7, 2020, Gamalinda signed with the San Miguel Beermen.

PBA career statistics

Legend
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 2021 season

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Meralco	17	10.0	.340	.000	.600	1.5	.7	.1	.1	2.5
2011–12	Talk 'N Text	41	8.4	.383	.250	.550	.9	.4	.0	.1	2.2
2012–13	Talk 'N Text	24	5.2	.382	.250	.000	.5	.3	.0	.1	1.2
2014–15	Blackwater	33	24.0	.376	.293	.744	4.1	1.3	.3	.2	8.2
2015–16	Blackwater	34	19.1	.433	.319	.712	2.9	.8	.4	.3	7.0
2016–17	Blackwater	32	14.2	.435	.393	.655	2.3	.7	.3	.1	3.9
	Star
2017–18	Magnolia	24	7.5	.459	.200	.611	1.3	.3	.2	.0	2.9
2019	Magnolia	11	5.0	.556	.000	.000	.4	.5	.1	.1	1.8
2020	San Miguel	13	13.0	.409	.667	.579	3.0	.4	.4	.2	3.8
2021	San Miguel	16	5.8	.208	—	.667	1.0	.3	.1	.1	.8
Career		245	12.4	.401	.295	.652	2.0	.6	.2	.1	3.8