Ken Bono
Karl Kenneth Odani Bono (born June 19, 1984) is a Filipino basketball player who plays for the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He played collegiate basketball for the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) from 2003 to 2006 and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in his final season before being selected sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2007 PBA draft.
Bono with the Meralco Bolts in 2016 | |
| No. 25 – Mindoro Tamaraws | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 19, 1984 Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Iloilo Central Commercial High School |
| College | Adamson University |
| PBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Alaska Aces | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Alaska Aces |
| 2008–2009 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2009–2010 | Coca Cola Tigers |
| 2010–2011 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
| 2012 | Bangkok Cobras |
| 2012–2013 | B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee Mixers |
| 2013–2018 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2019 | TNT KaTropa |
| 2022–2024 | San Miguel Beermen 3x3 |
| 2024–present | Mindoro Tamaraws |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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In the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), Bono played for Montaña Pawnshop and Cebuana Lhuillier. In his last conference in the PBL, he was the MVP frontrunner but lost the award to Jayson Castro of Harbour Centre due to lack of media votes. He also played for the Bangkok Cobras in the ASEAN Basketball League.