Ken Bono

Ken Bono
Bono with the Meralco Bolts in 2016
No. 25 – Mindoro Tamaraws
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1984-06-19) June 19, 1984 (age 40)
Iloilo City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High schoolIloilo Central Commercial High School
CollegeAdamson
PBA draft2007: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Alaska Aces
2008–2009San Miguel Beermen
2009–2010Coca Cola Tigers
2010–2011Barako Bull Energy Boosters
2012Bangkok Cobras
2012–2013B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013–2018Meralco Bolts
2019TNT KaTropa
2022–2024San Miguel Beermen 3x3
2024–presentMindoro Tamaraws
Career highlights and awards

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).[1][2] 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.

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.

  1. ^ "Teodoro steers Mindoro past Bicol in MPBL". Philippine Star. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Burger King gets Pingris, Bono for Santos". GMA News and Public Affairs. July 27, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2011.