Kevin Quiambao

Karl Kevin Argana Quiambao (born April 22, 2001) is a Filipino college basketball player for the De La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

He has won championships in the juniors division and seniors division of the UAAP, and has played for the Philippine national team multiple times.

Quiambao's father and grandfather taught him how to play basketball, and he also looked up to the likes of Ryan Buenafe and Marc Pingris.

He played in leagues in his barangay of Bayanan growing up.

Quiambao was recruited to play for the Lyceum Junior Pirates after he was noticed at a barangay league.

He didn't make the roster for two years, instead spending time with Lyceum's Team B. During this time, Coach LA Mumar encouraged him to pattern his game after Nikola Jokić.

In 2016, Quiambao tried out for the Bullpups, where Coach Goldwin Monteverde took him in.

He often had workouts with NU Lady Bulldogs star player Jack Animam.

Before the start of Season 81, NU successfully captured the ASEAN School Games title, in which they swept the competition in four games.

In a Season 81 win over the UST Tiger Cubs, Quiambao led the team with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

In the second round of eliminations, he had 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over the Ateneo Blue Eaglets.

He then had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds in a 51-point win over the UPIS Junior Maroons.

They went on to sweep the second round.

They met Ateneo again in the Finals, where in Game 1, he had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead NU to the win.

With Carl Tamayo, they combined for 29 points and 25 rebounds and limited Ateneo's star center Kai Sotto to just 16 points.

In Game 2, he had an all-around performance of eight points, six boards, five assists, and two blocks, and NU won the juniors' championship for the first time since 2016.

Before the start of Season 82, NU successfully defended its ASEAN School Games title, in which they defeated Indonesia for the gold medal.

During the season, they swept the elimination rounds, earning an outright spot in the Finals.

The Bullpups then swept the FEU Baby Tamaraws in the Finals, with Quiambao contributing in Game 2 with eight points and seven rebounds.

He was the only Bullpup on the Season 82 Mythical Team.

He also finished third in the NBTC 24 rankings, with only San Beda forward Rhayyan Amsali and Tamayo ahead of him.

His averages that season were 12.3 points, 9.8 rebounds (including 4.0 offensive rebounds per game), and 1.4 blocks per game in just under 23 minutes a game.

He became the first UAAP player since CJ Cansino in 2018 to record a triple-double, the first non-guard to do so, and the first Green Archer to ever record one.

In a win over UE, he became the first player in the UAAP men's basketball Final Four era to have logged multiple triple-doubles in one season, as he recorded 17 points, 19 rebounds, and 12 assists while also providing four steals and two blocks.

On August 1, 2020, he committed to play for the De La Salle Green Archers.

Since there was no UAAP basketball during the COVID-19 pandemic, Quiambao stayed in shape by playing in Filipino basketball leagues in Dubai.

Prior to Season 85, he got to play with DLSU in the PBA D-League and in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.

Quiambao had an ugly start to his UAAP career, as he only had five points on 2-of-13 shooting and three steals in a loss to the UP Fighting Maroons.

He bounced back with 11 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals against the UST Growling Tigers.

In a loss to the UE Red Warriors, he had 15 points and six rebounds.

The Archers bounced back from the loss with a win over the FEU Tamaraws, in which he had 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

Against NU, he had 15 points and six rebounds, but missed a corner triple in the clutch, leading to their first loss to NU in seven years.

He then had 20 points and nine rebounds in an overtime loss to the Adamson Falcons.

They then lost a rematch with FEU in which he had 12 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

After spending time with Gilas, he returned to help La Salle break UP's seven-game winning streak with 18 points (13 in the fourth quarter alone) and nine rebounds.

For that performance, he was voted Player of the Week.

He was unable to play in a crucial game against Adamson as he had tested positive for COVID-19, and La Salle did not make it to the Final Four.

He was awarded Rookie of the Year with averages of 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 steals.

That season, he also competed in the 3x3 basketball event, and helped La Salle win the championship for that event.

On October 28, 2023, in a win over NU, Quiambao recorded his first triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists while also contributing four steals.