BASKETBALL star Kiefer Ravena becameis the newest athlete—and first Filipino—to join the Jordan Brand’s growing family.
“It’s an honor for me to be part of this basketball family,” said Ravena, one of the finest players in the Philippine Basketball Association and the national men’s basketball team program. “I’m both thankful and excited to be the first Filipino to be a member of the Jordan Brand.”
“Seeing how MJ [Michael Jordan] played during his time in the NBA [National Basketball Association], I collected his shoes and wanted to be a part of his camps in the US,” Ravena said. “My first pair of basketball shoes were Jordan 9s.”
With a stellar high school career at Ateneo, Ravena won three titles and two finals MVP awards in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He quickly followed that with two more championships in the seniors division where he was also part of the Mythical Five thrice and MVP in 2014 and 2015.
Post college, Ravena went on to become the second overall pick in the 2017 PBA Rookie Draft of the NLEX Road Warriors, instantly becoming an All-Star the year after.
In just over three seasons in the PBA, Ravena posted career averages of 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists.
The second-generation basketball star has five gold medal finishes with the national team in the Southeast Asian Games from 2011 through 2019. He also represented the Philippines in the Fiba Asia Champions Cup 2017, World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2019, 2013 Fiba Asia 3×3 Championship and 2017 3×3 Fiba World Cup.
“We’re inspired by Manila’s basketball culture and are thrilled to welcome our first Filipino athlete to the Jordan family,” Craig Williams, Jordan Brand President, said. “Basketball has a powerful influence on youth culture around the globe, and Kiefer can inspire future generations of ballers to make an impact in their hometowns and beyond.”
Ravena joined a spectacular roster of basketball athletes from the NBA and WNBA such as Zion Williamson, Satou Sabally, Luka Dončić, Jayson Tatum, Asia Durr and Kia Nurse.
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