Janine Pontejos
Janine Ricalde Pontejos is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the San Juan Lady Knights of the Women's Maharlika [Pilipinas Basketball League]. She has represented the Philippines women's national [basketball team|Philippine national team] in international competitions.
Playing career
College
Janine Pontejos is noted as a homegrown player who have never played in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines basketball championship. She first took up basketball growing up with her siblings in Lemery, Batangas. Her first competitive experience in the sport was as a varsity player of De La Salle Lipa. She part of both the school's athletics and basketball team. She later transferred to the Centro Escolar University and became part of the CEU Lady Scorpions. With the Lady Scorpions, she was named MVP for four times in the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association and her team dominated the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.Club
Pontejos has played in the Women's [National Basketball League |Women's National Basketball League] in the Philippines. In its first season in 2019, Pontejos led the Taguig Lady Generals to a second place finish and she was named as season MVP. In the 2022 season, she helped the Philippine Army Lady Battalions clinch the WNBL title.Janine Pontejos joined the San Juan Lady Knights of the Women's [Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League] for the inaugural 2025 regular season
National team
Pontejos has played for the Philippine national team. She was a part of the Philippines national 3x3 side which took part in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup which was hosted in Bocaue, Bulacan. As an individual, she won the gold medal in that tournament's shoot-out competition.She has suited up for the team in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where she won two gold medals; as part of the traditional 5-a-side team and the 3x3 national team. She also played for the country at the 2019 [William Jones Cup].