Pamela lastimosa biography

BASKETBALL may have been part of the family tradition, but Pamela “Pam” Lastimosa is trying to make a name for herself in another hard court.

Lastimosa is the niece of PBA legend Jojo Lastimosa, but unlike her uncle, she's opted to go for volleyball and is now a UST Lady Spiker.

Enthusiastic to try a different sport other than the one she grew up seeing, the 5-foot-8 Lastimosa first strutted her stuff with the Ateneo de Cagayan’s girls’ volleyball team in her second year in high school.

“I really don’t know how to play volleyball before. My high school coach just noticed that I have the size and then he encouraged me to practice with the team,” Lastimosa said.

Her father, Danny, who was a basketball player but backed out of the PBA draft to take care of their business, remained supportive of her budding career.

Her brother Carlo is a former star of the College of St. Benilde basketball team.

It took her four years with the Ateneo de Cagayan before she decided to take her