He may be one of the best boxers in the world but Manny Pacquiao has finally scored his first point as a professional basketball player in the Philippines, four months after being drafted by a local team.

But it did little to douse criticism that the pint-sized guard does not belong on the court.

Pacquiao sank the second of two free throws after he was fouled 11 minutes into the match between his Kia Carnival team and the Purefoods Star Hotshots in the Philippine professional league on Wednesday.

However Pacquiao, the shortest player on the court that night at 1.69 metres, struggled to keep pace with his taller and stronger opponents.

In just under five minutes of playing time, he did not score again, and a three-point attempt under no pressure ended in an air ball.

"I'm not used to this feeling," Pacquiao acknowledged afterwards when talking about scoring, his first point in three games since being drafted to the league in October last year.

Pacquiao's team, which he also coaches, won 95-84, improving their standing in the league to ninth out of 12 teams with two wins and four losses.

Pacquiao has sought to turn his national hero status as a boxer into a dizzying array of other careers.

Aside from trying to be a professional basketball player, he is a congressman with ambitions of becoming president of the Philippines.

But Pacquiao has also been criticised for a lack of commitment to politics.

Last year, Pacquiao attended only four of 34 sessions in parliament, where he represents a poor farming province in the south.

Negotiations are ongoing for Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. An announcement could be made in the coming days.