Dean Paulo Villegas Hubalde (born January 24, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Valenzuela Classic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He is the son of one of the greatest shooters to ever play in the PBA, Freddie Hubalde. Paulo plays the guard position.
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| No. 0 – Valenzuela Classic | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1981 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mapua (Manila) |
| College | UE |
| PBA draft | 2005: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Miguel Beermen | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2006–2007 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2008–2011 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
| 2011 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2011–2012 | Shopinas.com Clickers / Air21 Express |
| 2012–2013 | Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen |
| 2013 | San Miguel Beermen (ABL) |
| 2013–2014 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2014–2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2015–2016 | Mahindra Enforcer |
| 2016–2017 | Alab Pilipinas |
| 2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2018–2020 | Valenzuela Classic |
| 2021 | MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars |
| 2021–2022 | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| 2023 | Quezon City Beacons |
| 2023 | Mindoro Disiplinados |
| 2023–2024 | RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods |
| 2024 | Bulacan Kuyas |
| 2024–present | Valenzuela Classic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College career
editHubalde played college basketball for the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, playing alongside Paul Artadi, James Yap, Niño Canaleta, and Ronald Tubid.
Professional career
editHubalde was drafted by the San Miguel Beermen in the 2005 PBA draft. He was San Miguel's lone draftee in 2005, drafting Hubalde with the intention of being an understudy for the aging Olsen Racela.[clarification needed] His role diminished when the Beermen took in Brandon Cablay and played only eight games in that season in just five minutes a night of exposure.[citation needed]
Hubalde saw himself reuniting with coach Jong Uichico with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in a multi-player trade in the early part of the season. However, he was a third stringer in the point guard rotation after the Kings signed veteran Johnny Abarrientos to be the chief backup of Jayjay Helterbrand.
During the 2008–09 season, Hubalde was signed by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, where he finally had the chance to prove his skills as an athletic point guard.[1]
After the 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup, he was acquired by the Beermen for a second stint. There he became a role player and helped the Cojuangco-owned franchise now known as the Petron Blaze Boosters win the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup against Talk 'N Text.
This[when?] off-season, he and Magi Sison were involved in a three-team, seven player deal that sent Nonoy Baclao and Robert Reyes to Air21.[2]
On November 12, 2014, Hubalde was traded by the San Miguel Beermen to Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Jeric Fortuna.[3]
PBA career statistics
edit| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | San Miguel | 8 | 5.0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | — | .5 |
| 2006–07 | Barangay Ginebra | 6 | 3.2 | .500 | .750 | .500 | .2 | .2 | — | — | 2.3 |
| 2008–09 | Red Bull / Barako Bull | 27 | 17.7 | .461 | .273 | .846 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 6.6 |
| 2009–10 | Barako Bull / Barako Energy Coffee | 28 | 15.9 | .387 | .200 | .750 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .1 | 4.9 |
| 2010–11 | Barako Bull | 36 | 13.4 | .402 | .071 | .765 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | 3.5 |
| San Miguel / Petron | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Shopinas.com / Air21 | 31 | 22.0 | .374 | .267 | .632 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .8 | .2 | 5.9 |
| 2012–13 | Petron | 6 | 8.3 | .350 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | — | 2.8 |
| 2013–14 | Petron / San Miguel | 25 | 13.8 | .403 | .283 | .667 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .6 | — | 5.2 |
| 2014–15 | San Miguel | 31 | 11.9 | .376 | .115 | .545 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .5 | — | 3.3 |
| Barako Bull | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Mahindra | 15 | 13.5 | .339 | .125 | .286 | 2.1 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 3.0 |
| 2016–17 | GlobalPort | 6 | 8.8 | .500 | — | 1.000 | .3 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 1.0 |
| Career | 219 | 14.5 | .395 | .226 | .696 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 4.3 | |
References
edit- ^ RED BULL UNDERGOES REVAMP
- ^ "PBA - the Official Website".
- ^ PANALIGAN, MARISSE (November 13, 2014). "PBA: Paolo Hubalde 'happy and honored' to be part of Barako Bull". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14.
- ^ "Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.