Paulo Hubalde Explained

Paulo Hubalde
Number:0
League:MPBL
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:170
Team:Valenzuela Classic
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Birth Date:24 January 1981
Birth Place:Quezon City, Philippines
High School:Mapua (Manila)
College:UE
Nationality:Filipino
Draft Year Pba:2005
Draft Round Pba:1
Draft Pick Pba:8
Draft Team Pba:San Miguel Beermen
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2006
Team1:San Miguel Beermen
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:Barangay Ginebra Kings
Years3:2008–2011
Team3:Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Years4:2011
Team4:San Miguel Beermen
Years5:2011–2012
Team5:Shopinas.com Clickers / Air21 Express
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen
Years7:2013
Team7:San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
Years8:2013–2014
Team8:San Miguel Beermen
Years9:2014–2015
Team9:Barako Bull Energy
Years10:2015–2016
Team10:Mahindra Enforcer
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:Alab Pilipinas
Years12:2017
Team12:GlobalPort Batang Pier
Years13:2018–2020
Team13:Valenzuela Classic
Years14:2021
Team14:MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars
Years15:2021–2022
Team15:Davao Occidental Tigers
Years16:2023
Team16:Quezon City Beacons
Years17:2023
Team17:Mindoro Disiplinados
Years18:2023–2024
Team18:RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods
Years19:2024
Team19:Bulacan Kuyas
Years20:2024–present
Team20:Valenzuela Classic
Highlights:

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.

College career

Hubalde 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

Hubalde 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. 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.

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 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

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | San Miguel| 8 || 5.0 || .000 || .200 || .000 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || — || .5|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 6 || 3.2 || .500 || .750 || .500 || .2 || .2 || — || — || 2.3|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull / Barako Bull| 27 || 17.7 || .461 || .273 || .846 || 3.0 || 2.0 || .5 || .3 || 6.6|-| align=left| | align=left| Barako Bull / Barako Energy Coffee| 28 || 15.9 || .387 || .200 || .750 || 2.8 || 2.0 || .8 || .1 || 4.9|-| align=left rowspan=2| | align=left| Barako Bull| rowspan=2|36 || rowspan=2|13.4 || rowspan=2|.402 || rowspan=2|.071 || rowspan=2|.765 || rowspan=2|2.1 || rowspan=2|2.3 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|3.5|-| align=left | San Miguel / Petron|-| align=left| | align=left| Shopinas.com / Air21| 31 || 22.0 || .374 || .267 || .632 || 2.9 || 3.4 || .8 || .2 || 5.9|-| align=left| | align=left| Petron| 6 || 8.3 || .350 || .143 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || — || 2.8|-| align=left| | align=left| Petron / San Miguel| 25 || 13.8 || .403 || .283 || .667 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .6 || — || 5.2|-| align=left rowspan=2| | align=left| San Miguel| rowspan=2|31 || rowspan=2|11.9 || rowspan=2|.376 || rowspan=2|.115 || rowspan=2|.545 || rowspan=2|1.6 || rowspan=2|1.5 || rowspan=2|.5 || rowspan=2|— || rowspan=2|3.3|-| align=left | Barako Bull|-| align=left| | align=left| Mahindra| 15 || 13.5 || .339 || .125 || .286 || 2.1 || .6 || .5 || .1 || 3.0|-| align=left| | align=left| GlobalPort| 6 || 8.8 || .500 || — || 1.000 || .3 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 1.0|-class=sortbottom| colspan=2 align=center | Career| 219 || 14.5 || .395 || .226 || .696 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 4.3

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pba.ph/content/view/2266/1/ RED BULL UNDERGOES REVAMP
  2. Web site: PBA - the Official Website.
  3. Web site: PANALIGAN . MARISSE . November 13, 2014 . PBA: Paolo Hubalde 'happy and honored' to be part of Barako Bull . September 4, 2023 . GMA News Online . en.
  4. Web site: Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044307/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Sunday-Salvacion/125/ . 2017-02-14 .
  5. Web site: Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - RealGM . basketball.realgm.com.