Kyle Pascual
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Philippine name|Pacana|Pascual}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = 2011 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament- San Beda Red Lions vs. De La Salle Green Archers, May 28 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pascual (right) in 2011
| position = Center / power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 213
| league = PBA
| team = Meralco Bolts
| number = 32
| nationality = Filipino / American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|4|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Anaheim, California, U.S.
| highschool = Esperanza (Anaheim, California)
| college = San Beda (2010–2014)
| draft_year_pba = 2014
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 24
| draft_team_pba = Kia Sorento
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2016
| team1 = Kia Sorento/Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = Blackwater Elite
| years3 = 2017–2021
| team3 = Star/Magnolia Hotshots
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Terrafirma Dyip
| years5 = 2022–present
| team5 = Meralco Bolts
| highlights =
- 2× PBA champion (2018 Governors', 2024 Philippine)
- 5× NCAA Philippines champion (2010–2014)
}}
Kyle Nicholas Pacana Pascual (born April 13, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
College career
Pascual is one of the few players to win a championship in all his five years of playing in the NCAA for the San Beda College Red Lions. He is the first NCAA player to notch the feat since Rommel Adducul, who was the star of the San Sebastian team that won five straight titles from 1993 to 1997.{{cite web|last1=Sacamos|first1=Karlo|title=San Beda's Kyle Pascual matches rare feat last pulled off by Adducul. Find out what it is|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/kyle-pascual-glad-decision-to-play-final-year-was-worth-i|website=www.spin.ph|publisher=SPIN.ph|accessdate=22 October 2014}}
Professional career
Pascual was drafted 24th overall by Kia in the 2014 PBA draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/2014-pba-draft-live-results |title=2014 PBA Draft Results | InterAksyon.com | Sports5 |accessdate=2016-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230748/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/2014-pba-draft-live-results |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}
On March 20, 2016, Pascual was traded to the Blackwater Elite for Jason Ballesteros.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/209302/blackwater-mahindra-swap-bigs|title=Blackwater, Mahindra swap bigs|first=Randolph B.|last=Leongson|date=March 20, 2016|website=INQUIRER.net}}
On September 10, 2017, Pascual, along with Riego Gamalinda, was traded to the Star Hotshots for Allein Maliksi and Chris Javier.{{Cite web|url=https://pba.inquirer.net/84894/hotshots-send-maliksi-elite-4-player-trade|title=Hotshots send Maliksi to Elite in 4-player trade|first=Randolph B.|last=Leongson|date=September 10, 2017|website=INQUIRER.net}}
On November 25, 2021, Pascual, along with Justin Melton, was traded back to the Terrafirma Dyip (formerly Kia) for James Laput.{{cite news |title=Magnolia deals Melton, Pascual to Terrafirma for Laput |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/magnolia-deals-melton-pascual-to-terrafirma-for-laput |work=PBA.ph |date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021}}
On May 26, 2022, Pascual, who became a free agent after declining Terrafirma's extension offer, signed a two-year deal with the Meralco Bolts.{{cite news |title=Free agent Kyle Pascual declines Terrafirma offer to sign with Meralco |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/kyle-pascual-declines-terrafirma-offer-to-sign-with-meralco-a793-20220526 |work=spin.ph |date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}
PBA career statistics
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
As of the end of 2023–24 season{{Cite web |title=Kyle Pascual Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Kyle-Pascual/584/ |website=PBA-Online.net |access-date=2021-02-03 |archive-date=2016-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205231834/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Kyle-Pascual/584/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |title=Kyle Pascual Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kyle-Pascual/Summary/83102 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}
=Season-by-season averages=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}
| align=left | Kia
| 30 || 16.1 || .402 || .000 || .714 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 3.6
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2015}}
| align=left | Mahindra
| rowspan=2|26 || rowspan=2|22.4 || rowspan=2|.417 || rowspan=2|.375 || rowspan=2|.659 || rowspan=2|4.5 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|6.9
|-
| align=left | Blackwater
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2016}}
| align=left | Blackwater
| rowspan=2|34 || rowspan=2|16.7 || rowspan=2|.471 || rowspan=2|.333 || rowspan=2|.615 || rowspan=2|3.2 || rowspan=2|.6 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|4.8
|-
| align=left | Star
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2017}}
| align=left | Magnolia
| 39 || 7.4 || .400 || .000 || .867 || 1.3 || .3 || .3 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}
| align=left | Magnolia
| 30 || 7.5 || .408 || .200 || .583 || 1.2 || .4 || .1 || .4 || 1.6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}
| align=left | Magnolia
| 3 || 12.7 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.3 || .0 || .3 || .3 || 1.3
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2021}}
| align=left | Magnolia
| rowspan=2|24 || rowspan=2|9.3 || rowspan=2|.481 || rowspan=2|.200 || rowspan=2|.476 || rowspan=2|1.3 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|2.6
|-
| align=left | Terrafirma
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 36 || 9.9 || .413 || .000 || .706 || 1.6 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 1.8
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2023}}
| align=left | Meralco
| 30 || 8.4 || .421 || {{sort|-|—}} || .636 || 1.6 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.3
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 252 || 12.0 || .427 || .231 || .650 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 3.0
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References
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{{Meralco Bolts current roster}}
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{{San Beda Red Lions 2010-2011 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{San Beda Red Lions 2011-2012 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{San Beda Red Lions 2012-2013 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{San Beda Red Lions 2013-2014 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{San Beda Red Lions 2014-2015 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{2014 PBA draft}}
{{Magnolia Hotshots 2018 PBA Governors' Cup Champions}}
{{Meralco Bolts 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pascual, Kyle}}
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