Paul Varilla
{{Short description|Filipino basketball player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Paul Varilla
| image =
| caption =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 185
| number = 9
| team = TNT Tropang 5G
| league = PBA
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|10}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Filipino / American
| high_school =
| college = UE
| draft_year_pba = 2018
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 13
| draft_team_pba = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018
| team1 = Batangas City Athletics
| years2 = 2019–2022
| team2 = NLEX Road Warriors
| years3 = 2023–present
| team3 = TNT Tropang Giga/5G
| highlights =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Paul Varilla (born August 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
College career
Varilla played his college career with the UE Red Warriors.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2014-07-05 |title=Who's in who's out: Roi Sumang leads veteran-laden UE Red Warriors' title quest under Pumaren |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/whos-in-whos-out-roi-sumang-leads-veteran-laden-ue-red-warriors-title-quest-under-pumaren |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Amateur career
In 2017, Varilla was part of the Tanduay Light Rhum Masters of the PBA D-League during the 2017 Foundation Cup. In 2018, he joined another Tanduay-backed team in the Batangas City Athletics of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, where he won a championship with the team.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2018-04-24 |title=Batangas City Athletics look to retain core as they go for back-to-back MPBL titles |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/batangas-city-tanduay-athletics-mpbl-anta-rajah-cup-lawrence-chongson |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Professional career
= NLEX Road Warriors (2019–2022) =
Varilla was selected 13th overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 2018 PBA draft, but did not suit up for the team. He would instead end up with the NLEX Road Warriors.{{Cite web |last=Saldajeno |first=Ivan |date=2018-12-29 |title=ROS draftee Paul Varilla suits up for NLEX in tune-up vs TNT |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2018/12/paul-varilla-suits-up-for-nlex.html |access-date=2024-08-30}}
= TNT Tropang Giga / TNT Tropang 5G (2023–present) =
On January 18, 2023, Varilla was part of a three-team trade between NLEX, the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, and TNT Tropang Giga that sent him and teammate Justin Chua to TNT.{{Cite news |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |title=Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-trade-approved-jake-pascual-frankie-lim-reunite-at-nlex-a793-20230118 |accessdate=January 18, 2023 |website=Spin.ph}} On March 15, 2023, he signed a two-year deal with TNT.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Paul Varilla grateful for TNT faith after signing fresh two-year deal |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/paul-varilla-signed-by-tnt-to-two-year-contract-extension-a793-20230315 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} In his first conference with TNT, Varilla won his first professional championship after the Tropang Giga won the 2023 Governors' Cup finals.
Career statistics
= PBA =
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
As of the end of 2023–24 season{{Cite web |title=Paul Varilla Player Profile, TNT Tropang Giga - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Paul-Varilla/Summary/150244 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}
== Season-by-season averages ==
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}
| align=left | NLEX
| 19 || 10.7 || .455 || .524 || .800 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 2.4
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}
| align=left | NLEX
| 9 || 12.1 || .231 || .273 || 1.000 || .9 || 1.0 || .3 || — || 1.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2021}}
| align=left | NLEX
| 11 || 10.5 || .533 || .500 || .333 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || — || 1.8
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | {{pbay|2022}}
| align=left | NLEX
| rowspan=2|39 || rowspan=2|15.5 || rowspan=2|.310 || rowspan=2|.156 || rowspan=2|.448 || rowspan=2|2.0 || rowspan=2|.7 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|1.9
|-
| align=left | TNT
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2023}}
| align=left | TNT
| 8 || 3.9 || .429 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .1 || — || — || .8
|-class=sortbottom
| align="center" colspan=2 | Career
| 86 || 12.3 || .361 || .282 || .488 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 1.8
{{end}}
= MPBL =
{{MPBL player statistics legend}}
As of the 2018–19 season, December 6, 2018
== Season-by-season averages ==
{{MPBL player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | 2018
| align=left | Batangas City
| 17 || 17 || 24.4 || .417 || .087 || .691 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .6 || 7.4
|-
| align=left | 2018–19
| align=left | Batangas City
| 17 || 15 || 23.8 || .369 || .300 || .581 || 5.7 || 1.7 || .5 || .5 || 7.0
|-
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References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Paul-Varilla/Summary/150244 Paul Varilla Player Profile - RealGM]
- [https://mpbl.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F811280 Paul Varilla - Genius Sports (MPBL)]
{{TNT Tropang 5G current roster}}
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{{TNT Tropang Giga 2023 PBA Governors' Cup Champions}}
{{TNT Tropang Giga 2024 PBA Governors' Cup Champions}}
{{TNT Tropang Giga 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
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