Paulo Hubalde

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Paulo Hubalde

| image = File:Paolo Hubalde - Mahindra - 2015-1206 (23575178245).jpg

| number =

| league = MPBL

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 170

| team = Cebu Classic

| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|24}}

| birth_place = Quezon City, Philippines

| death_date =

| death_place =

| 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

| career_end =

| 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

| team20 = Valenzuela Classic

| years21 = 2025–present

| team21 = Cebu Classic

| highlights =

2× MPBL All-Star (2019, 2020)
PSL champion (2022)

}}

Dean Paulo Villegas Hubalde (born January 24, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Cebu Classic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).{{Cite web |last=Villaruel |first=Emmanuel B. |date=2025-02-17 |title=Cebu mobalik sa MPBL, Slaughter maoy mangu |trans-title=Cebu returns to MPBL, Slaughter to lead |url=https://www.philstar.com/banat/palaro/2025/02/17/2422447/cebu-mobalik-sa-mpbl-slaughter-maoy-mangu |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Philstar.com |language=ceb}} He is the son of PBA great, Freddie Hubalde. Hubalde 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.{{clarification needed|date=February 2018}} 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|date=February 2018}}

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.[http://www.pba.ph/content/view/2266/1/ RED BULL UNDERGOES REVAMP]

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|date=February 2018}} off-season, he and Magi Sison were involved in a three-team, seven player deal that sent Nonoy Baclao and Robert Reyes to Air21.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1778|title=PBA - the Official Website}}

On November 12, 2014, Hubalde was traded by the San Miguel Beermen to Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Jeric Fortuna.{{Cite web |last=PANALIGAN |first=MARISSE |date=November 13, 2014 |title=PBA: Paolo Hubalde 'happy and honored' to be part of Barako Bull |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/387967/pba-paolo-hubalde-happy-and-honored-to-be-part-of-barako-bull/story/ |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}

PBA career statistics

{{Cite web |title=Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Sunday-Salvacion/125/ |website=PBA-Online.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044307/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Sunday-Salvacion/125/ |archive-date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2023-11-08 |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |title=Paolo Hubalde Player Profile - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Paolo-Hubalde/Summary/40269 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}

=Season-by-season averages=

| align=left | {{pbay|2005}}

| align=left | San Miguel

| 8 || 5.0 || .000 || .200 || .000 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || — || .5

| align=left | {{pbay|2006}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 6 || 3.2 || .500 || .750 || .500 || .2 || .2 || — || — || 2.3

| align=left| {{pbay|2008}}

| align=left| Red Bull / Barako Bull

| 27 || 17.7 || .461 || .273 || .846 || 3.0 || 2.0 || .5 || .3 || 6.6

| align=left| {{pbay|2009}}

| 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| {{pbay|2010}}

| 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| {{pbay|2011}}

| align=left| Shopinas.com / Air21

| 31 || 22.0 || .374 || .267 || .632 || 2.9 || 3.4 || .8 || .2 || 5.9

| align=left| {{pbay|2012}}

| align=left| Petron

| 6 || 8.3 || .350 || .143 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || — || 2.8

| align=left| {{pbay|2013}}

| align=left| Petron / San Miguel

| 25 || 13.8 || .403 || .283 || .667 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .6 || — || 5.2

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2014}}

| 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| {{pbay|2015}}

| align=left| Mahindra

| 15 || 13.5 || .339 || .125 || .286 || 2.1 || .6 || .5 || .1 || 3.0

| align=left| {{pbay|2016}}

| align=left| GlobalPort

| 6 || 8.8 || .500 || — || 1.000 || .3 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 1.0

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| colspan=2 align=center | Career

| 219 || 14.5 || .395 || .226 || .696 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 4.3