Andy Seigle

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Yadaoand the surname or paternal family name is Seigle.

Andy Seigle

Personal information
Born	(1972-05-15) May 15, 1972 (age 52) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Carbondale (Carbondale, Pennsylvania)
College	New Orleans (1994–1996)
PBA draft	1997: 1st round, 1st overall
Selected by the Mobiline Phone Pals
Playing career	1997–2007
Position	Center / power forward
Number	52
Career history
1997–1999	Mobiline Phone Pals
1999–2003	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
2004–2007	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Career highlights and awards
4x PBA champion (2002 Governors, 2004 Fiesta, 2004–05 Philippine, 2006–07 Philippine) PBA Rookie of the Year (1997) PBA All-Star (1999)
Medals Men’s basketball Representing   Philippines Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team competition William Jones Cup 1998 Taipei Team

Andrew John Yadao Seigle (born May 15, 1972) is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a member of the Philippine national basketball team. ^[1] He is the brother of Danny Seigle, also a former basketball player in the same league.

High school and college career

In high school, Seigle led Carbondale to a Final Four in the state of Pennsylvania. ^[2] He then spent his junior and senior years playing for the New Orleans Privateers as a reserve. ^[3]

Professional career

Mobiline Phone Pals

In the 1997 PBA Draft, at the age of 24 years old, Seigle was drafted #1 overall by the Mobiline Phone Pals. ^{[4] [5]} He was the first #1 overall pick be Filipino-American and the first to come from a non-Philippine school. ^{[6] [7]}

Seigle was considered one of the most dominant and best defensive players early in his PBA career. In his first three games, he scored no less than 20 points, a feat that wouldn't be matched by another rookie until Bobby Ray Parks Jr. did it in 2019. ^[8] He would go on to win Rookie of the Year. ^[6]

Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs

In 1999, Seigle was traded to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs for Jerry Codiñera. ^[9]

In 2001, he had his best scoring season with an average of 14.6 points. ^[10]

From 2002 to 2003, Seigle couldn't play for the team as the Philippine Senate questioned his heritage. ^{[11] [12]}

Barangay Ginebra Kings

In 2004, Seigle joined the Barangay Ginebra Kings. ^[13]

Seigle only got a one-year extension from the Ginebra management and with the arrival of Rafi Reavis and Billy Mamaril, his minutes suffered. ^{[14] [15]} He spent most of his time in his last season on the sidelines rather than on the court as he played only 30 games and just 8.9 minutes of playing time per outing, due to ACL injuries in both knees. As a result, the 6-9 center posted career-low averages of 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds. ^[15] He retired in 2007 after winning his last championship in the PBA. ^[16]

Career statistics

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

^[15]

PBA season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997	Mobiline	45	35.4	.501	.000	.667	9.9	2.3	.5	1.7	13.5
1998	Mobiline	23	40.6	.423	.000	.598	9.8	2.6	.4	1.8	13.7
1999	Mobiline	41	31.5	.469	.000	.635	7.4	1.0	.3	1.4	9.7
	Purefoods
2000	Purefoods	51	29.3	.457	.000	.625	7.4	1.2	.5	1.1	12.3
2001	Purefoods	21	32.4	.421	.000	.622	8.0	1.9	.2	.8	14.6
2002	Purefoods	8	24.4	.415	.000	.758	8.9	1.5	.4	1.1	12.9
2003	Purefoods	31	22.6	.455	—	.731	7.2	1.1	.5	1.1	9.1
2004–05	Barangay Ginebra	68	16.8	.461	—	.629	5.0	1.1	.3	.6	6.5
2005–06	Barangay Ginebra	14	11.3	.368	—	.633	4.1	.2	.1	.3	4.4
2006–07	Barangay Ginebra	30	8.9	.444	—	.882	2.4	.3	.1	.2	2.6
Career		332	25.5	.455	.000	.649	6.9	1.3	.3	1.0	9.7

College

^[17]

Year	School	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1994–95	New Orleans	28	9.5	.430	.000	.741	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	4.4
1995–96		30	11.4	.553	.000	.515	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.7	3.4
Career		58	10.5	.485	.000	.659	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.6	3.9

Philippine National Team

Seigle has played twice for the Philippine national basketball team. The first was in 1998 when he played for the Philippine Centennial Team in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand where he averaged 7.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. ^[18] The second was in 2002 when he again played for the national team during the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea. ^[19]

Personal life

Andy is the brother of Danny Seigle, also a former basketball player in the same league. ^[20] Their mother, Blesylda Yadao, is of Chinese Filipino descent while his father is a White American. ^[11] In 2002, his heritage was questioned by the Philippine Senate as they held hearings on alleged Fil-foreign PBA players. ^[12]

Seigle was previously married to a Filipina, but they separated. They had one child together. ^[10]

Seigle has a passion for vehicles, and even owned a custom-made jeepney which he would drive to practices. As of 2020, he is living in Hawaii and owns a trucking business. ^[21]

References

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3. "Western Ky (7-2) at New Orleans (8-6)". Daily News. January 13, 1995. pp. 1B. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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7. "Fil-Americans dominate '08 PBA freshman class". GMA News and Public Affairs . August 31, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
8. Times, Tiebreaker (2019-05-29). "For matching Andy Seigle's feat, Ray Parks hailed as Cignal/PBA PC POW". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
9. Ramos, Gerry (May 24, 2020). "Jerry Codiñera reveals what led him to leave Purefoods in 1999". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
10. Henson, Joaquin M. (January 8, 2009). "Where's Andy Seigle?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
11. Llorito, Dave L. (November 10, 2003). "'Fil-pretenders' put up zone defense against deportation". The Manila Times .
12. Danao, Efren (December 10, 2002). "Menk, 10 other Fil-Ams cleared". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
13. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (January 31, 2004). "Gins sign Fil-Am player". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
14. Cordero, Abac (July 30, 2006). "Ginebra, Coke, Air21 okay 7-player trade". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
15. PBA-Online.net
16. Castillo, Musong R. (October 3, 2007). "Kings playing sans Hatfield". Inquirer.net .
17. "Andy Seigle College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
18. "RP has 3 Jones Cup titles". GMA News and Public Affairs . July 2, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
19. Navarro, June (August 14, 2002). "Uichico to name final 12 for Busan Sept. 26". Philippine Daily Inquirer . p. A19.
20. Navarro, June (September 2, 2005). "Seiples sign yearlong pacts". Philippine Daily Inquirer .
21. Terrado, Reuben (June 6, 2020). "Andy Seigle and his love for trucks, jeepneys, and basketball". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-06-06.

External links

• Andy Seigle Profile at PBA.ph
• Player Profile at PBA-Online!