Boy Cabahug

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Elmer "Boy" Cabahug
Personal information
Born (1964-06-01) June 1, 1964 (age 58)
Cebu City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College University of the Visayas
PBA draft 1989
Selected by the Alaska Air Force
Playing career1989–1998
Position Shooting guard
Number9
Career history
1989–1990 Alaska Milkmen
1991–1993 Purefoods Hotdogs
1994–1996 Pepsi Mega Hotshots
1997–1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors
Career highlights and awards

Elmer "Boy" Valera Cabahug (born June 1, 1964 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association [1] and the former head coach of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers varsity team. [2]

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Amateur career

Boy is a third generation representative of the Cabahug clan in basketball, grandfather Atty. Cesar Cabahug was a member of the 1938 National collegiate champions University of Visayas while his father Eduardo Cabahug likewise played for the UV Lancers that were national collegiate champions in 1957.

As a high school at the St. Louis school, Boy had his stint as a junior player in the Cebu Catholic Schools Athletic Association (CSAA) during his first and second year in the secondary level. His biggest break was given to him by his University of Visayas coach Ining Completo. While playing for the Lancers, he won the MVP plum twice in 1981 and again in 1983 in the CAAA. His amateur stint includes being recruited to play for Mama's Love and later on with RFM-Swifts in the PABL, he briefly saw action for the national team before making it to the PBA.

PBA career

He turned pro in 1989 and was picked by the Alaska Milkmen. In his rookie year, Boy was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the PBA All-Star game. [3] He was acquired by Purefoods in 1991 during the off-season trade with Jojo Lastimosa. In three seasons with the Hotdogs, Boy won two championships, but prior to the start of the 1993 PBA season, Cabahug wanted a better terms in his contract with Purefoods and was denied, he agreed instead to a one-year extension. [4]

In 1994, Boy got his wish as Purefoods dealt him to Pepsi Mega and he signed a P9-million, three-year pact with the Mega Bottlers. [5] Cabahug became Pepsi's main man and leading scorer during that season. He spent his final two years in the PBA with Sta.Lucia Realtors in 1997-98.

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Win for Pepsi, Yang". Manila Standard . 26 September 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Triple grandslam for UV Lancers". Philippine Star . 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Veterans outlast Rookies-Sophomores". Manila Standard.
  4. ↑ "Cabahug inks 1-yr deal with Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  5. ↑ "Pepsi eyeing Cuenco, Teng". Manila Standard.
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