No. 9–TNT Tropang Giga | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | August 10, 1993 |
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | UE |
PBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018 | Batangas City Athletics |
2019–2022 | NLEX Road Warriors |
2023–present | TNT Tropang Giga |
Career highlights and awards | |
Paul Varilla (born August 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Varilla played his college career with the UE Red Warriors. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4] On March 15, 2023, he signed a two-year deal with TNT. [5] In his first conference with TNT, Varilla won his first professional championship after the Tropang Giga won the 2023 Governors' Cup finals.
Legend | |||||
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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 |
As of the end of 2023–24 season [6]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019 | NLEX | 19 | 10.7 | .455 | .524 | .800 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.4 |
2020 | NLEX | 9 | 12.1 | .231 | .273 | 1.000 | .9 | 1.0 | .3 | — | 1.2 |
2021 | NLEX | 11 | 10.5 | .533 | .500 | .333 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | — | 1.8 |
2022–23 | NLEX | 39 | 15.5 | .310 | .156 | .448 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 1.9 |
TNT | |||||||||||
2023–24 | TNT | 8 | 3.9 | .429 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .1 | — | — | .8 |
Career | 86 | 12.3 | .361 | .282 | .488 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 1.8 |
Legend | |||||
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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 |
As of the 2018–19 season, December 6, 2018
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018 | Batangas City | 17 | 17 | 24.4 | .417 | .087 | .691 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 7.4 |
2018–19 | Batangas City | 17 | 15 | 23.8 | .369 | .300 | .581 | 5.7 | 1.7 | .5 | .5 | 7.0 |
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