Robert Labagala

Robert Labagala
Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	July 5, 1984 (age 37); Talisay, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Cebu Institute of Technology – University
College	University of the East
PBA draft	2010 Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall
	Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2013	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2014	Barako Bull Energy
2014–2015	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Career highlights and awards
	PBA champion (2015 Commissioner's); PBA All-Rookie Team (2010–11); PBA Blitz Game Co-MVP w/ (Sean Anthony) (2011);

Last updated December 31, 2021

Roberts Raymond T. Labagala (born July 5, 1984), popularly known as Rob Labagala is a Filipino professional basketball player. He last played for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Standing at 5 feet 7 inches, Labagala plays at the point guard position.

He played collegiate basketball at the University of the East where he was a benchwarmer who played the fewest minutes on the court. Shortly after graduating, he was picked with the 12th overall pick on the second round of the 2010 PBA draft by the Barangay Ginebra Kings. He played short minutes on his rookie season due to the Kings' tight guard rotation. After his rookie season, he end up included in the All-Rookie team and being the Rookie Blitz Game Most Valuable Player.

After three seasons with the Kings that was renamed to San Miguel on the last season of his tenure with the team, he was traded to the Barako Bull Energy for very similar Emman Monfort. As usual on his career, Labagala sat out mostly and played just 3 minutes per game in one season with the Energy. When Labagala's contract expired, he was left unsigned by his team and months later was signed by Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters where he won his first PBA championship.

Personal life and amateur career

Labagala was born on 5 July 1984 on Talisay, Cebu where he was also raised.^[1] He studied and played high school basketball at the Cebu Institute of Technology – University ^[1] Labagala currently resides at Navotas,^[2] his wife's hometown where he currently owns a pastry bakeshop named after him, Little Rob's Cake Haus. Labagala is involved in training the youth of Navotas for improvement, he launched his own basketball camp on 2013.^[2] Labagala is a Christian.^[2] Labagala played collegiate basketball for the University of the East's Red Warriors. Because Labagala spent little time on the court, his chances of being scouted by PBA teams that could bring him to the country's premier league was much smaller.^[2] Labagala played the fewest minutes among the Red Warriors but was able to help the team's offensive capabilities through his passing ability and speed.

Professional career

Barangay Ginebra Kings/San Miguel (2010-2014)

Nobody thought that Labagala would set foot on a PBA court. His low playing time during his college years meant he was underrated. Labagala was among the oldest rookies in his class and the least-popular. Fortunately, he was picked with the twelfth overall pick of the 2010 PBA draft by the country's most popular team which is the Barangay Ginebra Kings.^[1]^[2] Labagala poured in 8 points and 3 assists in his PBA debut in a loss against Alaska. He only played 19 games on his rookie season and poured almost 5 points and one assist per game. On his sophomore year, he played more games and more minutes and his statistics slightly went down to 3.87 in 14 minutes action per game.^[3] He helped the team in their playoff run on the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup. The Kings went on the finals one-time on his third season where they got swept in a best-of-five series.^[1]

PBA 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

Correct as of August 1, 2015^[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Barangay Ginebra	19	14.1	.493	.481	.533	.8	1.0	.6	.1	4.7
2011–12	Barangay Ginebra	30	14.2	.429	.281	.850	1.2	1.5	.2	.0	3.9
2012–13	Barangay Ginebra	29	8.5	.384	.188	.500	.3	.6	.2	.0	2.6
2013–14	Barako Bull	9	11.3	.419	.000	.250	1.1	1.1	.6	.0	3.0
2014–15	Talk 'N Text	8	3.6	.250	.000	.500	.1	.3	.0	.0	.9

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References

1 2 3 4 Halili, Mico. "The Final Score: What is Ginebra's Little Robbie Labagala doing in the PBA Finals?". GMA News. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 "Rob Labagala's "Give Back" Basketball Camp". www.richarddy.com.
1 2 Player Profile at PBA-Online!

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[micohalili-1] 1 2 3 4 Halili, Mico. "The Final Score: What is Ginebra's Little Robbie Labagala doing in the PBA Finals?". GMA News. Retrieved April 30, 2011.

[Labagala-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Rob Labagala's "Give Back" Basketball Camp". www.richarddy.com.

[PBAonline-3] 1 2 Player Profile at PBA-Online!

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