Rudy Hatfield

Rudy Hatfield
Personal information
Born	September 13, 1977 (age 46); Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American / Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Livonia, Churchill
College	Michigan–Dearborn (1996–1998)
PBA draft	2000: direct hire
	Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Power forward
Career history
1999	Laguna Lakers
2000	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2005	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007,; 2010–2011,; 2012–2013	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
	3× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2006–07 Philippine); PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals MVP (2002); PBA 2003 Reinforced Best Player of the Conference ; 3× PBA All-Star (2001, 2003, 2004); PBA Mythical First Team (2003); 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2000, 2001); PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2003); 2× PBA All-Defensive Team (2002, 2003);

Last updated January 12, 2024

Rudolph Conse "Rudy" Hatfield II (born September 13, 1977) is an American-Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Laguna Lakers in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and for Tanduay Rhum Masters, Pop Cola Panthers, Coca-Cola Tigers and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

Pro career

After Hatfield's stint with Laguna Lakers in the Metropolitan Basketball Association, he was one of the two former MBA players signed by the Tanduay Rhum Masters beginning the 2000 PBA season. He played secondary role to Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado. Hatfield was obtained by Pop Cola the following season in a trade with Noli Locsin which involved two other players.

He turned into Pop Cola's most reliable frontline player as he made it to the Mythical Second Team for the second straight year. Hatfield finished 14th in scoring with 13 points per game average.^{[ citation needed ]}

Success with Coca-Cola

After playing for the Pop Cola Panthers, Hatfield was acquired by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2002 and played with All-Stars Jeffrey Cariaso and Johnny Abarrientos. He became a power player here and helped the team win the 2002 All-Filipino Cup and the 2003 Reinforced Conference. He had a number of awards that include the Mythical and All-Defensive teams. He was also an All-Star in 2003.

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

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Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000	Tanduay	43	37.6	.544	.250	.617	9.5	2.1	1.0	.4	13.3
2001	Pop Cola	51	42.0	.441	.206	.665	12.4	2.5	1.5	.5	13.0
2002	Coca-Cola	17	32.3	.398	.408	.653	9.9	2.5	1.5	.5	12.5
2003	Coca-Cola	65	38.0	.444	.274	.575	10.7	4.3	1.8	.5	13.7
2004–05	Coca-Cola	16	32.3	.460	.167	.623	8.9	3.9	1.4	.3	11.4
2006–07	Barangay Ginebra	35	33.0	.515	.273	.614	11.3	2.6	1.5	.5	15.1
2009–10	Barangay Ginebra	21	21.7	.455	.000	.473	7.7	.8	.8	.2	7.0
2010–11	Barangay Ginebra	45	29.1	.454	.235	.584	10.2	2.1	.8	.4	8.5
2011–12	Barangay Ginebra	28	24.9	.480	.000	.366	7.3	1.7	1.0	.2	6.6
2012–13	Barangay Ginebra	37	24.9	.435	.000	.551	5.7	1.3	.5	.2	4.0
Career		358	32.3	.466	.266	.593	9.7	2.5	1.2	.4	10.9

Present

Hatfield lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and six children.

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References

↑ Galvez, Waylon (7 April 2010). "Hatfield brings new energy to Ginebra Kings". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
↑ "Rudy Hatfield Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17.

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[Galvez-1] Galvez, Waylon (7 April 2010). "Hatfield brings new energy to Ginebra Kings". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

[2] "Rudy Hatfield Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17.

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Personal information

Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 46) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American / Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Livonia, Churchill
College	Michigan–Dearborn (1996–1998)
PBA draft	2000: direct hire
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Power forward
Career history
1999	Laguna Lakers
2000	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2005	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007, 2010–2011, 2012–2013	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2006–07 Philippine) PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals MVP (2002) PBA 2003 Reinforced Best Player of the Conference 3× PBA All-Star (2001, 2003, 2004) PBA Mythical First Team (2003) 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2000, 2001) PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2003) 2× PBA All-Defensive Team (2002, 2003)