Rudy Hatfield

Rudy Hatfield

Personal information
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47) 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
Drafted by	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
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)

Rudolph Conse "Rudy" Hatfield II (born September 13, 1977) is an American-Filipino former 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

Tanduay

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.

Pop Cola and Coca-Cola

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.

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.

While in the Tigers in 2003, his citizenship were questioned, ^[2] but later proven with Filipino blood. He missed the 2004 PBA All-Star Weekend due to injury. ^[3]

He played for the Tigers until 2006. ^[4]

Ginebra

Hatfield played for Ginebra from 2006 and known for being the team's hustle-man, being reliable on defense and rebounding. ^[4] He helped to the team to reach the 2007 Philippine Cup finals, ^[5] defeating San Miguel Beermen in six games. He played for the team until 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	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

^[8]

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

Ruffa Mae Quinto and ex-boyfriend Hatfield starred in Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story as Boobita Rose and Mark, respectively. ^[9] In 2004, they separated. ^[10] Hatfield lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and six children.

References

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. Cordero, Abac (March 29, 2003). "Mom's roots put Hatfield in hot water". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
3. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (August 11, 2004). "Caidic, 3 others challenge PBA crop". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
4. Henson, Joaquin M. (August 30, 2006). "H-B0mb ready to explode". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
5. "Talk N Text sibak sa finals: Ginebra pasok na". Philstar.com. February 5, 2007. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
6. Henson, Joaquin M. (November 16, 2012). "Ginebra back on track". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
7. Henson, Joaquin M. (September 28, 2012). "Ginebra back in fiery form". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
8. "Rudy Hatfield Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17.
9. "Rufa Mae Quinto's ex-flame Rudy Hatfield resumes". www.pep.ph. April 12, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
10. "Is this romance for real or for show?". The Philippine Star. September 3, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

External links

• PBA profile