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| Born | July 13, 2000 Norwalk, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Filipino | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| College | Westmont / NU (Philippines) (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Stefanie Ann Berberabe is a Filipino basketball player who played for the Westmont Warriors, the NU Lady Bulldogs and the Philippines women's national basketball team.
Berberabe was born on July 13, 2000 in Norwalk, California to Filipino parents in the United States. Her father, who hails from Batangas, introduced Stefanie basketball when she was eight years old. [1] [2]
She studied at the St. Joseph High School in Lakewood and later at Westmont College for five years. [3] [4]
Berberabe played for the girls' team of St. Joseph Jesters. She led the team to a Camino Real League title, the school's first league title in more than 25 years when she was a freshman. In her sophomore year she scored her 1,000th career point. [3]
After graduating from St. Joseph, Berberabe was not a sought after player which she attributes to her small stature. Westmont College of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) invited her to the team. She debuted for the Westmont Warriors in 2019. [5] Her team won the 2021 NAIA Division I women's title. [6]
Berberabe went to the Philippines in 2023 to play for the NU Lady Bulldogs for the Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). [7] [6] NU finished as runners-up to the UST Growling Tigresses in the sole season Berberabe played. [8]
Berberabe took part at the U.S.-based try-outs for the Philippine women's national team in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was lead by head coach Patrick Aquino and the Fil-Am Nation organization. [2] She also had to acquire a Philippine passport to be eligible. [9] In 2022, she was invited to join the Philippine team which won the women's basketball gold medal at the 2021 Sea Games in Hanoi. [5] She also played in the 2022 Asian Games in October 2023 in China and the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia as well. [2] [10]
She was also called up for the 2024 William Jones Cup [11] [12] and the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Rwanda. [13]
