Rudy Hatfield

Rudy Hatfield
Personal information
Born (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolLivonia, Churchill
CollegeMichigan–Dearborn (1996–1998)
PBA draft2000: direct hire
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career1999–2013
PositionPower forward
Career history
1999Laguna Lakers
2000Tanduay Rhum Masters
2001Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2005Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007,
2010–2011,
2012–2013		Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards

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   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

[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. ^ a b 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.