Rudy Hatfield Explained

Rudy Hatfield
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:205
Position:Power forward
Birth Date:September 13, 1977
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan
High School:Livonia, Churchill
College:Michigan–Dearborn (1996–1998)
Nationality:American / Filipino
Draft Year Pba:2000
Draft Pba:direct hire
Draft Team Pba:Tanduay Rhum Masters
Career Start:1999
Career End:2013
Years1:1999
Team1:Laguna Lakers
Years2:2000
Team2:Tanduay Rhum Masters
Years3:2001
Team3:Pop Cola Panthers
Years4:2002–2005
Team4:Coca-Cola Tigers
Years5:2006–2007,
2010–2011,
2012–2013
Team5:Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Highlights:

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.

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

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Tanduay| 43 || 37.6 || .544 || .250 || .617 || 9.5 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .4 || 13.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Pop Cola| 51 || 42.0 || .441 || .206 || .665 || 12.4 || 2.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 13.0|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 17 || 32.3 || .398 || .408 || .653 || 9.9 || 2.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 12.5|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 65 || 38.0 || .444 || .274 || .575 || 10.7 || 4.3 || 1.8 || .5 || 13.7|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 16 || 32.3 || .460 || .167 || .623 || 8.9 || 3.9 || 1.4 || .3 || 11.4|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 35 || 33.0 || .515 || .273 || .614 || 11.3 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .5 || 15.1|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 21 || 21.7 || .455 || .000 || .473 || 7.7 || .8 || .8 || .2 || 7.0|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 45 || 29.1 || .454 || .235 || .584 || 10.2 || 2.1 || .8 || .4 || 8.5|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 28 || 24.9 || .480 || .000 || .366 || 7.3 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 6.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 37 || 24.9 || .435 || .000 || .551 || 5.7 || 1.3 || .5 || .2 || 4.0|-class=sortbottom| align="center" colspan="2" | 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 as Boobita Rose and Mark, respectively.[3] In 2004, they separated.[4] Hatfield lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and six children.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galvez . Waylon . 7 April 2010 . Hatfield brings new energy to Ginebra Kings . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616151034/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/251614/hatfield-bring . 16 June 2012 . 31 December 2010 . Manila Bulletin.
  2. Web site: Rudy Hatfield Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317073110/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Rudy-Hatfield/263/#tab2 . 2017-03-17 .
  3. News: Rufa Mae Quinto's ex-flame Rudy Hatfield resumes. August 2, 2024 . www.pep.ph. April 12, 2010.
  4. News: Is this romance for real or for show?. August 2, 2024 . . September 3, 2006.