Jireh Ibañes
Jireh Ralph A. Ibañes (born April 20, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played his entire career for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and is now serving as an assistant team manager. He was drafted eleventh overall by then-known Welcoat in 2006. He is the last player to have played from the original Welcoat team of 2006–07.
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant team manager |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 20, 1982 Roxas, Palawan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of the Philippines |
| PBA draft | 2006 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Welcoat Dragons | |
| Playing career | 2006–2017 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2017 | Welcoat Dragons / Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career
Ibañes was drafted by Welcoat Dragons in the 2006 PBA draft as the eleventh overall pick.
On January 15, 2016, in the Game 6 of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup semi-finals against the San Miguel Beermen, Ibañes accidentally injured San Miguel and Philippine national team star June Mar Fajardo while boxing Fajardo out for a rebound. Ibañes was the subject of criticism of netizens (especially San Miguel fans) over the incident. However, he apologized for the incident, saying it was just an accident and had no intention to hurt Fajardo and hoped for a speedy recovery for Fajardo.[1]
Player profile
Ibañes is arguably one of the best defenders in the PBA during his playing career often guarding the opposing team's best scorer, which helped him win the league's Defensive Player of the Year award and All-Defensive team in the 2012 and 2014 seasons.[2]
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 |
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Welcoat | 31 | 21.9 | .439 | .269 | .576 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 | 6.9 |
| 2007–08 | Welcoat | 33 | 16.3 | .450 | .400 | .509 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | .4 | 4.5 |
| 2008–09 | Rain or Shine | 43 | 13.8 | .345 | .225 | .625 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 3.9 |
| 2009–10 | Rain or Shine | 43 | 8.3 | .393 | .067 | .714 | .9 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.0 |
| 2010–11 | Rain or Shine | 31 | 10.7 | .412 | .294 | .531 | 1.1 | .9 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | 50 | 15.5 | .426 | .266 | .614 | 1.5 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 4.2 |
| 2012–13 | Rain or Shine | 49 | 17.4 | .460 | .259 | .479 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 4.5 |
| 2013–14 | Rain or Shine | 56 | 12.4 | .351 | .229 | .419 | 1.7 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 2.1 |
| 2014–15 | Rain or Shine | 52 | 13.7 | .406 | .281 | .686 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2015–16 | Rain or Shine | 35 | 10.1 | .395 | .154 | .636 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Career | 423 | 13.9 | .410 | .256 | .575 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 3.6 | |
References
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (January 15, 2016). "Sorry Jireh Ibañes insists there was no intention to hurt June Mar Fajardo". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "PBA: Down 0-2, Jireh Ibanes wants a shot at stopping Jayson Castro". GMA News and Public Affairs. January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ Player Profile at PBA-Online!