Alex Cabagnot
Alexander Cabagnot Jr. (born December 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player[1] for the San Miguel Beermen. He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa for the Eagle Rock High School scoring record. He is also part of the coaching staff of the UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball team in the UAAP.[2]
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| No. 5 – San Miguel Beermen | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 8, 1982 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, California) |
| College |
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| PBA draft | 2005 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2005–2007 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2007–2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2009–2010 | Burger King Whoppers |
| 2010–2014 | San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2014 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2014–present | San Miguel Beermen |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | UP Fighting Maroons (Skills coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
He was drafted by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, but after playing 2 seasons he was dealt to the Coca-Cola Tigers along with the aging Kenneth Duremdes and Ricky Calimag in exchange for Denok Miranda, Manny Ramos and Coca-Cola's 2007 second round draft pick.
Cabagnot led all rookies during his rookie year in scoring (10.3 points per game), assists (4.7), steals (1.1) and minutes played (28.1). He was third in the league in the assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) behind Jimmy Alapag and Johnny Abarrientos. The 6-0 southpaw is one of the prolific guards in his generation.
On January 5, 2010, he was traded to the Burger King Whoppers along with Wesley Gonzales, for Gary David and Chico Lanete. He played for several games with Burger King, finishing at the 8th spot of the 2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup. During the off-season of the 2009-2010 Fiesta Conference, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen, for Mike Cortez.
As a Beermen, Cabagnot quickly emerged as the starting quarterback for the team. Cabagnot dropped game winning shots during eliminations earning his nickname "Crunch Time Cabagnot". He did it on Alaska Aces, B-Meg Derby Ace Llmados scoring a basket on crucial possession. During Game 1 of the 2010 - 2011 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series against the crowd favorite Ginebra Gin Kings, Alex made a clutch basket leaving the Gin Kings with only over a second. This nailed the series to a 1 - 0 lead in favor of the Beermen. SMB eventually won the duel in six games 4 - 2. In 2011, Cabagnot together with Arwind Santos and Danny Ildefonso lead Petron Blaze Boosters to a Governor's Cup title by hacking out a 4-3 decider in 7 games, thus foiling the Grand Slam bid of Talk N Text & captured his first PBA crown as a player.
On February 18, 2014, he was part of a complex four-team, seven player trade which sent him to GlobalPort. With his new team, he reunites with old teammate Jay Washington and provided veteran leadership.[3] He said, "(The trade) came a little bit as an ‘I-didn’t-see-it-coming,' but when it did sink in, I just have to be a pro, go to the next team and try to do what I did with Petron and my other teams before".[4] On June 11, 2014, Cabagnot almost recorded a triple-double for GlobalPort Batang Piers as he racked up 19 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists but in a losing effort to the Air21 Express.
On October 26, 2014, Cabagnot recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.
During the playoffs of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup, Alex Cabagnot was traded back to San Miguel for Sol Mercado.
On October 14, 2016 Cabagnot was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythcial Second Team.[5]
On June 21, 2019, during the 2019 Commissioner's Cup, Cabagnot scored a conference-high 31 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 6 assists in a win over the Alaska Aces. He led the Beermen in a much-needed win as they now have a record of 2-3 for the conference.[6]
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 |
Correct as of July 12, 2019[7]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Sta. Lucia | 35 | 28.1 | .349 | .226 | .681 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 10.3 |
| 2006–07 | Sta. Lucia / Coca-Cola | 45 | 33.3 | .424 | .322 | .703 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .2 | 10.9 |
| 2007–08 | Coca-Cola | 37 | 33.8 | .343 | .360 | .667 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 11.0 |
| 2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 32 | 37.0 | .356 | .240 | .667 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .4 | 10.8 |
| 2009–10 | Coca-Cola / Burger King / San Miguel | 50 | 23.0 | .376 | .250 | .693 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.2 |
| 2010–11 | San Miguel / Petron | 54 | 30.2 | .395 | .321 | .728 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 9.7 |
| 2011–12 | Petron | 46 | 35.5 | .390 | .384 | .745 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.4 |
| 2012–13 | Petron | 47 | 32.2 | .407 | .321 | .747 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.9 |
| 2013–14 | Petron / San Miguel / GlobalPort | 34 | 35.6 | .378 | .311 | .696 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 13.1 |
| 2014–15 | GlobalPort / San Miguel | 52 | 29.5 | .366 | .350 | .705 | 4.5 | 4.7 | .8 | .1 | 11.1 |
| 2015–16 | San Miguel | 56 | 32.5 | .404 | .342 | .745 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.3 |
| 2016–17 | San Miguel | 55 | 35.8 | .385 | .336 | .765 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .1 | 16.2 |
| 2017–18 | San Miguel | 50 | 34.0 | .374 | .282 | .789 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | .1 | 13.9 |
| Career | 593 | 29.3 | .353 | .341 | .717 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 13.5 | |
References
- Castillo, Musong R. (January 7, 2011). "Cabagnot late-game heroics rescue SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- "Cabagnot looking to future as newest member of UP coaching staff". ABS-CBN Sports. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- Badua, Snow (February 17, 2014). "Petron/San Miguel set to trade Alex Cabagnot to GlobalPort for Sol Mercado - SPIN.PH".
- Dy, Richard (February 19, 2014). "GlobalPort new boy Alex Cabagnot admits he didn't see trade coming - SPIN.PH".
- "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- "Alex Cabagnot keys crucial win by San Miguel vs. Alaska". ABS CBN News. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!