Karl Dehesa
Karl Matthew Dehesa is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 22nd overall in the 3rd round of the 2012 PBA draft by the Alaska Aces, but was left unsigned.[1]
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born | California, US | May 24, 1987
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Waldorf College |
PBA draft | 2012 Round: 3 / Pick: 22nd overall |
Selected by the Alaska Aces | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013 | Saigon Heat |
2014–2016 | Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer |
2016–2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
2017–2018 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
Professional career
2012 PBA draft
Dehesa was drafted 22nd overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2012 PBA draft. However, he was not signed by the Aces.
Saigon Heat (ABL)
In January 2013, Dehesa was signed by ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) team Saigon Heat as one of the team's ASEAN Imports.[2] However, in March 2013, just three months after he was signed, Dehesa was released by Saigon along with Phillip Morrison, another Filipino-American guard. They were both replaced by fellow Filipinos Al Vergara and Chris Sumalinog.[3]
Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer
In 2014, he was signed by the expansion team Kia Sorento as a free agent.
PBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 September 14, 2016[4]
Season-by-season averages
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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2014–15 | Kia | 28 | 23.9 | .320 | .320 | .857 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | 7.8 | |
2015–16 | Mahindra / GlobalPort | 29 | 24.0 | .375 | .346 | .769 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.5 | |
Career | 57 | 24.0 | .349 | .333 | .805 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 |
References
- Pamintuan, Carlo (August 22, 2012). "Grading the 2012 PBA Draft: Petron, Alaska, Meralco, Barako, Ginebra". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- Terrado, Reuben (January 13, 2013). "Pinoy 'imports' remain in great demand as ABL season gets going". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- Terrado, Reuben (March 14, 2013). "Vergara, former Eagles hop into ABL bandwagon". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!