Ramon Paolo Vlajar Bugia (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional

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player and executive who currently serves as the team manager for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was drafted seventeenth overall by the

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in the 2005 PBA draft. In February 2016, Bugia was appointed as the team manager for the newly formed PBA team

College career

Bugia played for the Ateneo de Manila University, where he was a member of the college basketball team, the Blue Eagles. While at Ateneo, he became teammates with former UAAP MVP and future PBA teammate

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. He finished with a

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In his final year in 2004 (Season 67), he was named part of the UAAP Men's Basketball Mythical 5 team.

Professional career

Bugia was drafted seventh overall by Red Bull in the 2005 PBA draft. Bugia was waived by Red Bull, but was picked up and signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. In August 2009, Bugia was traded by Purefoods to

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. Barangay Ginebra traded

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, and the rights to

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8th pick overall

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for

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, and Paolo Bugia of Purefoods. Burger King acted as the conduit team, trading

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to Ginebra and acquiring the rights to 2009 Rookie draft eighteenth pick Orlando Daroya and future picks. However, he did not play a single game with them. He was signed by the

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during the off-season after being released by Ginebra. He played one conference with the Elasto Painters. On January 20, he along with

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were traded by Rain or Shine to the

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in exchange for

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as part of a three team deal that involved Meralco, Rain or Shine and Air21. However, he along with

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were traded to the Alaska Aces for

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Career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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Post-playing career

In 2016, Bugia was appointed as the team manager for the new PBA team

References

External links

Player Profile
at PBA-Online!
Player Profile
at PBA.Inquirer.net
Player Profile
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