Ronald Tubid (born October 15, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the team manager of the Terrafirma Dyip of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA). He last played for the

San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

of the PBA. Known by many as The Fearless, he was also known, along with backcourt tandem

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and

Jayjay Helterbrand Anthony "Jayjay" Helterbrand (born Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. on October 14, 1976) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Boracay Islanders of the Pilipinas Super League. He previously played with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel o ...

, as one-third of the so-called, The Fast, The Furious, and The Fearless. He was also known as The Saint for modeling for the portrait of San

Pedro Calungsod Pedro Calungsod ( es, Pedro Calúñgsod or archaically ; mid-1650s – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino- Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish ...

when he was 17.

College career

Tubid was the only provincial player in the supposedly all-city college where he ended up being the team captain in his freshman year. He played college hoops in the

University of the East The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...

in the UAAP. His former

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teammates who ended up playing in the PBA are

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, and

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. Tubid first saw action for ANA Water Dispenser before playing in a star-studded Welcoat Paintmasters squad of

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and

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that won the 2002 PBL Challenge Cup.

PBA career

Tubid was drafted by the

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as the sixteenth overall pick in the

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and averaged 8.9 points in his rookie year. In his second season, he improved his mark to 12.3 points per game before being named Mr. Quality Minutes by the PBA Press Corps. After Shell's disbandment following the

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, Tubid joined the

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and won his second Mr. Quality Minutes award while averaging 8.9 points in 44 games with just 11 starts. At the midway point of the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Tubid was traded to the

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and was a key reliever in Ginebra's title conquest over sister team San Miguel Beer. The next conference, Tubid made further improvements due to the absence of

and

in the backcourt that eventually rewarded him with an All-Star Game appearance. In the

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, Tubid suffered a dislocated ankle injury in a game against Alaska that forced him to sit the rest of the quarterfinals and semifinals. When the Kings were in need of a scorer in Game 4 of the finals, he came off the bench and helped Ginebra even the series at 2-2. Then when the series went to a decisive 7th game, he stepped up when his team needed him most, scoring 20 points in the game to help the Kings win their 8th title. After the series, he along with teammate

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were named co-Finals MVP of the series. He also received multiple All-Star appearances as member of the Kings. During the 2010–11 Philippine Cup, he changed his uniform number from 71 to 15 because it represents the date of his birthday. On January 27, 2012, Tubid was as part of a three-team trade that sent him along with Reil Cervantes and a 2014 2nd round draft pick to the

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and

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to the

and

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and a 2012 2nd round pick to the

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. On January 23, 2013, Tubid was involved in a five-team, 10-player trade that sent him to

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. The Blaze Boosters acquired Tubid while giving away

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and Fil-Am rookie

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and Petron's 2014 first round pick (who turned out to be

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). He played a limited role off the bench and won five more championships with the franchise. During the off-season of 2017, Tubid along with

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and a 2019 first-round draft pick were a part of the revised controversial trade between the

and the

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that allowed the Beermen to have the no. 1 pick for the 2017 PBA draft who became

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. On May 18, 2018, Tubid was named as an All-Star replacement for the injured

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for the Visayas leg of the 2018 All-Star Game.

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Shell Turbo Chargers, Shell , 34 , , 17.4 , , .363 , , .298 , , .779 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .2 , , 8.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Shell , 68 , , 22.2 , , .375 , , .310 , , .695 , , 4.3 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 12.3 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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, 44 , , 18.5 , , .353 , , .319 , , .766 , , 4.0 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Air21 / Barangay Ginebra , 51 , , 25.9 , , .424 , , .324 , , .707 , , 4.0 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , .2 , , 11.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 40 , , 26.6 , , .407 , , .266 , , .727 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 11.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 48 , , 27.8 , , .407 , , .366 , , .789 , , 4.5 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , 12.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 50 , , 27.9 , , .395 , , .377 , , .698 , , 5.0 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .2 , , 12.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 58 , , 27.1 , , .397 , , .363 , , .723 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .3 , , 10.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra / Barako Bull , 42 , , 26.0 , , .361 , , .322 , , .655 , , 4.4 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull /

Petron Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, supplying more than a third of the country's oil requirements. It operates a refinery in Limay, Bataan with a rated capacity of . From the refinery, Petro ...

, 49 , , 24.7 , , .366 , , .289 , , .714 , , 3.9 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , Petron / San Miguel , 34 , , 15.7 , , .340 , , .323 , , .792 , , 2.8 , , .9 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Miguel , 52 , , 15.8 , , .437 , , .350 , , .800 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .3 , , .1 , , 6.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Miguel , 51 , , 17.9 , , .341 , , .298 , , .787 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 5.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Miguel , 47 , , 12.6 , , .353 , , .319 , , .667 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .1 , , .0 , , 3.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Kia / Columbian , 30 , , 17.5 , , .396 , , .409 , , .759 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , .2 , , 6.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Miguel , 22 , , 7.9 , , .286 , , .222 , , .750 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.9 , -class=sortbottom , colspan=2 align=center , Career , 720 , , 21.5 , , .384 , , .329 , , .732 , , 3.7 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .2 , , 8.8

Awards and records

* 2004 PBA 3-point Shootout Champion * 2004-05 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes * 2005-06 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes * 2008 PBA co-Finals Most Valuable Player * 2009 PBA All-Defensive Team * 66th member of the PBA's 5000 career points club

References

External links

Philippine Basketball Association profile ginebraonline.comBarangay Ginebra Kings
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