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Paolo Bugia

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Vlajar and the surname or paternal family name is Bugia.
Paolo Bugia
Bugia in 2007
Phoenix Fuel Masters
PositionTeam manager
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1981-01-19) January 19, 1981 (age 43)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolAteneo (Quezon City)
CollegeAteneo
PBA draft2005: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Red Bull Barako
Playing career2005–2015
PositionCenter
Number21
Career history
2005–2008Red Bull Barako
2008–2009Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2011–2015Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards

Ramon Paolo Vlajar Bugia (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and executive who currently serves as the team manager for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted seventeenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA draft.

In February 2016, Bugia was appointed as the team manager for the newly formed PBA team Phoenix Fuel Masters.

College career

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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 Rich Alvarez. He finished with a master's degree at business administration

In his final year in 2004 (Season 67), he was named part of the UAAP Men's Basketball Mythical 5 team. [1][circular reference]

Professional career

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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 Barangay Ginebra Kings.[2] Barangay Ginebra traded Paul Artadi, Rafi Reavis, and the rights to 2009 8th pick overall Chris Timberlake for Enrico Villanueva, Rich Alvarez, Celino Cruz, and Paolo Bugia of Purefoods. Burger King acted as the conduit team, trading Pocholo Villanueva 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 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the off-season after being released by Ginebra. He played one conference with the Elasto Painters.

On January 20, he along with Sol Mercado were traded by Rain or Shine to the Meralco Bolts in exchange for Beau Belga as part of a three team deal that involved Meralco, Rain or Shine and Air21. However, he along with Hans Thiele were traded to the Alaska Aces for Reynel Hugnatan.

Career statistics

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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

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Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Red Bull 61 12.6 .426 — .482 2.6 .7 .1 .3 4.1
2006–07 Red Bull 47 11.2 .315 — .625 2.0 .3 .1 .3 3.0
2007–08 Red Bull 33 15.8 .393 .286 .408 2.9 .6 .2 .2 4.2
2008–09 Purefoods 12 8.5 .441 .250 .571 1.8 — .1 .2 2.9
2010–11 Alaska 15 5.6 .371 — .500 1.1 .3 — .5 2.0
2011–12 Alaska 13 6.9 .452 — .571 1.2 .2 — — 2.5
2012–13 Alaska 4 3.8 .500 — .500 .8 .3 — — 1.3
2013–14 Alaska 2 5.0 .286 — — 2.0 — — — 2.0
2014–15 Alaska 6 7.5 .357 — .750 2.0 .2 — — 2.2
Career 193 11.2 .388 .273 .509 2.2 .4 .1 .2 3.3

Post-playing career

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In 2016, Bugia was appointed as the team manager for the new PBA team Phoenix Fuel Masters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ UAAP Season 67 men's basketball tournament
  2. ^ Trade Grades: Enrico Villanueva to Ginebra Deal Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 13, 2016). "PBA veteran Paolo Bugia comes in fully prepared for new job as Phoenix team manager". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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