Jireh Ibañes

Jireh Ibañes
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
PositionAssistant team manager
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982 (age 42)
Roxas, Palawan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
CollegeUP
PBA draft2006: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Welcoat Dragons
Playing career2006–2017
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2006–2017Welcoat Dragons / Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Career highlights and awards

Jireh Ralph A. Ibañes (born April 20, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played his entire career for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and is now serving as an assistant team manager. He was drafted eleventh overall by then-known Welcoat in 2006. He is the last player to have played from the original Welcoat team of 2006–07.

Professional career

Ibañes was drafted by Welcoat Dragons in the 2006 PBA draft as the eleventh overall pick.

On January 15, 2016, in the Game 6 of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals against the San Miguel Beermen, Ibañes accidentally injured San Miguel and Philippine national team star June Mar Fajardo while boxing Fajardo out for a rebound. Ibañes was the subject of criticism of netizens (especially San Miguel fans) over the incident. However, he apologized for the incident, saying it was just an accident and had no intention to hurt Fajardo and hoped for a speedy recovery for Fajardo.[1]

Player profile

Ibañes is arguably one of the best defenders in the PBA during his playing career often guarding the opposing team's best scorer, which helped him win the league's Defensive Player of the Year award and All-Defensive team in the 2012 and 2014 seasons.[2]

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

[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Welcoat 31 21.9 .439 .269 .576 2.9 1.2 .5 .6 6.9
2007–08 Welcoat 33 16.3 .450 .400 .509 1.8 .8 .6 .4 4.5
2008–09 Rain or Shine 43 13.8 .345 .225 .625 1.7 .8 .4 .3 3.9
2009–10 Rain or Shine 43 8.3 .393 .067 .714 .9 .4 .2 .1 2.0
2010–11 Rain or Shine 31 10.7 .412 .294 .531 1.1 .9 .2 .2 3.1
2011–12 Rain or Shine 50 15.5 .426 .266 .614 1.5 .8 .4 .4 4.2
2012–13 Rain or Shine 49 17.4 .460 .259 .479 2.1 1.2 .6 .2 4.5
2013–14 Rain or Shine 56 12.4 .351 .229 .419 1.7 .9 .3 .2 2.1
2014–15 Rain or Shine 52 13.7 .406 .281 .686 1.9 .7 .2 .2 3.8
2015–16 Rain or Shine 35 10.1 .395 .154 .636 1.1 .7 .3 .0 2.3
2016–17 Rain or Shine 3 7.7 .200 .333 — .3 2.0 .0 .3 1.0
Career 426 13.9 .409 .257 .575 1.7 .9 .4 .3 3.6

References

  1. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (January 15, 2016). "Sorry Jireh Ibañes insists there was no intention to hurt June Mar Fajardo". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "PBA: Down 0-2, Jireh Ibanes wants a shot at stopping Jayson Castro". GMA News and Public Affairs. January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jireh Ibañes Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.