Gilbert Bulawan
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Born | Blackwater Elite | August 25, 1986
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Gilbert Domingo Bulawan (August 25, 1986 – July 3, 2016) was a Filipino professional
College career
Bulawan played for the
Professional career
After Bulawan has finished his college career, he decided to apply for the 2011 PBA draft. In the draft, he was drafted 17th overall by the Aces before being traded to the Bolts.[1] In June 2013, Bulawan was traded to Barako Bull Energy Cola from Meralco in a three-team trade that also sent Jared Dillinger and Don Allado to Meralco.[2] Later in the 2014 season, Bulawan was one of the players dropped by Barako, allowing him to join the
Death
On July 3, 2016, Bulawan died after collapsing while on team practice with Blackwater Elite. He was declared dead on arrival at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City.[3][4] Bulawan is the youngest and very first active player to die in the PBA.[5]
The autopsy said that Bulawan suffered from enlargement of the heart. Bulawan had a rare condition, atherosclerosis, which was rare enough that ECG tests and numerous team medical checks were unable to reveal his condition. Blackwater Elite owner Dioceldo Sy had asked the PBA for a small ceremony on its first game on the 2016 Governors' Cup for the retirement of Bulawan's jersey, #11.[6]
PBA career statistics
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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 |
Season-by-season averages
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011–12 | Meralco | 11 | 11.6 | .455 | .000 | .667 | 2.4 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 4.2 |
2012–13 | Barako Bull
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13 | 5.8 | .308 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | .0 | .0 | .1 | .7 |
2014–15 | Blackwater
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19 | 16.9 | .409 | .333 | .529 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
2015–16 | Blackwater | 9 | 8.2 | .235 | .000 | .500 | 1.9 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |
Career | 52 | 11.5 | .393 | .167 | .556 | 1.9 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 |
See also
References
- ^ "Casio, Lee headline top rookie pick". PBA.ph. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk 'N Text | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Blackwater forward Gilbert Bulawan dies after collapsing during practice Archived 2016-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Richard Dy, Fox Sports Asia, July 3, 2016
- ^ Autopsy performed on Bulawan as officials, fellow players come to grips with shock death, spin.ph, July 3, 2016
- ^ "Blackwater Elite's Power Forward Gilbert Bulawan Died During Team Practice". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Autopsy report reveals fallen Blackwater player Gilbert Bulawan suffered from enlarged heart, spin.ph, July 4, 2016
- ^ "Gilbert Bulawan Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.