Alex Cabagnot

Alexander Cabagnot Jr. (born December 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player[1] for the San Miguel Beermen. He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa for the Eagle Rock High School scoring record. He is also part of the coaching staff of the UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball team in the UAAP.[2]

Alex Cabagnot
No. 5 San Miguel Beermen
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolEagle Rock (Los Angeles, California)
College
PBA draft2005 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career2005–present
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007Sta. Lucia Realtors
2007–2009Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2010Burger King Whoppers
2010–2014San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters
2014GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014–presentSan Miguel Beermen
As coach:
2016–presentUP Fighting Maroons (Skills coach)
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

He was drafted by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, but after playing 2 seasons he was dealt to the Coca-Cola Tigers along with the aging Kenneth Duremdes and Ricky Calimag in exchange for Denok Miranda, Manny Ramos and Coca-Cola's 2007 second round draft pick.

Cabagnot led all rookies during his rookie year in scoring (10.3 points per game), assists (4.7), steals (1.1) and minutes played (28.1). He was third in the league in the assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) behind Jimmy Alapag and Johnny Abarrientos. The 6-0 southpaw is one of the prolific guards in his generation.

On January 5, 2010, he was traded to the Burger King Whoppers along with Wesley Gonzales, for Gary David and Chico Lanete. He played for several games with Burger King, finishing at the 8th spot of the 2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup. During the off-season of the 2009-2010 Fiesta Conference, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen, for Mike Cortez.

As a Beermen, Cabagnot quickly emerged as the starting quarterback for the team. Cabagnot dropped game winning shots during eliminations earning his nickname "Crunch Time Cabagnot". He did it on Alaska Aces, B-Meg Derby Ace Llmados scoring a basket on crucial possession. During Game 1 of the 2010 - 2011 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series against the crowd favorite Ginebra Gin Kings, Alex made a clutch basket leaving the Gin Kings with only over a second. This nailed the series to a 1 - 0 lead in favor of the Beermen. SMB eventually won the duel in six games 4 - 2. In 2011, Cabagnot together with Arwind Santos and Danny Ildefonso lead Petron Blaze Boosters to a Governor's Cup title by hacking out a 4-3 decider in 7 games, thus foiling the Grand Slam bid of Talk N Text & captured his first PBA crown as a player.

On February 18, 2014, he was part of a complex four-team, seven player trade which sent him to GlobalPort. With his new team, he reunites with old teammate Jay Washington and provided veteran leadership.[3] He said, "(The trade) came a little bit as an ‘I-didn’t-see-it-coming,' but when it did sink in, I just have to be a pro, go to the next team and try to do what I did with Petron and my other teams before".[4] On June 11, 2014, Cabagnot almost recorded a triple-double for GlobalPort Batang Piers as he racked up 19 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists but in a losing effort to the Air21 Express.

On October 26, 2014, Cabagnot recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.

During the playoffs of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup, Alex Cabagnot was traded back to San Miguel for Sol Mercado.

On October 14, 2016 Cabagnot was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythcial Second Team.[5]

On June 21, 2019, during the 2019 Commissioner's Cup, Cabagnot scored a conference-high 31 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 6 assists in a win over the Alaska Aces. He led the Beermen in a much-needed win as they now have a record of 2-3 for the conference.[6]

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

Correct as of July 12, 2019[7]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Sta. Lucia 3528.1.349.226.6813.34.71.1.310.3
2006–07 Sta. Lucia / Coca-Cola 4533.3.424.322.7033.56.41.3.210.9
2007–08 Coca-Cola 3733.8.343.360.6673.04.61.1.211.0
2008–09 Coca-Cola 3237.0.356.240.6673.65.31.4.410.8
2009–10 Coca-Cola / Burger King / San Miguel 5023.0.376.250.6933.65.51.0.310.2
2010–11 San Miguel / Petron 5430.2.395.321.7284.25.81.0.49.7
2011–12 Petron 4635.5.390.384.7453.66.21.1.313.4
2012–13 Petron 4732.2.407.321.7473.75.11.2.211.9
2013–14 Petron / San Miguel / GlobalPort 3435.6.378.311.6964.46.21.3.213.1
2014–15 GlobalPort / San Miguel 5229.5.366.350.7054.54.7.8.111.1
2015–16 San Miguel 5632.5.404.342.7453.64.01.0.114.3
2016–17 San Miguel 5535.8.385.336.7655.54.31.3.116.2
2017–18 San Miguel 5034.0.374.282.7894.75.41.3.113.9
Career 59329.3.353.341.7174.15.21.1.213.5

References

  1. Castillo, Musong R. (January 7, 2011). "Cabagnot late-game heroics rescue SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. "Cabagnot looking to future as newest member of UP coaching staff". ABS-CBN Sports. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. Badua, Snow (February 17, 2014). "Petron/San Miguel set to trade Alex Cabagnot to GlobalPort for Sol Mercado - SPIN.PH".
  4. Dy, Richard (February 19, 2014). "GlobalPort new boy Alex Cabagnot admits he didn't see trade coming - SPIN.PH".
  5. "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  6. "Alex Cabagnot keys crucial win by San Miguel vs. Alaska". ABS CBN News. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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