Dylan Ababou
Encyclopedia
Dylan Ababou is a Filipino
professional basketball
player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association
. He was drafted 10th overall in 2011
by the Energy. He was one of the key players of the UST Growling Tigers
who won the UAAP title in 2006
. He was also named the 2009 UAAP Season
MVP. He also plays for the national team Smart Gilas
.
Men's Senior Basketball team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to 2009. In 2006
, he was one of the members of Growling Tigers
who won the title against the heavily favored Ateneo Blue Eagles
2-1. In 2009
, Ababou was crowned the Season MVP on his final year with the Tigers.
Philippine national team together with the likes of Chris Tiu
, JV Casio
, Mac Baracael and Mark Barroca
, players whom he faced during his college career. However, his tenure with Smart Gilas did not went well as he had limited playing time with the team. Also, the arrival of Marcio Lassiter
and Chris Lutz to Smart Gilas did not bode well with Ababou as his playing time grew even more limited.
, he was drafted 10th overall by the Energy. In his first game with the Energy he scored 20 points on 8-13 FG as he led the Energy to a victory against the Barangay Ginebra Kings
88-75.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
. He was drafted 10th overall in 2011
2011 PBA Draft
The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event will be held at Robinson's Place Ermita in Manila on August 28, 2011...
by the Energy. He was one of the key players of the UST Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
who won the UAAP title in 2006
UAAP Season 69 men's basketball tournament
The men's basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2, 2006 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series. Ateneo finished first in the elimination round...
. He was also named the 2009 UAAP Season
UAAP Season 72
-Awardees:* Most Valuable Player: Dylan Ababou, University of Santo Tomas* Rookie of the Year: Jeric Teng, University of Santo Tomas-Bracket:-Awardees:* Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almasan, Adamson University-Bracket:-Awardees:...
MVP. He also plays for the national team Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
.
College career
Ababou played for the UST Growling TigersUST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
Men's Senior Basketball team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to 2009. In 2006
UAAP Season 69 men's basketball tournament
The men's basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2, 2006 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series. Ateneo finished first in the elimination round...
, he was one of the members of Growling Tigers
2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Santo Tomas in the men's basketball tournament of the 69th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines....
who won the title against the heavily favored Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
2-1. In 2009
UAAP Season 72
-Awardees:* Most Valuable Player: Dylan Ababou, University of Santo Tomas* Rookie of the Year: Jeric Teng, University of Santo Tomas-Bracket:-Awardees:* Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almasan, Adamson University-Bracket:-Awardees:...
, Ababou was crowned the Season MVP on his final year with the Tigers.
Smart Gilas
Immediately after his collegiate career with the Tigers ended, Ababou was called to join the Smart GilasSmart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
Philippine national team together with the likes of Chris Tiu
Chris Tiu
Chris Tiu , is a Filipino professional basketball player of Chinese-Filipino descent. He currently plays for the Smart Gilas team and is also a TV host, commercial model, and politician.He is the host of the TV shows Man vs...
, JV Casio
JV Casio
Joseph Evans "JV" Casio, is Filipino basketball player for the Philippine national basketball team and the Smart Gilas. He was drafted 1st overall by the Powerade Tigers in 2011.-High School:...
, Mac Baracael and Mark Barroca
Mark Barroca
Andy Mark C. Barroca is a professional Filipino basketball player who recently played for the national team Smart Gilas owned by Filipino businessman, Manuel V...
, players whom he faced during his college career. However, his tenure with Smart Gilas did not went well as he had limited playing time with the team. Also, the arrival of Marcio Lassiter
Marcio Lassiter
Marcio Tsongo Lassiter is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Powerade Tigers of the Philippine Basketball Association. He just completed his stint with the Philippine national basketball team, Smart Gilas...
and Chris Lutz to Smart Gilas did not bode well with Ababou as his playing time grew even more limited.
Barako Bull Energy
In the 2011 PBA Draft2011 PBA Draft
The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event will be held at Robinson's Place Ermita in Manila on August 28, 2011...
, he was drafted 10th overall by the Energy. In his first game with the Energy he scored 20 points on 8-13 FG as he led the Energy to a victory against the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
88-75.