Jireh Ralph A. Ibañes (born April 20, 1982) is a Filipino former professional

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player of the

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(PBA). He played his entire career for the

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and is now serving as an assistant team manager. He was drafted eleventh overall by then-known Welcoat in

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. 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 The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...

, Ibañes accidentally injured San Miguel and Philippine national team star

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while boxing Fajardo out for a rebound. Ibañes was the subject of criticism of

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s (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.

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

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and

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seasons.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Welcoat , 31 , , 21.9 , , .439 , , .269 , , .576 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .6 , , 6.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Welcoat , 33 , , 16.3 , , .450 , , .400 , , .509 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , .4 , , 4.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 43 , , 13.8 , , .345 , , .225 , , .625 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 43 , , 8.3 , , .393 , , .067 , , .714 , , .9 , , .4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 31 , , 10.7 , , .412 , , .294 , , .531 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 50 , , 15.5 , , .426 , , .266 , , .614 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , .4 , , 4.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 49 , , 17.4 , , .460 , , .259 , , .479 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 56 , , 12.4 , , .351 , , .229 , , .419 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .3 , , .2 , , 2.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 52 , , 13.7 , , .406 , , .281 , , .686 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 35 , , 10.1 , , .395 , , .154 , , .636 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 3 , , 7.7 , , .200 , , .333 , , — , , .3 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .3 , , 1.0 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 426 , , 13.9 , , .409 , , .257 , , .575 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.6

References

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