Rudolph Conse "Rudy" Hatfield II (born September 13, 1977) is an American-Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for

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in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and for Tanduay Rhum Masters, Pop Cola Panthers, Coca-Cola Tigers and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Pro career

After Hatfield's stint with

in the Metropolitan Basketball Association, he was one of the two former MBA players signed by the Tanduay Rhum Masters beginning the

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. He played secondary role to Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado. Hatfield was obtained by Pop Cola the following season in a trade with Noli Locsin which involved two other players. He turned into Pop Cola's most reliable frontline player as he made it to the Mythical Second Team for the second straight year. Hatfield finished 14th in scoring with 13 points per game average.

Success with Coca-Cola

After playing for the Pop Cola Panthers, Hatfield was acquired by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2002 and played with All-Stars Jeffrey Cariaso and Johnny Abarrientos. He became a power player here and helped the team win the 2002 All-Filipino Cup and the 2003 Reinforced Conference. He had a number of awards that include the Mythical and All-Defensive teams. He was also an All-Star in 2003.

Present

Hatfield lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and four children.

References

External links

PBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatfield, Rudy 1977 births Living people American men's basketball players Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games Basketball players from Michigan College men's basketball players in the United States Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Pop Cola Panthers players Powerade Tigers players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan Tanduay Rhum Masters players University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni American sportspeople of Filipino descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent