| Position | Forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 3 |
| Height footnote | [1] |
| College | San Sebastian |
| Draft year | 1994 |
| Draft round | 2 |
| Draft pick | 14 |
| Draft team | Shell Helix |
| Draft league | PBA |
| Years 1 | ~1993 |
| Team 1 | Otto Shoes |
| Years 2 | 1994–1995 |
| Team 2 | Shell Rimula X / Formula Shell |
| Years 3 | 1998–1999 |
| Team 3 | Davao Eagles Socsargen Marlins Pangasinan Waves |
| Years 4 | 1999–2001 |
| Team 4 | Laguna Lakers |
Cris Bade is a retired Filipino basketball player who played for Shell Helix from 1994 to 1995.
Career
College
Cris Bade played college basketball for the San Sebastian Stags in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2]
Club
Cris Bade played in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) and was with Otto Shoes in 1993.[3]
Bade was selected by Shell Helix in the 1994 draft of the Philippine Basketball Association and was the 12th overall pick. He went on to play for two seasons.[2][4]
He later joined the Metropolitan Basketball Association. He first joined the Davao Eagles for the inaugural 1998 season.[1] He also later suited for the Socsargen Marlins and the Pangasinan Waves before joining the Laguna Lakers in July 1999.[2][4][5] He played for the Lakers until 2001.[2][5]
National team
Bade played for the Philippine national team which won the gold medal in the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore.[2] This was despite challenges in forming a squad due to a dispute between the PBL and the Basketball Association of the Philippines.[6]
Personal life
Bade raised a family in the United States after his retirement.[2] He married with a woman named Lalanie with whom he has two daughters including Gabi who also became a basketball player.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Former Stag standouts make Davao Eagles solid, fighting unit". Manila Standard. 27 February 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (20 February 2021). "Ex-PBA, MBA veteran Chris Bade proud to pass national team torch to daughter". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "3 players thumb noses on PBL, will go to Singapore". Manila Standard. 24 May 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (12 November 2025). "Like father, like daughter: Gabi Bade follows in ex-PBA player dad Chris' footsteps in WMPBL". One Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Negros tackles Laguna today". Manila Standard. 7 July 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Greatest PH moment in SEA Games: Rag-tag team defies odds in 1993". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Gabi Bade - 2016-17 - Women's Basketball". University at Buffalo. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Reyes, Kate (2 June 2022). "Meet Lee and Gabi, the badass daughters of PBA vet Cris Bade". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 21 December 2025.