Gabi Bade
Number24
TeamPasig Queenpin
LeagueWMPBL
PositionGuard
Height5 ft
Height in8
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Birth dateDecember 22, 1996 (age 29)
Birth placeMilpitas, California, U.S.
High schoolPinewood
(Los Altos)
College
Career start2021
Years 12021–2022
Team 1ENAD
Years 22024–2025
Team 2KSE Târgu Secuiesc
Years 32025
Team 3Solar Home–Pangasinan Suns
Years 42026–present
Team 4Pasig Queenpin

Elisha Gabriell Somera Bade (born December 22, 1996)[1] is a Filipina basketball player for the Pasig Queenpin of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) .

Early life and education

Gabi Bade was born on December 22, 1996 in Milpitas, California.[2] Her father is former Philippine Basketball Association player Cris Bade while her mother Lannie was a cheerleader and a triathlete.[3][4] Gabi Bade has an older sister.[5] The younger Bade daughter took up basketball at age 6, with her father initially not anticipating her to become a competitive player due to struggling to walk at a young age.[6]

She studied in Pinewood School for high school.[3] For college, she attended University at Buffalo and moved to the California State University, Sacramento to be closer to her ill grandmother.[6][7]

Career

College

Bade played for the Buffalo Bulls for two seasons from 2015 to 2017.[3]She later joined the Sacramento State Hornets. She red-shirted for the 2017–18 season before playing for two seasons from 2018 to 2020.[6][4][7][2]

Club

After graduating from Sacramento State, Bade went to Cyprus to join ENAD WBC of the Cyprus Women’s Basketball Division A. She played from 2021 to early 2022.[7][4][8]

After two years of free agency, Bade was signed in by KSE Târgu Secuiesc of the Romanian Liga Națională in 2024.[9]

Bade went to the Philippines to suit up for the Solar Home–Pangasinan Suns in the inaugural season of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) in 2025.[5] She was later moved to the Pasig Queenpin for the 2026 WMPBL season.[10][11][12]

National team

Bade have suited up for the Philippines national team. However, as she has obtained her Philippine passport after age 16, she is classed as a restricted player under the FIBA eligibility rules active until 2025.[7] It is unknown if Bade still considered as such when the age limit was raised to 18 in December 2025.[13]

She first competed for the team at the 2019 William Jones Cup in Taiwan.[14][15]

She helped the national team win a gold medal in the women's basketball tournament of the 2021 SEA Games in 2022.[4][16]

Bade played in the 2023 William Jones Cup.[5] She was originally to play for the Philippines in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, but was excluded following changes to the eligibility rules set by the organizers.[17]

Personal life

Gabi Bade has Leeana as her older sister. Leeana played basketball with Gabi in Sacramento State but later became a Muay Thai athlete after graduating.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Elisha Gabriell Somera Bade - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Gabi Bade". Flash Agency. Archived 28 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Gabi Bade - 2016-17 - Women's Basketball". University at Buffalo. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Holkko, Shaun (6 February 2020). "'I never thought she could be an athlete': The story of senior guard Gabi Bade". The State Hornet. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ^ Li, Matthew (13 September 2021). "Gabi Bade signs with Cypriot club ENAD WBC". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ Lozada, Bong (22 October 2021). "Fil-Am Gabi Bade shines in Cyprus women's basketball league". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ^ Katsaros, Antonis (5 September 2024). "Targu Secuiesc tabs Gabi Bade". Asia-Basket.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  10. ^ Dannug, Jonash (12 April 2026). "Mar Prado powers Akari debut romp over Queenpin in WMPBL opener". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ^ Dannug, Jonash (22 April 2026). "Nic Cancio delivers at the buzzer, lifts Pasig past QC in WMPBL thriller". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  12. ^ Tuazon, Ernest (27 May 2026). "Gabi Bade posts triple-double as Pasig snaps skid, routs undermanned Caloocan in WMPBL". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  13. ^ Tuazon, Ernest (9 December 2025). "FIBA raises passport age requirement from 16 to 18 in eligibility amendment". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ^ Li, Matthew (17 July 2019). "Fil-Ams Hawkins, Bade, Hayes, Bautista to make Gilas debut in Jones Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ^ Li, Matthew (28 July 2019). "Gilas Women falls to Chinese-Taipei in Jones Cup campaign finale". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  16. ^ Terrado, Reuben (17 May 2022). "Gabi Bade looks to duplicate dad's feat 22 years ago in SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Gilas Women also affected by Thailand's SEAG eligibility ruling". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.