{{short description|Filipino basketball player}} {{Philippine name|Domingo|Bulawan}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Gilbert Bulawan | image = | image_size = | number = | position = | league = | team = | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{Birth date|1986|8|25}} | birth_place = [[Legazpi, Albay]], Philippines | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|3|1986|8|25}} | death_place = [[Quezon City]], Philippines | career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]] | career_number = 11 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 195 | college = [[San Sebastian Stags basketball|San Sebastian]] | draft_year_pba = 2011 | draft_round_pba = 2 | draft_pick_pba = 17 | draft_team_pba = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2016 | years1 = 2011–2013 | team1 = [[Meralco Bolts]] | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull Energy Cola]] | years3 = 2014–2016 | team3 = [[Blackwater Elite]] | highlights = * No. 11 [[Blackwater Elite#Retired numbers|retired by Blackwater Elite]] * [[NCAA Philippines]] champion ([[NCAA Season 85|2009]]) }}

'''Gilbert Domingo Bulawan''' (August 25, 1986 – July 3, 2016) was a Filipino professional [[basketball]] player who played for the [[Meralco Bolts]], [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull Energy Cola]] and [[Blackwater Elite]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). He was drafted 17th overall in the [[2011 PBA draft]] by the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]].

==College career== Bulawan played for the [[San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila|San Sebastian College–Recoletos]] men's senior basketball team from 2006 to 2010. In [[NCAA Season 85|Season 85]], He was one of the members of the [[San Sebastian Stags]] who won the title against then three-time defending champions [[San Beda Red Lions]] in a sweep 2–0.

==Professional career== After Bulawan has finished his college career, he decided to apply for the [[2011 PBA draft]]. In the draft, he was drafted 17th overall by the Aces before being traded to the Bolts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Casio, Lee headline top rookie pick |url=http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1117 |publisher=PBA.ph |accessdate=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914023508/http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1117 |archivedate=14 September 2011 }}</ref> In June 2013, Bulawan was traded to [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull Energy Cola]] from Meralco in a three-team trade that also sent [[Jared Dillinger]] and [[Don Allado]] to Meralco.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text |title=PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk 'N Text &#124; InterAksyon.com &#124; Sports5 |accessdate=2016-03-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233851/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref> Later in the 2014 season, Bulawan was one of the players dropped by Barako, allowing him to join the [[2014 PBA Expansion Draft]], where he was picked 15th by Blackwater.

==Death== On July 3, 2016, Bulawan died after collapsing while on team practice with Blackwater Elite. He was declared dead on arrival at [[Capitol Medical Center]] in [[Quezon City]].<ref>[http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/blackwater-forward-gilbert-bulawan-dies-collapsing-practice/ Blackwater forward Gilbert Bulawan dies after collapsing during practice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706101841/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/blackwater-forward-gilbert-bulawan-dies-collapsing-practice/ |date=2016-07-06 }}, Richard Dy, Fox Sports Asia, July 3, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/team-officials-suspect-gilbert-bulawan-died-of-heart-attack-ahead-of-autopsy#GCrGUChsvymDrSB5.01 Autopsy performed on Bulawan as officials, fellow players come to grips with shock death], spin.ph, July 3, 2016</ref> Bulawan is the youngest and very first active player to die in the PBA.<ref>{{ cite news | title=Blackwater Elite's Power Forward Gilbert Bulawan Died During Team Practice |url=http://pinoyboxbreak.com/pinoy-news/blackwater-elites-power-forward-gilbert-bulawan-died-during-team-practice/ |work=PinoyBoxBreak | accessdate=July 3, 2016 }}</ref>

The [[autopsy]] said that Bulawan suffered from enlargement of the heart. Bulawan had a rare condition, [[atherosclerosis]], which was rare enough that [[Electrocardiography|ECG]] tests and numerous team medical checks were unable to reveal his condition. Blackwater Elite owner [[Dioceldo Sy]] had asked the PBA for a small ceremony on its first game on the [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup|2016 Governors' Cup]] for the retirement of Bulawan's jersey, #11.<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/autopsy-report-says-fallen-blackwater-player-gilbert-bulawan-suffered-from-enlarged-heart/ Autopsy report reveals fallen Blackwater player Gilbert Bulawan suffered from enlarged heart], spin.ph, July 4, 2016</ref>

==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilbert Bulawan Player Profile - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Gilbert-Bulawan/447/ |website=PBA-Online.net|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809202145/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Gilbert-Bulawan/447/ |archive-date=August 9, 2016 }}</ref>

===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start}} |- | align=left | {{pbay|2011}} | align=left | [[Meralco Bolts|Meralco]] | 11 || 11.6 || '''.455''' || .000 || '''.667''' || '''2.4''' || .2 || .2 || .1 || '''4.2''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2012}} | align=left | [[Meralco Bolts|Meralco]] / [[Barako Bull Energy Cola|Barako Bull]] | 13 || 5.8 || .308 || .000 || .500 || 1.1 || .0 || .0 || .1 || .7 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2014}} | align=left | [[Blackwater Elite|Blackwater]] | '''19''' || '''16.9''' || .409 || '''.333''' || .529 || 2.3 || '''.7''' || '''.3''' || '''.3''' || 3.4 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2015}} | align=left | Blackwater | 9 || 8.2 || .235 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .0 || .1 || .0 || 1.3 |- class=sortbottom | align=center colspan=2 | Career | 52 || 11.5 || .393 || .167 || .556 || 1.9 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.5 {{End}}

==See also== *[[List of basketball players who died during their careers]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Blackwater Elite}} {{San Sebastian Stags 2009–2010 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{2011 PBA draft}}

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