# Rob Labagala > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Labagala > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Labagala.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Labagala > Source revision: 1354483609 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Filipino basketball player (born 1984) Rob Labagala Personal information Born (1984-07-05) July 5, 1984 (age 41) Talisay, Cebu, Philippines Listed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Career information High school CIT (Cebu City) College UE PBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 12th overall pick Drafted by Barangay Ginebra Kings Playing career 2010–2015 Position Point guard Coaching career 2025–present Career history Playing 2010–2013 Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2014 Barako Bull Energy 2014–2015 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Coaching 2025 Basilan Viva Portmasters (assistant) 2025 San Sebastian Career highlights PBA champion (2015 Commissioner's) PBA All-Rookie Team (2010–11) PBA Blitz Game Co-MVP (2011) **Roberts Raymond T. Labagala** (born July 5, 1984) is a Filipino [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach and former professional player who served as the head coach for the [San Sebastian Stags](/source/San_Sebastian_Stags_basketball) of the [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)) (NCAA).[1]. He last played for the [Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters](/source/Talk_'N_Text_Tropang_Texters) of the [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA). Standing at 5 feet 7 inches, Labagala plays at the point guard position. He played collegiate basketball at the [University of the East](/source/University_of_the_East) where he was a benchwarmer who played the fewest minutes on the court. Shortly after graduating, he was picked with the 12th overall pick on the second round of the [2010 PBA draft](/source/2010_PBA_draft) by the [Barangay Ginebra Kings](/source/Barangay_Ginebra_Kings). He played short minutes on his rookie season due to the Kings' tight guard rotation. After his rookie season, he end up included in the All-Rookie team and being the [Rookie Blitz Game](/source/2011_PBA_All-Star_Weekend) Most Valuable Player. After three seasons with the Kings that was renamed to San Miguel on the last season of his tenure with the team, he was traded to the [Barako Bull Energy](/source/Barako_Bull_Energy) for very similar [Emman Monfort](/source/Emman_Monfort). As usual on his career, Labagala sat out mostly and played just 3 minutes per game in one season with the [Energy](/source/Barako_Bull_Energy). When Labagala's contract expired, he was left unsigned by his team and months later was signed by [Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters](/source/Talk_'N_Text_Tropang_Texters) where he won his first PBA championship. ## Early life and career Labagala was born on 5 July 1984 on [Talisay, Cebu](/source/Talisay%2C_Cebu) where he was also raised.[2] He studied and played high school basketball at the [Cebu Institute of Technology – University](/source/Cebu_Institute_of_Technology_%E2%80%93_University)[2] Labagala played collegiate basketball for the [University of the East](/source/University_of_the_East)'s [Red Warriors](/source/UE_Red_Warriors_basketball). Because Labagala spent little time on the court, his chances of being scouted by PBA teams that could bring him to the country's premier league was much smaller.[3] Labagala played the fewest minutes among the Red Warriors but was able to help the team's offensive capabilities through his passing ability and speed. ## Professional career ### Barangay Ginebra Kings/San Miguel (2010-2014) Nobody thought that Labagala would set foot on a PBA court. His low playing time during his college years meant he was underrated. Labagala was among the oldest rookies in his class and the least-popular. Fortunately, he was picked with the twelfth overall pick of the [2010 PBA draft](/source/2010_PBA_draft) by the country's most popular team which is the [Barangay Ginebra Kings](/source/Barangay_Ginebra_Kings).[2][3] Labagala poured in 8 points and 3 assists in his PBA debut in a loss against Alaska. He only played 19 games on his rookie season and poured almost 5 points and one assist per game. On his sophomore year, he played more games and more minutes and his statistics slightly went down to 3.87 in 14 minutes action per game.[4] He helped the team in their playoff run on the [2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup](/source/2013_PBA_Commissioner's_Cup). The Kings went on the [finals](/source/2013_PBA_Commissioner's_Cup_Finals) one-time on his third season where they got swept in a best-of-five series.[2] ## Coaching career In 2025, Labagala is in the coaching staff of the [Basilan Starhorse](/source/Basilan_Starhorse). The Basilan team is managed by Bernard Yang.[5] Later that year, Yang became the general of the [San Sebastian Stags](/source/San_Sebastian_Stags_basketball) college team, and Labagala was named their head coach. Arvin Bonleon, the coach he is replacing, will become one of his assistants.[6] ## Personal life Labagala currently resides at [Navotas](/source/Navotas),[3] his wife's hometown where he currently owns a pastry bakeshop named after him, Little Rob's Cake Haus. Labagala is involved in training the youth of Navotas for improvement, he launched his own basketball camp on 2013.[3] Labagala is a [Christian](/source/Christianity).[3] ## PBA career statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high [7] ### Season-by-season averages Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2010–11 Barangay Ginebra 19 14.1 .493 .481 .533 .8 1.0 .6 .1 4.7 2011–12 Barangay Ginebra 30 14.2 .429 .281 .850 1.2 1.5 .2 .0 3.9 2012–13 Barangay Ginebra 29 8.5 .384 .188 .500 .3 .6 .2 .0 2.6 2013–14 Barako Bull 9 11.3 .419 .000 .250 1.1 1.1 .6 .0 3.0 2014–15 Talk 'N Text 8 3.6 .250 .000 .500 .1 .3 .0 .0 .9 Career 95 11.3 .422 .305 .627 .8 1.0 .3 .0 3.3 ## Coaching record Season Team Elimination round Playoffs Finish GP W L PCT GP W L PCT Results 2025 SSC-R 5th/5 13 3 10 .231 Did not qualify Totals 13 3 10 .231 0 0 0 — 0 championships ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Li, Matthew (2025-03-13). ["Rob Labagala named new San Sebastian head coach, backed by Starhorse Shipping"](https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/rob-labagala-named-new-san-sebastian-head-coach-backed-by-starhorse-shipping/330694?fbclid=IwY2xjawJASktleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSpSAZRTT0M17_-STuZvICH0r9cgK8ncM-N3FeN4FmFpxj-I0P8DhhmWXQ_aem_LXPzAOrg0Ka1V1n6hKcc4g#google_vignette). *Tiebreaker Times*. Retrieved 2025-03-13. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-micohalili_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-micohalili_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-micohalili_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-micohalili_2-3) Halili, Mico (30 April 2011). ["The Final Score: What is Ginebra's Little Robbie Labagala doing in the PBA Finals?"](http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/219186/sports/the-final-score-what-is-ginebra-s-little-robbie-labagala-doing-in-the-pba-finals). *GMA News*. Retrieved April 30, 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Labagala_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Labagala_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Labagala_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Labagala_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Labagala_3-4) ["Rob Labagala's "Give Back" Basketball Camp"](http://www.richarddy.com/rob-labagalas-give-back-basketball-camp/). *www.richarddy.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-PBAonline_4-0)** [Player Profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20111028064746/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Robert-Labagala/426/) at PBA-Online! 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["New PBA team on the way? MPBL's Starhorse looking to join Asia's oldest pro league"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/mpbl-s-starhorse-looking-to-join-pba-a793-20250214). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved 2025-08-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ex-PBA guard Labagala is new Stags coach"](https://www.philstar.com/about-us/sports/2025/03/14/2428343/ex-pba-guard-labagala-new-stags-coach). *Philstar.com*. Retrieved 2025-08-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Robert Labagala Player Profile - PBA-Online.net"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044224/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Robert-Labagala/426/). *PBA-Online.net*. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. v t e 2010 PBA draft First round Nonoy Baclao Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rey Guevarra Elmer Espiritu Josh Vanlandingham Sean Anthony John Wilson Jimbo Aquino Pari Llagas Shawn Weinstein Second round Riego Gamalinda Rob Labagala Val Acuña Ford Arao RJ Jazul Khasim Mirza Borgie Hermida Jai Reyes Marvin Hayes v t e Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup champions 2 Jay Washington 4 Harvey Carey 6 Kevin Alas 9 Rob Labagala 10 Ryan Reyes 11 Willie Miller 12 Larry Fonacier 17 Jayson Castro 21 Kelly Williams 22 Matt Ganuelas-Rosser 23 Elmer Espiritu 24 Rob Reyes 33 Ranidel de Ocampo (Finals MVP) 42 Danny Seigle 44 Ivan Johnson (import) 51 Aaron Aban Head coach: Jong Uichico Assistant coaches: Nash Racela Bong Ravena Joshua Reyes Jamike Jarin --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rob Labagala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Labagala) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Labagala?action=history)). 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