Calvin Abueva
Calvin Abueva was born in Angeles, Luzon, Philippines on February 4th, 1988 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 36, Calvin Abueva biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Calvin Abueva (born February 4, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
He was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft.
He was nicknamed The Beast due to the all-around threat he brings at both ends of the court, he dominated the nation's collegiate ranks by posting excellent numbers during his tenure with the San Sebastian College – Recoletos Stags in the NCAA.
He also became the first player in collegiate basketball history to lead a college league in points, rebounds, and assists.
Due to his versatility, him being frequently listed between 6'1 and 6'2, and his position as an undersized power forward for the Aces, Abueva has been frequently compared to the legendary import Sean Chambers.
Personal life
Calvin Abueva was born to a Filipina mother, Evelyn and African-American father, Calvin Sweeney. As a young boy in Angeles City, he followed a routine wherein he would watch his childhood idol Robert Jaworski on television at night and by noon the next day, he would mimic what he saw on television on the cement courts of Bayanihan Park. He observed how Jaworski became one of the PBA's best rebounders of all-time despite being a guard and tried his best to duplicate the legendary grit with his pals. Aside from basketball, Abueva also played volleyball during his childhood years. Calvin also has a younger brother, Richard Ramsey, who after being raised by foster parents after being left for adoption at the age of three months, finally met Calvin, mother Evelyn and his three other siblings in 2010. Like his brother, Richard also plays basketball, playing for De Ocampo Memorial College in Santa Mesa, Manila and currently serves as an assistant coach for the De Ocampo Cobras.
College and amateur career
Abueva attended San Sebastian College. In 2009, he began his college career with the Stags in NCAA basketball. When Jimbo Aquino's main support when the San Sebastian Stags under Ato Agustin's tutelage lost the NCAA championship in 2009, Abueva earned national recognition as Jimbo Aquino's key support. When Aquino was out of SSC, he took over. He became the leader of a menacing band that included Ronald Pascual and Ian Sangalang. He earned the Most Valuable Player award during the 87th season of the NCAA by leading the league in scoring (20.6), rebounding (13.7), and fourth in assists (3.9), despite an alarming league-high turnover rate of 5.6.
Abueva was a shoe-in to win his second and rare back-to-back MVP award in his fourth and final year in the NCAA. In multiple dominating performances, he went beyond reality.
He had 16 double-doubles and four triple-doubles in a league match against Lyceum on August 25, 2012, Abueva struck Vence Laude at the back of the head during a fight with 6:08 minutes remaining in the third quarter, a league record. He had now been disqualified for a disqualifying foul. A disqualifying foul automatically receives a one-game suspension. But the punishment, not the assault, has barred him from receiving any individual award this season. If he leads the current statistical poll by a large margin, the two picks in the new PBA draft would have easily won the MVP competition.
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In the PBA Developmental League, Abueva played for the NLEX Road Warriors. He played for the talent-laden Road Warriors, and he led NLEX to three straight titles.
Professional career
Abueva was unable to participate in Alaska's first three assignments because he was still obligated to complete his duties with his college in the NCAA. Abueva made a dramatic debut against the Petron Blaze Boosters in his highly awaited debut game. He was still smarting from his alma mater's NCAA final four loss to Letran four days before, showing that he is definitely on target for the big leagues by finishing with 12 points and 16 rebounds in less than 27 minutes.
He was one of the front-runners for the Best Player of the Conference title in the 2013 PBA conferences early in the season. Despite leading the statistical results in the 2013 Philippine Cup and 2013 Commissioner's Cup conferences, he did not receive the Best Player of the Conference award. Nonetheless, his stellar debut in the first two conferences put him on the Rookie-MVP debate, which was only possible by Benjie Paras. He was a major factor in the Alaska Aces' victory in the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship. However, a drop in his results as well as Alaska's quick departure in the season-ending Governors' Cup have dented his chances of winning both awards.
Despite the season's challenges, Abueva was still named as the 2012–2013 PBA Rookie of the Year.
Abueva's woes seem to be going into the next season. He felt that his penchant for fouling out and getting into foul trouble early in the game cut his chances of assisting the Aces down the stretch on most of their games. Although Abueva claims he had attempted to taper off his overeagerness on the defensive end, he will be out of foul trouble.
Luigi Trillo, his coach, had a different viewpoint. Abueva may have been "shackled" this season relative to last, according to him, who believes that teams may have allowed Abueva to play his games last season. After trying to figure out his game, he thinks the team may have discovered a way to neutralize "The Beast." Pointing out that after a monstrous debut, teams' started to figure him out.
Despite the apparent inability, he continued to do his best to help Alaska prevail. With 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists, he had a rougher game time in 20 minutes, much worse than his numbers last season.
Abueva began to be a "Angry Beast" in his third season. His figures have markedly improved from the previous season. On October 28, 2014, he was instrumental in a comeback 100–98 victory over Talk 'N Text after trailing by as much as 18 points and scoring the game-winning buzzer beater. With 26 major points and a career high of 22 rebounds, he became the shortest PBA player to reach 20+ rebounds in a single game. In a victory over the Kia Sorento on November 11, 2014, he put on another 20-20 effort, scoring 23 points and grabbing 21 rebounds. He started the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup with averaging 15.33 rebounds per game as the fans compared him to Dennis Rodman for his rebounding skills and suicidal hustle.
Abueva received the PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference award on May 13, 2016. In the tournament, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.4 steals.
Abueva was announced on the PBA Leo Awards Night on October 14, 2016, and he was named to the PBA Mythical First Team.
Abueva was traded to the Phoenix Fuel Masters for Karl Dehesa and a 2019 first round draft pick. Abueva started on the bench against the Columbian Dyip back in August 22, 2018 and saw 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists in just 23 minutes of playing time.
Abueva was banned permanently and fined in June 2019 for two separate offences: for the clothesline against TNT KaTropa import Terrence Jones and for making offensive gestures to the girlfriend of Blackwater Elite player Bobby Parks Jr. Abueva's mother. Due to his weight gain, Abueva was able to attend Phoenix's training sessions in September 2019. Abueva was unable to participate in the 2019 Governor's and Governors' Cup in Phoenix.
Abueva is permitted to participate in Phoenix's, now known as the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, in its scrimmages, but was refused to participate in tune-up games and the PBA team's preparations for the Philippine Cup in early 2020. The conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing Abueva time to recover informally. Abueva made public the changes he had to make in order to have his suspension lifted in July 2020, including drug and psychological evaluations. Abueva's suspension was lifted in October 2020, allowing him to play games for Phoenix at the Philippine Cup, which was revived in a bubble style.
Abueva and the 2021 first round pick were traded to the Magnolia Hotshots for Chris Banchero, 2021 first round pick, and 2021 second round pick.