Billy Robles
Filipino basketball player
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Billy Ray Robles (born May 30, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
| No. 26 – Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
|---|---|
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 1992 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | NIPSC |
| PBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2018–2021 | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| 2022–2023 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
| 2023 | Makati OKBet Kings |
| 2023–present | Nueva Ecija Capitals / Rice Vanguards |
| Career highlights | |
Robles played his college career at Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College before trying out in the PBA D-League and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL).[1] He went undrafted in the 2016 PBA draft but later signed a deal with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters,[2] although he didn't get any significant playing time. In 2018, he joined the expansion Davao Occidental Tigers of the then-amateur Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and won a championship with the team in 2021.[3][4]
After a short stint with Davao Occidental in FilBasket, Robles returned to the PBA in 2022, this time with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.[5] In 2023, Billy moved back to the now-professional MPBL with the Makati OKBet Kings,[6] but later that year, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise.[7]
Career statistics
PBA
| 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 |
As of the end of 2022–23 season[8]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Rain or Shine | 6 | 5.2 | .412 | .333 | — | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| 2021 | Phoenix Super LPG | 7 | 12.6 | .333 | .167 | .750 | 2.7 | .6 | .7 | .4 | 3.9 |
| 2022–23 | Phoenix Super LPG | 10 | 5.8 | .389 | .000 | .600 | 1.5 | .3 | .3 | — | 1.7 |
| Career | 23 | 7.7 | .368 | .143 | .667 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 2.6 | |
MPBL
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Davao Occidental | 35 | 35 | 27.2 | .399 | .086 | .697 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| 2019–20 | Davao Occidental | 40 | 40 | 25.6 | .409 | .247 | .661 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | Makati | 27 | 27 | 25.8 | .486 | .270 | .610 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 11.6 |