1. Calvin Abueva was born on February 4,1988 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association.
32 Facts About Calvin Abueva
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Calvin Abueva was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft.
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Calvin Abueva became the first player in collegiate basketball history to lead a college league in points, rebounds, and assists.
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Calvin Abueva started his collegiate career in NCAA playing for the Stags in 2009.
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Calvin Abueva caught national acclaim as Jimbo Aquino's key support when the San Sebastian Stags coached by Ato Agustin held off the San Beda Red Lions to claim the NCAA title in 2009.
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Calvin Abueva became the leader of a menacing trio that consisted of Ronald Pascual and Ian Sangalang.
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Calvin Abueva won the Most Valuable Player award during the 87th season of the NCAA by leading the league in scoring, rebounding, and was fourth in assists although he had an alarming league-high 5.6 turnovers.
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Calvin Abueva performed beyond reality as he made numerous dominating performances.
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Calvin Abueva recorded 16 double-double's and 4 triple-double's, a league record but on August 25,2012 in game against Lyceum, Abueva punched Lyceum's Vence Laude at the back of the head during a scuffle with 6:08 minutes left in the third quarter.
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Calvin Abueva played for the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Developmental League.
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Calvin Abueva's energy is infectious and we were able to come back from 12 points down because of that.
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Calvin Abueva was not able to suit up in Alaska's first three assignments as he still needed to finish his duties with his school in the NCAA.
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Calvin Abueva was a big factor for the Alaska Aces' in winning the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship.
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Calvin Abueva felt that his penchant for fouling out and getting into foul trouble early in the game limited his chances of helping the Aces down the stretch on most of their games.
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Calvin Abueva averaged about 20 mins of playing time with 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists; worse than his numbers last season.
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Calvin Abueva's stats have well improved from the previous season.
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Calvin Abueva finished the game with 26 big points and a career high, 22 rebounds, making him the shortest PBA player to record 20+ rebounds in a single game.
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On May 13,2016, Calvin Abueva was awarded the PBA Commissioner's Cup Best player of the conference award.
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Calvin Abueva averaged 17.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals in the tournament.
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On October 14,2016, Calvin Abueva was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythical First Team.
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Calvin Abueva was suspended indefinitely and fined in June 2019 for two separate infractions; for the clothesline against TNT KaTropa import Terrence Jones and for doing obscene gestures to the girlfriend of Blackwater Elite player Bobby Parks Jr.
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Calvin Abueva's suspension lasted for about 16 months and there were multiple bids for Calvin Abueva to be able to rejoin Phoenix.
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In September 2019, Calvin Abueva was allowed to join Phoenix's practice sessions due to his gaining weight.
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Calvin Abueva was not able to join Phoenix for the 2019 season's Commissioner's and Governors' Cup.
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In July 2020, Calvin Abueva made public the moves he had to make for his suspension to be lifted including undergoing drug and psychological tests.
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Calvin Abueva's suspension was lifted in October 2020, enabling him to play games for Phoenix at the Philippine Cup which was restarted within a bubble format.
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On December 20,2023, Calvin Abueva signed a three-year contract extension with the Hotshots.
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Calvin Abueva settled his issue with Moala Tautuaa and his wife on their shouting spat in the aftermath of Game 2.
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On March 31,2024, Calvin Abueva flashed his middle finger to a fan in Magnolia's eventual Manila Clasico loss to Ginebra.
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Calvin Abueva was born to a Filipina mother, Evelyn and African-American father, Calvin Sweeney.
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Calvin Abueva 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.
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Calvin Abueva 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 Abueva, mother Evelyn and his three other siblings in 2010.