Rudy Hatfield

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Rudy Hatfield

Personal information
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American / Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Livonia, Churchill
College	Michigan–Dearborn (1996–1998)
PBA draft	2000: direct hire
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Power forward
Career history
1999	Laguna Lakers
2000	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2005	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007, 2010–2011, 2012–2013	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2006–07 Philippine) PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals MVP (2002) PBA 2003 Reinforced Best Player of the Conference 3× PBA All-Star (2001, 2003, 2004) PBA Mythical First Team (2003) 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2000, 2001) PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2003) 2× PBA All-Defensive Team (2002, 2003)

Rudolph Conse "Rudy" Hatfield II (born September 13, 1977) is an American-Filipino former professional basketball player who played for Laguna Lakers in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and for Tanduay Rhum Masters, Pop Cola Panthers, Coca-Cola Tigers and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

After Hatfield's stint with Laguna Lakers in the Metropolitan Basketball Association, he was one of the two former MBA players signed by the Tanduay Rhum Masters beginning the 2000 PBA season. He played secondary role to Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado.

Hatfield was obtained by Pop Cola the following season in a trade with Noli Locsin which involved two other players. He turned into Pop Cola's most reliable frontline player as he made it to the Mythical Second Team for the second straight year. Hatfield finished 14th in scoring with 13 points per game average.

After playing for the Pop Cola Panthers, Hatfield was acquired by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2002 and played with All-Stars Jeffrey Cariaso and Johnny Abarrientos. He became a power player here and helped the team win the 2002 All-Filipino Cup and the 2003 Reinforced Conference. He had a number of awards that include the Mythical and All-Defensive teams. He was also an All-Star in 2003.

While in the Tigers in 2003, his citizenship were questioned,^[2] but later proven with Filipino blood. He missed the 2004 PBA All-Star Weekend due to injury.^[3]

He played for the Tigers until 2006.^[4]

Hatfield played for Ginebra from 2006 and known for being the team's hustle-man, being reliable on defense and rebounding.^[4] He helped to the team to reach the 2007 Philippine Cup finals,^[5] defeating San Miguel Beermen in six games. He played for the team until 2013.^[6][7]

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Ruffa Mae Quinto and ex-boyfriend Hatfield starred in Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story as Boobita Rose and Mark, respectively.^[9] In 2004, they separated.^[10] Hatfield lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and six children.

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