Ronald Tubid

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Ronald Tubid (born on October 15, 1981 in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a 6 ft 1 (1.85 m) and 180 lb (82 kg) guard who is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. Known by many as Mr. Fearless, he is also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand, as one-third of the so-called, The Fast, the Furious and the Fearless.

1 Collegiate career
2 PBA career
3 Awards and Records
4 Other Monickers
5 External links

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Collegiate career

He was the only provincial player in the supposedly all City college where he ended up being the team captain in his freshman year. He played college hoops in the University of the East in the UAAP.

Former UE Red Warriors team mates who ended up playing in the PBA are Niño Canaleta, James Yap, and Paul Artadi.

While playing at the amateur Philippine Basketball League, he was picked as the face of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, hence earning the nickname, "The Saint," although Calungsod is not yet a saint.

Tubid first saw action for ANA Water Dispenser before playing in a star-studded Welcoat Paintmasters squad of Rommel Adducul and Eddie Laure that won the 2002 PBL Challenge Cup.

Ronald Tubid as Blessed Pedro Calungsod.

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PBA career

Tubid was drafted by the Shell Turbo Chargers with the 16th overall pick in the 2003 PBA draft and averaged 8.9 points in his rookie year. In his second season, he improved his mark to 12.3 ppg before being named Mr. Quality Minutes by the PBA Press Corps.

After Shell's disbandment following the 2004-05 PBA season, Tubid joined the Air21 Express and won his second Mr. Quality Minutes award while averaging 8.9 points in 44 games with just 11 starts.

At the midway point of the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup, Tubid was traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings and was a key reliever in Ginebra's title conquest over sister team San Miguel Beer.

The next conference, Tubid made further improvements due to the absence of Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand in the backcourt that eventually rewarded him with an All-Star Game appearance.

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