Introduction
Karl Matthew Dehesa is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 22nd overall in the 3rd round of the 2012 PBA draft by the Alaska Aces, but was left unsigned.
Professional career
2012 PBA draft
Dehesa was drafted 22nd overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2012 PBA draft. However, he was not signed by the Aces.
Saigon Heat (ABL)
On January 2013, Dehesa was signed by ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) team Saigon Heat as one of the team's ASEAN Imports. However, on March 2013, just three months after he was signed, Dehesa was released by Saigon along with Phillip Morrison, another Filipino-American guard. They were both replaced by fellow Filipinos Al Vergara and Chris Sumalinog.
Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer
In 2014, he was signed by the expansion team Kia Sorento as a free agent.
PBA career statistics
| 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 |
Correct as of September 14, 2016
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kia | 28 | 23.9 | .320 | .320 | .857 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | 7.8 | |
| 2015–16 | Mahindra / GlobalPort | 29 | 24.0 | .375 | .346 | .769 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.5 | |
| Career | 57 | 24.0 | .349 | .333 | .805 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 | ||