Karl Dehesa

Karl Matthew Seson 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.[1] He has since played in the ABL, PBA, the FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit, the PBA 3x3, and has represented the Philippines in national 3x3 competitions.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Seson and the surname or paternal family name is Dehesa.
Karl Dehesa
Dehesa with the Mahindra Enforcer in 2015
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1987-05-24) May 24, 1987
Lakewood, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony High School (California)
CollegeWaldorf College (2008–2010)
PBA draft2012: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Saigon Heat
2014–2016Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer
2016–2017GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2018Phoenix Fuel Masters

High school and college career

Dehesa played for St. Anthony High School, and earned the All CIF First Team Honors during his junior and senior years.[2] For college, he attended Waldorf University in Iowa on a basketball scholarship, where he averaged 16 points per game and was awarded 1st Team All-Conference in the Midwest Collegiate Conference during his senior season.

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)

In January 2013, Dehesa was signed by ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) team Saigon Heat as one of the team's ASEAN Imports.[3] However, in 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.[4]

Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer

In 2014, Dehesa was signed by the expansion team Kia Sorento as a free agent.[5] He scored 14 points in a win over the Aces.[6] In a loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup, he scored 20 points.[7] He then had a career-high 24 points in a game Mahindra eventually lost to the Star Hotshots.[8]

Globalport Batang Pier

In 2016, Dehesa was traded to the Globalport Batang Pier in a three-team trade.[9] In a loss against his former team, he scored 13 points.[10] In 2017, he became a free agent.[11]

Phoenix Fuel Masters

The Phoenix Fuel Masters immediately signed Dehesa to their team.[11] On August 7, 2018, he was traded to Alaska for Calvin Abueva and a 2019 first round pick.[12] They then dropped him to make way for MJ Ayaay.[13]

3x3 career

In 2019, Dehesa then joined the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 League.[14] His team was the Vigan Baluarte Wolves.[15] In the 2019 Patriot's Cup, his team, the Wilkins-Balanga Pure, lost in the Finals to Phenom Basilan CTC Construction.[16] They won the next cup, the Magiting Cup.[17]

In 2020, Dehesa, now playing for the Butuan City Uluan Roasters, got into a heated argument with Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguard player Gab Banal after their semis loss.[18]

In 2021, Dehesa joined the PBA 3x3 as a member of Platinum Karaoke.[19] They won their first three games of the first conference.[20] In 2022, for the second conference, he left the team and returned to the US.[21]

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[22]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Kia 2823.9.320.320.8572.91.40.60.17.8
2015–16 Mahindra / GlobalPort 2924.0.375.346.7692.62.31.10.19.5
2016–17 GlobalPort / Phoenix 2411.7.325.233.9170.80.60.50.03.0
2017–18 Phoenix 217.9.455.600.5003.50.51.50.07.5
Career 8520.3.345.355.8102.21.40.70.16.9

National 3x3 team career

In 2015, Dehesa teamed up with Calvin Abueva, Vic Manuel, and Troy Rosario for the 2015 Fiba 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters.[23] They lost in the Manila finals to NoviSad Al-Whada, but still qualified for the World Tour finals.[24] In the World Tour Finals, they made it to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated in a rematch with NoviSad.[25]

The following year, Dehesa teamed up with Mac Belo, Russel Escoto, and Glenn Khobuntin for the 2016 3x3 World Championships.[26] They upset Romania in their first game. They ended the tournament in third place in their group with a win over Poland.[27]

In 2019, Dehesa led his team to the semifinals in the 2019 Asia Pacific Super Quest.[28] They made it to the Finals, where they lost to Tokyo Dime, but still qualified for the World Tour.[29] In the 2019 Bucharest Challenger, his team only had exactly three players.[30] In the Jeju Challenger, his team the Balanga Chooks, had no wins.[31]

In 2021, Dehesa was an alternate for the national 3x3 team for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[32] However, he failed to travel with the team to the tournament after failing to complete quarantine protocols.[33]

Personal life

Dehesa was born and raised in Long Beach, California.[2] He grew up a fan of the Lakers played basketball at a young age with his brother.

Dehesa founded ALIGN Worldwide, a global basketball training service.[2]

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