# Dave Ildefonso
**Dave Ildefonso** (full name Sean Dave Ildefonso, born 2000) is a Filipino professional basketball player who has played in the [Philippine Basketball Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/philippine-basketball-association) (PBA), the [Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League](https://www.edgepedia.org/maharlika-pilipinas-basketball-league) (MPBL), and the East Asia Super League (EASL), and who played collegiate basketball in the UAAP for National University and the [Ateneo Blue Eagles](https://www.edgepedia.org/ateneo-blue-eagles).[1](https://www.easl.basketball/players/daveildefonso) • [2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso) He is the son of PBA star Danny Ildefonso.[3](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090765)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2000; Filipino nationality[1](https://www.easl.basketball/players/daveildefonso) |
| Listed height | 191 cm per EASL; 183 cm (6'0") per FIBA[1](https://www.easl.basketball/players/daveildefonso) • [2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso) |
| Collegiate teams | NU Bulldogs, then Ateneo Blue Eagles after a 2020 transfer[3](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090765) • [4](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/01/14/1984703/ildefonso-back-eagles-nest) |
| National team | Philippines; FIBA U19 World Cup 2019 averages of 16.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists over 7 games[2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso) |
| MPBL 2026 (Abra Weavers) | 12.71 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.14 assists per game over 7 games, 41.3% field goal shooting[5](https://basketballstats.net/players/dave-ildefonso) |
| Career per-game averages | 15.63 points, 7.08 rebounds, 3.53 assists, 42.3% field goal shooting[5](https://basketballstats.net/players/dave-ildefonso) |
| PBA team | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, PBA Cup 2025-2026[6](https://scoutbasketball.com/player/sean-dave-ildefonso) |
## Family and background
Ildefonso comes from one of Philippine basketball's best-known families. His father, Danny Ildefonso, starred in the PBA, and his brother Shaun has played in the UAAP and PBA; his sister Pia played UAAP volleyball.[3](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090765) He began his basketball career at Ateneo as a high school player with the Blue Eaglets before moving to National University for college.[4](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/01/14/1984703/ildefonso-back-eagles-nest)
## Collegiate career
**Return to Ateneo.** In January 2020, Ateneo team manager Epok Quimpo confirmed that the 19-year-old Ildefonso was returning to [Katipunan](https://www.edgepedia.org/katipunan), where he had started as a high school player.[4](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/01/14/1984703/ildefonso-back-eagles-nest) Ildefonso said he had made the decision to return to Ateneo to continue his basketball journey. The transfer followed a coaching change at NU in which Bo Perasol's predecessor situation changed: coach Jamike Jarin resigned, Goldwyn Monteverde stepped in, and Danny Ildefonso was relieved of his assistant coaching duties, which led to Dave's decision to transfer.[3](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090765)
**Role under Tab Baldwin.** Ildefonso credited a stint as a pool member of Gilas Pilipinas with preparing him for his homecoming, saying it gave him a smoother transition into the system of Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin, the former Philippine men's national team coach.[7](https://sports.inquirer.net/456134/uaap-dave-ildefonso-says-gilas-experience-helped-in-fitting-in-with-ateneo) A tactical analysis of Ateneo described him as a true primary option, with about 31.6 percent of his possessions as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, as Baldwin pushed him toward a playmaking role.[8](https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/the-short-corner-a-peek-at-the-well-oiled-ateneo-machine-heading-into-another-battle-of-katipunan/238607) He was part of an Ateneo roster that also included Ange Kouame, Chris Koon, and Geo Chiu.[9](https://docs.congress.hrep.online/legisdocs/basic_19/HR00522.pdf)
## National team
Ildefonso has represented the Philippines at youth and senior levels. At the 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup he averaged 16.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 7 games; at the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship he averaged 9.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 6 games; and at the 2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship he averaged 7.6 points and 5.9 rebounds in 8 games.[2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso) At senior level he appeared once in the [FIBA Basketball World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fiba-basketball-world-cup) 2023 Asian Qualifiers and twice in the [FIBA Asia Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fiba-asia-cup) 2021 Qualifiers.[2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso)
## Professional career
Scout [Basketball](https://www.edgepedia.org/basketball) lists him with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA Cup 2025-2026.[6](https://scoutbasketball.com/player/sean-dave-ildefonso)
In the MPBL he joined the [Abra Weavers](https://www.edgepedia.org/abra-weavers), where his 2026 season included 12.71 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.14 assists per game over 7 games, with a higher scoring average at home (15.33) than away (10.75).[5](https://basketballstats.net/players/dave-ildefonso) In an August 2026 game described as a sendoff for the Ildefonso brothers, Dave scored 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting with seven assists as Abra improved to 19-1.[10](https://www.dugout.ph/2026/08/mpbl-in-fitting-sendoff-to-ildefonso.html) Abra, the MPBL champions, were subsequently welcomed into the EASL for the 2026-27 season, where Ildefonso appears on the league's player register.[1](https://www.easl.basketball/players/daveildefonso)
## Playing style
Across his recorded professional career, Ildefonso's line of 15.63 points, 7.08 rebounds, and 3.53 assists per game on 42.3 percent shooting, with 1.47 steals per game, reflects a two-way forward's profile rather than a pure scorer's.[5](https://basketballstats.net/players/dave-ildefonso)
## References
1. [Dave ILDEFONSO, EASL player profile](https://www.easl.basketball/players/daveildefonso)
2. [Sean Dave Ildefonso, FIBA player profile](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/216467-sean-dave-ildefonso)
3. [Dave Ildefonso confirms transfer to Ateneo, Philippine News Agency](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1090765)
4. [Ildefonso back in Eagles nest, Philstar.com](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/01/14/1984703/ildefonso-back-eagles-nest)
5. [Dave Ildefonso Stats, BasketballStats](https://basketballstats.net/players/dave-ildefonso)
6. [Sean Dave Ildefonso, Scout Basketball player profile](https://scoutbasketball.com/player/sean-dave-ildefonso)
7. [UAAP: Dave Ildefonso says Gilas experience helped in fitting in with Ateneo, Inquirer Sports](https://sports.inquirer.net/456134/uaap-dave-ildefonso-says-gilas-experience-helped-in-fitting-in-with-ateneo)
8. [The Short Corner: A peek at the well-oiled Ateneo machine, Tiebreaker Times](https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/the-short-corner-a-peek-at-the-well-oiled-ateneo-machine-heading-into-another-battle-of-katipunan/238607)
9. [House Resolution 522, House of Representatives of the Philippines](https://docs.congress.hrep.online/legisdocs/basic_19/HR00522.pdf)
10. [MPBL: In fitting sendoff to Ildefonso Bros, Abra clobbers Bulacan, Dugout Philippines](https://www.dugout.ph/2026/08/mpbl-in-fitting-sendoff-to-ildefonso.html)
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