As assistant coach: Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan (born November 3, 1978) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the San Juan Knights franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL).

[1] In 1999, he participated in the MBA's All-Star Dunk Contest, where he outperformed Don Camaso and rivaled Filipino-American Matt Mitchell in the event's finals.

In Game 3 against the LBC Batangas Blades, Hugnatan had a double-double of 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds to extend the series 2–1.

[12] In the 2002 quarterfinals, Hugnatan and Dino Aldeguer both scored 19 points against the Osaka Pangasinan Waves to bring Negros to the semifinals.

Then he helped lead the Slashers to a finals sweep of LBC Batangas with averages of 19 points and 10.3 rebounds.

[18] Hugnatan competed in the 2004 Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend, losing to Cyrus Baguio in the finals.

[19] During the 2004–05 Philippine Cup, Hugnatan, along with Jeffrey Cariaso, was traded to the Alaska Aces for Ali Peek and John Arigo.

[25] During the 2006 Philippine Cup, Hugnatan made two game-winning free throws with 10 seconds remaining in their game against Red Bull.

[32] In Game 2 of the finals, he contributed a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Aces got to a 2–0 series lead over Talk 'N Text.

[39] He then made a clutch putback with 21 seconds remaining to give Alaska a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.

[41] Alaska started the 2009–10 Philippine Cup with a win over the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in which Hugnatan scored 18 points and six rebounds.

[45] In a rematch against Barako he led the team with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Alaska had its best start in 11 years with a record of 9–1.

[46] Alaska made it all the way to the finals once again, but he struggled with turnovers and they got swept by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.

[49] In a Game 1 win of the 2010 Fiesta Conference semifinals against Talk 'N Text, Hugnatan scored all of his 16 points in the third quarter off the bench.

[52] On February 15 2011, during the 2011 Commissioner's Cup, the Meralco Bolts acquired Hugnatan in exchange for Hans Thiele and Paolo Bugia.

[63] Although they fell to third place, they were able to beat the sixth-seeded Barako Bull in the quarterfinals behind Hugnatan's 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

[69][70] During the 2014–15 Philippine Cup, Hugnatan scored a career-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting in a double overtime win over Barako.

In the quarterfinals against the NLEX Road Warriors, Hugnatan scored a conference-high 20 points with seven rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench.

[88] Hugnatan had impressive performances for the month of January 2017 throughout the 2016–17 Philippine Cup, including a season-high 28 points against the Mahindra Floodbuster, but they lost six straight games in that conference.

[92] Meralco made it back to the Finals of the Governors' Cup for the second year in a row, where they faced Ginebra once again.

In Game 3, stepping up for the injured Ranidel De Ocampo, he made seven triples for 22 points to prevent Ginebra from taking a 3–0 series lead.

[99] Meralco eventually qualified for the playoffs as the seventh seed, where they upset the second-seed Phoenix Fuel Masters.

[102] Alaska won that game and then closed out the series, preventing Meralco from reaching its third straight Governors' Cup Finals.

[108] He suffered a groin strain in their match against TNT, but was able to return to the lineup in time for Meralco's quarterfinals series.

[110] Ginebra led 2–1 in their best-of-five series but Meralco forced another do-or-die game with him making a go-ahead jumper with 15.1 seconds left and clutch plays by his teammates sealing the win.

[118] He left the team near the end of the elimination round to attend the wake of his mother back home.

[126] In December 2023, Hugnatan came out of retirement to play for the MisOr Mustangs in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) President's Cup.

[135][136] Coach Tim Cone once called him a "perfect power forward" as he could shoot, hustle, rebound, and defend.

[87][76] In the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup he revealed his new skill as he shot 38.3% from three and made 23 triples throughout the conference.

[142] [142][143] In 2001, Hugnatan's rise in the MBA was featured in a 30-minute special aired by the Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK).