Barako Bull Energy (2011–12) In the
2011 PBA draft, he was drafted 10th overall by the
Barako Bull Energy. In his first game with the Energy he scored 20 points on 8 of 13 FG as he led the Energy to a victory against the
Barangay Ginebra Kings, 88–75. Ababou became a key player for the Energy since then and entered the starting lineup. The Energy made the quarterfinals but were knocked off by the
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters who had a twice-to-beat advantage.
Barangay Ginebra Kings (2012–15) Ababou was traded from the Energy to the Barangay Ginebra Kings alongside
Kerby Raymundo from the
B-Meg Llamados. The Llamados got
JC Intal from the Kings while the Energy got
Ronald Tubid and
Reil Cervantes from the Kings. He participated in the 2012 Rookies/Sophomores/Juniors vs Veterans Game during the
2012 All-Star Weekend. In that game, him and
James Yap of the Veterans team both scored 44 points, breaking
Samboy Lim's record of most points scored in an All-Star game. The record would eventually be broken by
Terrence Romeo in 2018. He helped Ginebra reach the Finals berth playoff in the
2012 Governors' Cup. At the end of his rookie season, he was named to the
All-Rookie Team. Early into his second season, he tore his
ACL. He was out for ten months. He was almost traded for Barako Bull's 2013 1st round pick, but the trade was altered, and
Rico Maierhofer and
Willy Wilson were sent instead. He returned with 16 points in 17 minutes in a win over the
San Mig Coffee Mixers.
Return to Barako (2015) In March 2015, Ababou and
James Forrester were traded for the 1st round draft pick of the Barako Bull Energy from
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel; the first trade made under the leadership of Ginebra's new head coach
Frankie Lim. He helped Barako Bull make the
2015 Governors' Cup quarterfinals.
TNT Franchise (2015–16) On October 8, 2015, the
PBA office approved the trade that sent Ababou to the
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for a 2016 second round pick.
Constant trades (2016–17) On November 14, 2016, Ababou was traded by the TNT to the
Blackwater Elite for
Frank Golla. In 2017, he was traded to the
GlobalPort Batang Pier for
KG Canaleta. He debuted with 17 points in a loss to Ginebra. Later that year, he was involved in a three-team trade that sent him to the
Phoenix Fuel Masters. He failed to get a new contract with Phoenix and became a free agent.
Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip (2017–18) Ababou was able to sign a one-conference deal with the
Kia Picanto.
PBA return bid and retirement (2021) Ababou attempted to return to the PBA via
its 3x3 tournament, joining guest team
Platinum Karaoke in late 2021. However he got injured ten days prior to the tournament. Riddled by injuries for a significant part of his career, Ababou decided to retire from competitive basketball. ==PBA career statistics==