Dave Marcelo

Dave Marcelo
Marcelo with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2017
No. 20 – NLEX Road Warriors
PositionCenter / power forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1989-02-22) February 22, 1989 (age 35)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolSan Beda (Manila)
CollegeSan Beda
PBA draft2012: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the B-Meg Llamados
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015Barako Bull Energy Cola / Barako Bull Energy
2015–2017Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2017–2018Blackwater Elite
2018NLEX Road Warriors
2019–2020Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2021–2023TNT Tropang Giga
2023–presentNLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Philippines
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta Team

David Paul M. Marcelo (born February 22, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Marcelo was drafted by B-Meg in the 2012 PBA draft as the 12th overall pick.

College career

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Marcelo studied and played for the San Beda Red Lions from 2007 from 2011 together graduated with Garvo Lanete and Mar Villahermosa. The Red Lions won 4 out of 5 championships with them. He was well known for his inside scoring and rebounding.

On his last year with the Red Lions, they faced the JRU Heavy Bombers in the semifinals after beating San Sebastian Stags in the top-seed playoff. They won over the Heavy Bombers, 83–74, to advance to the Finals then the Stags won over the Letran Knights in the second game of their semifinals, 63–56. The Part III of the Red Lions–Stags rivalry started when the Red Lions won 75–63 in Game One. In Game Two of the Finals, there was a hard-fought battle when they outscored the Stags in the low-scoring fourth quarter, 9–5, as Pascual missed a three-point field goal that could have won over the Red Lions as the Red Lions won, 57–55, to get their 16th championship, tying Letran.

Amateur career

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Marcelo played for the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Developmental League also together with Lanete. In his last conference with the Road Warriors, they completed a 13–0 sweep at the end of the conference.

Professional career

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Barako Bull Energy (2012–2015)

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Marcelo declared himself for the 2012 PBA draft. There, he was drafted 12th overall by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2015–2017)

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In April 2015, Marcelo was traded to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in exchange for Billy Mamaril who was later dealt to San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Rico Maierhofer in a complex 4-team 6-players blockbuster trade that involved GlobalPort Batang Pier, where he was reunited with his former college coach at San Beda, Frankie Lim.[1]

TNT Tropang Giga (2021–2023)

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On May 16, 2023, Marcelo signed a one-year contract extension with the team.[2]

NLEX Road Warriors (2023–present)

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On September 21, 2023, Marcelo, along with a 2024 first-round pick, was traded to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for Henry Galinato and Jewel Ponferada.[3] He was subsequently waived by the Elasto Painters. In October 2023, he signed with the NLEX Road Warriors, reuniting him with his former college coach Frankie Lim.[4] This is also Marcelo's second stint with the Road Warriors.

On January 3, 2024, he signed a new one-year contract with the team.[5]

PBA career statistics

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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

As of the end of 2023–24 season[6]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Barako Bull 15 9.6 .500 — .455 2.8 .4 .3 .5 2.5
2013–14 Barako Bull 27 10.7 .460 1.000 .400 2.7 .4 .3 .5 1.9
2014–15 Barako Bull 36 19.0 .433 — .661 3.6 .6 .6 .6 4.8
Barangay Ginebra
2015–16 Barangay Ginebra 44 9.8 .447 .000 .541 1.8 .4 .3 .3 2.4
2016–17 Barangay Ginebra 49 11.5 .457 .000 .600 2.5 .5 .3 .6 3.4
Blackwater
2017–18 Blackwater 30 9.9 .382 .364 .440 1.9 .4 .3 .4 2.4
NLEX
2019 Phoenix Pulse 37 10.9 .484 .308 .590 2.1 .4 .5 .5 3.2
2020 Phoenix Super LPG 15 7.5 .400 .222 .636 1.8 .6 .4 .9 1.7
2021 TNT 30 10.5 .479 .200 .639 2.7 .2 .4 .4 3.2
2022–23 TNT 43 6.5 .463 .273 .476 1.4 .3 .3 .2 1.2
2023–24 NLEX 16 13.1 .441 — .483 3.3 1.2 .3 .5 2.8
Career 342 10.9 .450 .286 .569 2.3 .5 .4 .4 2.7

References

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  1. ^ "Ginebra trades Billy Mamaril for Dave Marcelo in 4-team swap". April 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 16, 2022). "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (September 21, 2023). "Rain or Shine trades Galinato, Ponferrada for TNT's Marcelo, draft pick". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 11, 2023). "Dave Marcelo reunites with coach Frankie at NLEX after being waived by RoS". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 3, 2024). "Dave Marcelo signs 1-year contract with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "David Marcelo Profile, NLEX Road Warriors - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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