Rommel Adducul

Rommel Adducul
Personal information
Born (1976-04-21) April 21, 1976
Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College San Sebastian College - Recoletos
PBA draft 2003 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career 1998–2013
Position Power forward
Number 10
Career history
As player:
1998–2000 Manila Metrostars
2001 LBC-Batangas Blades
2002 Osaka-Pangasinan Waves
2003–2006 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2006–2007 San Miguel Beermen
2007–2011 B-Meg Llamados
2012 Powerade Tigers
2012–2013 GlobalPort Batang Pier
As coach:
2013–2014 GlobalPort Batang Pier (as assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
  • 4x PBA All-Star (2004–2007)
  • PBA Mythical Second Team (2005)
  • PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time (2003)
  • 3x FIBA Asian All-Star (1997, 1998, 2000)
  • FIBA Asia Club Championship Mythical Five Selection (2005)

Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach.

Career

In college, Adducul, a three-time Most Valuable Player, led the San Sebastian Stags to five consecutive NCAA basketball championships from 1993 to 1997. He won the NCAA Seniors Most valuable Player (MVP) back-to-back from 1996 and 1997.

At the same time, he was a star in the Philippine Basketball League playing for the defunct Chowking Food Masters, his UAAP counterpart at that time and later Arch-rival was Danny Ildefonso.

In 1998, Adducul joined the Philippines' second professional league, the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, he led the Manila Metrostars to a championship together with American Alex Compton, and was awarded with the Play-off MVP and the Finals MVP. In 2000, Adducul was named MBA Most Valuable Player. In 2001, the Metrostars merged with the Batangas Blades and the coalition team won that year's championship. Unfortunately, the league did not last long and Adducul ended his career in the MBA with the Pangasinan Waves in 2002.

Adducul is a many-time member of the Philippine national basketball team.In 1994,he played for the Philippines at the 19-and-under FIBA Asia Championship.Then,he led the country to four consecutive Southeast Asia Basketball Association championships (1998–2001). He also led the national team to three consecutive South East Asian Games gold medals (1997, 1999, 2001). Adducul is a three-time member of the FIBA Asia All-Star Selection (1997, 1998, 2000) and in 2000, he led the All-Star team against the Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars.

At the same year, he returned briefly in the PBL and won that year's MVP award.

Ginebra days

In 2003, he was drafted 2nd overall by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. He won two consecutive championships with the Kings in the 2004 and 2005 PBA seasons.

Ginebra to San Miguel trade

In October 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in a three-way trade involving the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Red Bull Barako.

San Miguel/Magnolia to Red Bull trade

In May 2007, he was traded for Enrico Villanueva to the Red Bull Barako.

Red Bull to Purefoods trade controversy

After two days of trading him to the Red Bull Barako, Romel was shipped to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants for Don Camaso.

Personal life

Adducul was diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer. This condition prevented him from playing in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference to undergo chemotherapy, but has since returned.[1] On May 3 Startalk, Romel said in an interview: "Right now, I'm doing fine because I see the improvement [from the chemo], the mass is shrinking; The radiation, 35 sessions, five times a week. The chemo is 6 cycles. I have my third cycle on Thursday, and after two more weeks I'll be finished with my last cycle which is three sessions. One week in the hospital...it's really hard but I have to do it."[2]

Awards and achievements

Collegiate achievements

PBL achievements

MBA achievements

PBA achievements

International career highlights

Club and Country

See also

References

  1. ↑ Adducul battles Big C, ABS-CBN News, Retrieved 2008-03-28
  2. ↑ GMA NEWS.TV, PBA player Rommel Adducul fights the 'Big C'
Preceded by
 NCAA Seniors' Basketball Rookie of the Year
1994 		Succeeded by
Jerome Barbosa
Preceded by
Ruben dela Rosa		 NCAA Seniors' Basketball Most Valuable Player
1996
1997 		Succeeded by
Chris Calaguio
Preceded by
Alex Compton		 MBA Most Valuable Player
2000 		Succeeded by
Eddie Laure
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