David Paul M. Marcelo (born February 22, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). Marcelo was drafted by B-Meg in the

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as the 12th overall pick.

College career

Marcelo studied and played for the San Beda Red Lions from 2007 from 2011 together graduated with

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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

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in the semifinals after beating

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in the top-seed playoff. They won over the Heavy Bombers, 83–74, to advance to the Finals then the Stags won over the

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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

Marcelo played for the NLEX Road Warriors in the

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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

Barako Bull Energy (2012–2015)

Marcelo declared himself for the

. There, he was drafted 12th overall by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2015–2017)

In April 2015, Marcelo was traded to

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in exchange for

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who was later dealt to San Miguel Beermen in exchange for

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in a complex 4-team 6-players blockbuster trade that involved

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, where he was reunited with his former college coach at San Beda,

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PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Season-by-season averages

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, 30 , , 10.5 , , .479 , , .200 , , .639 , , 2.7 , , .2 , , .4 , , .4 , , 3.2 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 283 , , 11.4 , , .450 , , .288 , , .584 , , 2.4 , , .4 , , .4 , , .5 , , 3.0

References

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