Felix "Donbel" Belano (born December 24, 1976) is a Filipino former professional

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player and coach. Belano played college basketball for the

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(UV) Green Lancers. After his college career, Belano played briefly in the

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(MBA), where he tallied a historic

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. He later played for nine years in the

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(PBA). Upon retiring from playing, Belano went into coaching, including a stint with his alma mater, the UV Green Lancers, for three years, leading them to the

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(CESAFI) title in 2013.

Playing career

Belano started his professional basketball career with the Davao Eagles in the

. On August 14, 1999, he earned the distinction as the first player to record a quadruple-double in the annals of Philippine basketball during a game against

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-led Nueva Ecija Patriots, when he tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 steals. With this feat, he changed his jersey number from 9 to 42. He was named the rookie of the year in the 1999 season. It would be the only such quadruple-double until Kyt Jimenez of the

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did it in the

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during the 2022 season. He was drafted 14th overall by Pop Cola in the 1999 PBA Draft but did not play a single game with the franchise. In 2001, he signed with

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as a free agent. In May 2002, he was traded to Talk 'N Text for

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. His stint with the

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would be the most remarkable in his career. During Game 7 of the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals against the Alaska Aces, he had a shot that would have taken the lead & possibly bring home the trophy for the Phone Pals. At the end of the season

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, he was left unsigned. Before the start of the 2010 season, he was signed by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters. Then, before the Fiesta Conference, he was acquired by the

and played with the team until it disbanded. After Sta. Lucia's disbandment and eventual sale to Meralco, with no team to sign up with, he decided to retire.

Coaching career

Belano served as the head coach of his alma mater, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers in the

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. He helped the Green Lancers win the title against the SWU Cobras in 2013 after being down 0–2 of their best-of-five series. After losing to the USC Warriors during the final four, he was fired at the end of the 2014 CESAFI season. Belano has pioneered the Outstanding Basketball Enhancement for the Youth, otherwise known as OBEY, which offers PBA-based basketball training to private institutions in Cebu, trailblazing basketball sport as a career path of choice for the new generation of K-12 learners.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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, 53 , , 14.0 , , .347 , , .291 , , .708 , , 1.6 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 4.3 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 79 , , 16.0 , , .391 , , .259 , , .673 , , 1.7 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 28 , , 18.8 , , .412 , , .370 , , .674 , , 2.1 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.5 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 62 , , 24.3 , , .375 , , .311 , , .547 , , 3.0 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 6.7 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 33 , , 16.2 , , .409 , , .306 , , .625 , , 1.9 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .1 , , 4.7 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left, Barako Bull , rowspan=2, 28 , , rowspan=2, 17.4 , , rowspan=2, .381 , , rowspan=2, .306 , , rowspan=2, .533 , , rowspan=2, 1.8 , , rowspan=2, 2.1 , , rowspan=2, .5 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, 4.3 , - , align=left, Sta. Lucia , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 368 , , 17.9 , , .375 , , .300 , , .650 , , 2.1 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.4

Personal life

He is married to Liza May Viajante, a pediatrician, with whom he has four children, Patrick Yuan Emmanuel, Andrei Siegdon Nathanael, Damian Felix Zuriel, and Marquita Dawn Felicia. They now reside in Cebu City.

References

1976 births Living people Barako Bull Energy Boosters players Basketball players from Davao del Norte Filipino men's basketball players Filipino men's basketball coaches People from Tagum Pop Cola Panthers draft picks Sta. Lucia Realtors players TNT Tropang Giga players UV Green Lancers basketball players {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub