Johnedel Cardel (born June 6, 1970) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who played in the

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from 1993–1997. He is the current head coach of the

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. He also played in the

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Collegiate / Amateur career

Cardel first played for the Jose Rizal College Light Bombers in the NCAA during his high school days and was a reliever on the San Sebastian team in College. He became one of the more popular players playing for De La Salle Green Archers in the Ateneo-La Salle UAAP championship in 1988. Cardel was a member of the back-to-back UAAP champion De La Salle in 1989–1990. He also saw action for the national team, first in the ABC 17-and-under team in

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, then he played for the RP Youth team in the ABC Youth cagefest in Manila in January 1989 and finally with the men's national team for the SEA Games and ABC Championships that same year. Together with Green Archer teammate Jun Limpot, they played for

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in the

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and winning numerous championships.

PBA / MBA career

Cardel turn pro in 1993 and was drafted by Alaska Milk as the sixth overall pick. He won one championship with Alaska in 1994 PBA Governors Cup. He moved to

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in the next two seasons before playing for Formula Shell in his final PBA year in 1997. He signed up with the Negros Slashers in the MBA in their inaugural season. Cardel helped the Slashers to three Southern Conference titles (1998, 2000 and 2001) but was unable to lead them to the overall MBA championship during his stay. In 2002 he signed up with the Olongapo Volunteers but was unable to finish the season due to the league shutdown.

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New Dyip head coach Cardel sets modest goals for Govs' Cup
ABS-CBN Sports {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardel, Johnedel 1970 births Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) players Basketball players from Metro Manila Filipino men's basketball coaches Filipino men's basketball players People from Mandaluyong NorthPort Batang Pier coaches Philippines men's national basketball team players San Sebastian Stags basketball players Shell Turbo Chargers players Shooting guards Sta. Lucia Realtors players De La Salle Green Archers basketball players Alaska Aces (PBA) draft picks Terrafirma Dyip coaches