Kevin Kent Relato Racal (born May 16, 1991) is a

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professional

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player who plays for the

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of the PBA.

College career

Racal first studied at the

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and suited up for the PLMun Marshalls in the UCLAA. In 2010, he led the Muntinlupa cagers to win the inaugural Coca-Cola Hoopla title by scoring 41 points and was awarded MVP of the tournament. His stint at the Coca-Cola Hoopla was a way for him to be discovered and subsequently recruited to continue his studies at

Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, (transl: College of San Juan de Letran) also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers i ...

and play for the

Letran Knights The Letran Knights are the collegiate varsity teams representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the ''Lady Knights'', while the high school varsity t ...

. In his rookie season in 2011, he was a noted slasher, averaging 6.8 points per game. He is also a rugged, hard-nosed defender, as shown during their Final Four match against San Sebastian and the finals series against San Beda in

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. Upon the graduation of

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, he and playmaker

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took over the scoring reins for the team and powered the Knights to a finals rematch against the Red Lions in

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but still came up short. On September 23, 2014, he suffered an ACL injury and was ruled out for the rest of the season while his team was eliminated from the Final Four contention. He has since returned to action for the 91st season as the Knights are in the hunt for the title in his last playing year. In that same year, his team, the Letran Knights, successfully dethroned the San Beda Red Lions to win the NCAA Championship, which Letran last won since

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. In lieu of this, he won the Pivotal Player of the Year award together with FEU's

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in the 2016 Collegiate Basketball Awards organized by UAAP-NCAA Press Corps.

Professional career

On August 23, 2015, Racal was drafted 11th overall by the Alaska Aces in the

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. On October 30, 2015, a day after he won a championship for Letran, he signed a two-year multi-million contract to play for the Aces. On April 27, 2022, Racal signed a one-year deal with the

, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.

PBA career statistics

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

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, 51 , , 23.6 , , .401 , , .370 , , .735 , , 3.0 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 5.8 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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References

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