Celedonio B. "Don" Trollano Jr. (born January 7, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA).

College and amateur career

Trollano studied at

Adamson University Adamson University ( fil, links=no, Pamantasang Adamson) also referred to by its acronym AdU is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Congregation of the Mission in Manila, Philippines. The univers ...

and played for the

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from 2012 to 2014. He also suited up for the

Cagayan Rising Suns The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...

of the

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Professional career

Trollano was drafted by the

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with the 15th overall pick in the

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. On October 25, 2015, Trollano recorded 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a win over the

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in his 2nd career game played. On November 11, 2015, Trollano recorded his first double-digit scoring output as he scored 12 points to go along with 3 rebounds in a win over the Alaska Aces. In the 2016 Commissioner's Cup, which was Trollano's rookie year, he won his first championship. In 2018, he was traded to the

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for

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. In Game 3 of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup Finals, he scored a playoff career-high 18 points. The next conference, Trollano scored a career high 19 points in a win against the Columbian Dyip. During the 2019 Governor's Cup, he was traded to the

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along with

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and a first round draft pick for

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. In 2020, he scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 96–109 loss. Trollano was on the move again after the

gave the No. 4 pick to Blackwater for him, Maurice Shaw,

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, and the Bossing’s 2022 second-round draft pick. The Bossing then transferred the draft selection for

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, David Semerad, TNT’s 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 second-round draft pick in the trade. This reunited him with the coach he won his first championship with,

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. In the 2022 Philippine Cup, he hit a game-winning shot against TNT. In a win against the

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, he scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help NLEX pull away for the win. In December 2022, Trollano signed a two-year extension with the team.

Career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''

PBA season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 44 , , 11.2 , , .390 , , .348 , , .483 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , .0 , , 3.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 28 , , 11.4 , , .402 , , .327 , , .875 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.2 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Rain or Shine , rowspan=2, 30 , , rowspan=2, 17.1 , , rowspan=2, .324 , , rowspan=2, .258 , , rowspan=2, .657 , , rowspan=2, 3.1 , , rowspan=2, .6 , , rowspan=2, .4 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, 5.5 , - , align=left ,

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

, - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left ,

, rowspan=2, 47 , , rowspan=2, 27.3 , , rowspan=2, .394 , , rowspan=2, .318 , , rowspan=2, .600 , , rowspan=2, 5.6 , , rowspan=2, 1.3 , , rowspan=2, .5 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, 9.5 , - , align=left , Blackwater , - , align=left , , align=left , Blackwater , 11 , , 29.0 , , .376 , , .255 , , .760 , , 8.5 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .3 , , 14.2 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects M ...

, 30 , , 28.3 , , .441 , , .355 , , .667 , , 5.6 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .3 , , 10.5 , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 190 , , 19.9 , , .392 , , .315 , , .661 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 7.1

UAAP

, - , align="left" , 2012-13 , align="left" rowspan="3" , Adamson , 13 , , 8.23 , , .333 , , .273 , , .250 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .1 , , - , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 2013-14 , 14 , , 14.5 , , .412 , , .302 , , .636 , , 3.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , .3 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 2014-15 , 13 , , 30.8 , , .355 , , .211 , , .731 , , 7.8 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .8 , , 15.8 , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 40 , , 17.5 , , .370 , , .248 , , .662 , , 6.0 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , .4 , , 8.3

Personal life

Trollano lives with his long-time partner Patricia Palacol and their son, Bryce.

References

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