Marnel "Mac" Baracael (born April 14, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...

(MPBL). Baracael was drafted sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2011 PBA draft. Baracael played college basketball for

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University (), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and ...

of the

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(UAAP).

Amateur career

Baracael was a former cager of MSEUF. In 2006, Baracael, also known as “Macmac”, transferred to

of the

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. After serving his residency, he became part of the

FEU Tamaraws The FEU Tamaraws and Lady Tamaraws are the varsity teams of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The university's high school varsity teams are called the ''FEU-D Baby Tamaraws, Baby Tamaraws'' ...

Senior basketball team on the account of his agility, one-on-one defense and outside shooting.

Shooting/apparent attempted assassination

On July 24, 2008, Baracael was shot by an unidentified assailant. He was walking outside the FEU campus in front of a PhilTrust Bank branch, in the corner of Morayta and R. Papa St. Marnel, Barcael was with his teammates Ron Cabagnot and Robert Kave when the suspect fired two gunshots. One bullet hit the left side of the player's back and the bullet exited from the lower portion of his nipple. Baracael was rushed to the Mary Chiles Hospital but was later on transferred to Capitol Medical Center. Allegedly, he was shot not only to warn him or scare him but it was intended to put the player to complete silence. Motives behind the attempted assassination are still unknown, but it was believed that the incident was related to a game-fixing issue that Baracael said to have reported earlier to FEU management.

Smart Gilas

Alongside his FEU teammates Mark Barroca and

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, Baracael was part of the roster of the national team, Smart Gilas, headed by coach

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. He led the team in scoring to help Smart Gilas finish second place in the 22nd Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament.

PBA career

Alaska Aces

He along with 33 other rookies led by teammate JVee Casio applied for the draft. On draft day, he was taken 6th overall by the

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. He then signed a three-year deal with the team. In his official debut as a professional in the PBA, Baracael led the scoring for Alaska with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in an 83–72 loss against the Barangay Ginebra Kings.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

In January 2013, Baracael was traded to Barangay Ginebra in a 5-team, 10-player deal.

Barako Bull Energy

On September 28, 2015, Baracael was traded to the

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in a three-team trade that also involved the

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NLEX Road Warriors

On May 5, 2016, Baracael, Emman Monfort and a 2018 second-round pick was traded by the Phoenix Fuel Masters to the NLEX Road Warriors for Simon Enciso and Mark Borboran.

PBA career statistics

''Correct as of September 23, 2016''Player Profile
at PBA-Online!

Season-by-season averages

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, 35 , , 23.8 , , .412 , , .312 , , .785 , , 3.4 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 9.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Alaska , 57 , , 21.8 , , .388 , , .330 , , .780 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 8.2 , - , align=left, , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 42 , , 20.9 , , .368 , , .348 , , .711 , , 2.0 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 33 , , 20.6 , , .379 , , .358 , , .600 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .1 , , 7.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull / Phoenix / NLEX , 34 , , 16.4 , , .397 , , .317 , , .711 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .2 , , .1 , , 6.4 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 201 , , 20.8 , , .389 , , .337 , , .738 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 7.6

References

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