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Mac Baracael

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Mac Baracael
No. 45 – Pangasinan Heatwaves
PositionSmall forward
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 (age 39)
Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeFEU
PBA draft2011: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Alaska Aces
2013–2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2015–2016Barako Bull Energy
2016Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016–2017NLEX Road Warriors
2017GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2018Meralco Bolts
2019–2020Mindoro Tamaraws
2021–2022MisOr–Brew Authoritea / GlobalPort ZValientes–MisOr / MisOr Kuyamis
2022Pilipinas Aguilas
2022–2023Quezon City Beacons
2023–2024Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
2024–presentPangasinan Heatwaves
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asia Basketball Association
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta Team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Taipei Team

Marnel "Mac" Baracael (born April 14, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Baracael was drafted sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2011 PBA draft. Baracael played college basketball for Far Eastern University of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

Amateur career

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Baracael was a former cager of MSEUF. In 2006, Baracael, also known as “Macmac”, transferred to Far Eastern University of the UAAP. After serving his residency, he became part of the FEU Tamaraws Senior basketball team on the account of his agility, one-on-one defense and outside shooting.

Shooting/apparent attempted assassination

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On July 24, 2008, Baracael was shot by an unidentified assailant.[1] 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

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Alongside his FEU teammates Mark Barroca and Aldrech Ramos, Baracael was part of the roster of the national team, Smart Gilas, headed by coach Rajko Toroman. He led the team in scoring to help Smart Gilas finish second place in the 22nd Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament.

PBA career

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Alaska Aces

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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 Alaska. 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

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In January 2013, Baracael was traded to Barangay Ginebra in a 5-team, 10-player deal.[2]

Barako Bull Energy

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On September 28, 2015, Baracael was traded to the Barako Bull Energy in a three-team trade that also involved the Star Hotshots.[3]

NLEX Road Warriors

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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.[4]

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Correct as of September 23, 2016[5]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Alaska 35 23.8 .412 .312 .785 3.4 1.1 .2 .1 9.0
2012–13 Alaska 57 21.8 .388 .330 .780 2.7 1.0 .2 .0 8.2
2013–14 Barangay Ginebra 42 20.9 .368 .348 .711 2.0 1.2 .3 .1 7.2
2014–15 Barangay Ginebra 33 20.6 .379 .358 .600 2.9 1.2 .2 .1 7.0
2015–16 Barako Bull / Phoenix / NLEX 34 16.4 .397 .317 .711 2.2 .8 .2 .1 6.4
Career 201 20.8 .389 .337 .738 2.6 1.1 .2 .1 7.6

References

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  1. ^ "FEU Tams basketball player shot, in critical condition". GMA Network. July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "PBA Trade Alert: Five-Team, Ten-Player Deal Completed". January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Badua, Snow (September 28, 2015). "Devance to reunite with Cone at Ginebra, Baracael to Barako, Pascual to Star in three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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