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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1977-10-12)October 12, 1977 (age 47) Cheverly, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lackey (Indian Head, Maryland) |
| College | Coppin State (1995–1999) |
| PBA draft | 2001: Elevated |
| Playing career | 1999–2016 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Negros Slashers |
| 2000 | Pasig-Rizal Pirates |
| 2001–2011 | San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2011–2012 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2012–2013 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013–2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2015–2016 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Dorian Alan Peña (born October 12, 1977)[1] is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player.[2] He is nicknamed the "Junkyard Dawg" for his consistent plays of putbacks and offensive rebounds. He previously played for theNegros Slashers and thePasig-Rizal Pirates in the defunctMetropolitan Basketball Association before being recruited by the Beermen.
A Mythical Five member in the 2004–05 season, the 6-6 slotman was relegated to the Second Team the following year. He was one of the only three locals to average in double-double during a season, the other two beingEric Menk andAsi Taulava, both former Most Valuable Player winners. Peña averaged a career-best 13.2 points and 11.5 boards per game in the 2005–06 season and has been consistent since then.
After spending twelve seasons with the Beermen, he was traded to the Barako Bull Energy along withDondon Hontiveros,Paul Artadi andDanny Seigle forNonoy Baclao,Rey Guevarra andRabeh Al-Hussaini. He spent a season with the Energy providing boost off the bench after being traded again back to his former team. Pena went back to Barako again after another trade and was waived eventually after one season. After testing the free agency, Pena signed a deal with theGlobalPort Batang Pier. He was waived before the start of the2016-17 PBA season.[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | San Miguel | 55 | 19.8 | .489 | — | .421 | 5.9 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | San Miguel | 49 | 29.3 | .566 | — | .651 | 9.0 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | San Miguel | 32 | 34.9 | .493 | — | .595 | 12.5 | 1.2 | .2 | .5 | 12.2 |
| 2004–05 | San Miguel | 70 | 27.6 | .472 | — | .524 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 9.2 |
| 2005–06 | San Miguel | 42 | 31.1 | .541 | .000 | .528 | 11.5 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 13.2 |
| 2006–07 | San Miguel | 62 | 24.9 | .552 | .000 | .525 | 8.6 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 9.5 |
| 2007–08 | Magnolia | 35 | 20.5 | .455 | .000 | .426 | 6.4 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.9 |
| 2008–09 | San Miguel | 49 | 21.3 | .460 | .000 | .552 | 7.1 | .6 | .4 | .5 | 8.1 |
| 2009–10 | San Miguel | 52 | 15.3 | .505 | — | .441 | 5.6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 4.4 |
| 2010–11 | San Miguel | 40 | 20.6 | .518 | — | .338 | 8.3 | .6 | .1 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Air21 | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Barako Bull | 46 | 17.2 | .443 | .000 | .548 | 6.4 | .4 | .2 | .4 | 4.3 |
| Petron Blaze | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Petron Blaze | 32 | 14.1 | .407 | — | .600 | 4.6 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.9 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 24 | 20.5 | .475 | — | .452 | 6.0 | .26 | .2 | .2 | 5.1 |
| 2014–15 | Barako Bull | 20 | 11.2 | .111 | — | .429 | 2.2 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .3 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | GlobalPort | 15 | 4.2 | .500 | — | — | .9 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
| Career | 623 | 22.2 | .502 | .000 | .524 | 7.4 | 0.7 | .3 | .3 | 6.9 | |
Pena was arrested on drug charges on May 11, 2017, in a buy-bust operation held inMandaluyong, Philippines.[5]