_-_20170301_(33043983322).jpg) Marcelo with theBarangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Center /power forward | |||||||||||
| League | PBA | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-02-22)February 22, 1989 (age 36) Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | San Beda (Manila) | |||||||||||
| College | San Beda | |||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 12th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by theB-Meg Llamados | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Barako Bull Energy Cola / Barako Bull Energy | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Blackwater Elite | |||||||||||
| 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | TNT Tropang Giga | |||||||||||
| 2023–present | NLEX Road Warriors | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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David Paul M. Marcelo (born February 22, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for theNLEX Road Warriors of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA). Marcelo was drafted by B-Meg in the2012 PBA draft as the 12th overall pick.
Marcelo studied and played for theSan BedaRed Lions from2007 from2011 together graduated withGarvo Lanete and Mar Villahermosa. The Red Lions won 4 out of 5 championships with them. He was well known for his inside scoring and rebounding.
On his last year with the Red Lions, they faced theJRU Heavy Bombers in the semifinals after beatingSan Sebastian Stags in the top-seed playoff. They won over the Heavy Bombers, 83–74, to advance to the Finals then the Stags won over theLetran Knights in the second game of their semifinals, 63–56. The Part III of the Red Lions–Stags rivalry started when the Red Lions won 75–63 in Game One. In Game Two of the Finals, there was a hard-fought battle when they outscored the Stags in the low-scoring fourth quarter, 9–5, as Pascual missed a three-point field goal that could have won over the Red Lions as the Red Lions won, 57–55, to get their 16th championship, tying Letran.
Marcelo played for theNLEX Road Warriors in thePBA Developmental League also together with Lanete.In his last conference with the Road Warriors, they completed a 13–0 sweep at the end of the conference.
Marcelo declared himself for the2012 PBA draft. There, he was drafted 12th overall by theBarako Bull Energy Cola.
In April 2015, Marcelo was traded toBarangay Ginebra San Miguel in exchange forBilly Mamaril who was later dealt toSan Miguel Beermen in exchange forRico Maierhofer in a complex 4-team 6-players blockbuster trade that involvedGlobalPort Batang Pier, where he was reunited with his former college coach at San Beda,Frankie Lim.[1]
On May 16, 2023, Marcelo signed a one-year contract extension with the team.[2]
On September 21, 2023, Marcelo, along with a 2024 first-round pick, was traded to theRain or Shine Elasto Painters forHenry Galinato andJewel Ponferada.[3] He was subsequently waived by the Elasto Painters. In October 2023, he signed with theNLEX Road Warriors, reuniting him with his former college coachFrankie Lim.[4] This is also Marcelo's second stint with the Road Warriors.
On January 3, 2024, he signed a new one-year contract with the team.[5]
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
As of the end of 2023–24 season[6]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2012–13 | Barako Bull | 15 | 9.6 | .500 | — | .455 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 2.5 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 27 | 10.7 | .460 | 1.000 | .400 | 2.7 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 1.9 |
| 2014–15 | Barako Bull | 36 | 19.0 | .433 | — | .661 | 3.6 | .6 | .6 | .6 | 4.8 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Barangay Ginebra | 44 | 9.8 | .447 | .000 | .541 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.4 |
| 2016–17 | Barangay Ginebra | 49 | 11.5 | .457 | .000 | .600 | 2.5 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 3.4 |
| Blackwater | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Blackwater | 30 | 9.9 | .382 | .364 | .440 | 1.9 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 2.4 |
| NLEX | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Phoenix Pulse | 37 | 10.9 | .484 | .308 | .590 | 2.1 | .4 | .5 | .5 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | Phoenix Super LPG | 15 | 7.5 | .400 | .222 | .636 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .9 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | TNT | 30 | 10.5 | .479 | .200 | .639 | 2.7 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 3.2 |
| 2022–23 | TNT | 43 | 6.5 | .463 | .273 | .476 | 1.4 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 1.2 |
| 2023–24 | NLEX | 16 | 13.1 | .441 | — | .483 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .5 | 2.8 |
| Career | 342 | 10.9 | .450 | .286 | .569 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 2.7 | |
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