Gabriel Banal (born September 9, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 22nd overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2014 PBA Draft. He is the son of former basketball player and coach Joel Banal.
| No. 77 – Blackwater Bossing | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-09-09) September 9, 1990 (age 32) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Xavier School |
| College | De La Salle University Mapua University |
| PBA draft | 2014 Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the San Miguel Beermen | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2018–2020 | Bacoor City Strikers |
| 2021 | Alaska Aces |
| 2021–2022 | TNT Tropang Giga |
| 2022–present | Blackwater Bossing |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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He went on to play for the Go For Gold Scratchers of the PBA D-League. After winning the finals in the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup Finals, he was given the Finals MVP Award.[1]
Shortly after he got drafted by the San Miguel Beermen, he was traded to the Barako Bull Energy along with Jojo Duncil, Chico Lañete and a 2016 first round pick (Jeoffrey Javillonar was later selected), for the draft rights of third pick Ronald Pascual.
He then played for GlobalPort Batang Pier, averaging limited minutes.
He also played for the Bacoor City Strikers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. After the 2018–19 MPBL Datu Cup, he received the honors of being the MVP of the 2018–19 MPBL Datu Cup.[2]
He then returned to the Philippine Basketball Association, signing a one conference deal with the Alaska Aces.[3]
After securing his release from the Aces, Banal signed a two-year deal with the TNT Tropang Giga.[4]
On September 19, 2022, Banal was traded to the Blackwater Bossing in a three-team trade involving Blackwater, TNT, and NLEX Road Warriors.[5]
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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 2021 season[6]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2015–16 | GlobalPort | 2 | 14.0 | .333 | .500 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 |
| 2016–17 | GlobalPort | 2 | 5.6 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .5 | – | .5 | – | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Alaska | 21 | 18.5 | .451 | .466 | .615 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .8 | .1 | 7.6 |
| TNT | |||||||||||
| Career | 25 | 17.1 | .443 | .462 | .593 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .7 | .1 | 6.7 | |
Blackwater Bossing current roster | |
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