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Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the UAAP.

Rommel Adducul
Adamson Soaring Falcons
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
Born (1976-04-21) April 21, 1976 (age 46)
Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
CollegeSan Sebastian College - Recoletos
PBA draft2003 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career1998–2013
PositionCenter
Number10
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2000Manila Metrostars
2001LBC-Batangas Blades
2002Osaka-Pangasinan Waves
2003–2006Barangay Ginebra Kings
2006–2007San Miguel Beermen
2007–2011Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Llamados
2011–2012Powerade Tigers
2012–2013GlobalPort Batang Pier
As coach:
2013–2014GlobalPort Batang Pier (assistant)
2014–2020Lyceum Pirates (assistant)
2019–2021Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing (assistant)
2021–presentAdamson Soaring Falcons (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x PBA champion (2004 Fiesta, 2005 Philippine, 2010 Philippine)
  • 4x PBA All-Star (2004–2007)
  • PBA Mythical Second Team (2004–05)
  • 3x FIBA Asian All-Star (1997, 1998, 2000)
  • FIBA Asia Club Championship Mythical Five Selection (2005)
  • 2x MBA champion (1999, 2001)
  • MBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
  • 4x NCAA Philippines champion (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • 2x NCAA Philippines Most Valuable Player (1996, 1997)
  • NCAA Philippines Rookie of the Year (1994)
  • PBL champion (2002-03 Challenge)
  • 2x PBL Most Valuable Player (1997 Makati Mayor's, 2002-03 Challenge)
  • PBL Finals MVP (2002-03 Challenge)
  • 3× PBL Mythical First Team (1997 Makati Mayor's,1997-98 All-Filipino, 2002-03 Challenge)
  • PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time (2003)

Career


In college, Adducul, a three-time Most Valuable Player, led the San Sebastian Stags to five consecutive NCAA basketball championships from 1993 to 1997. He won the NCAA Seniors Most valuable Player (MVP) back-to-back from 1996 and 1997.

At the same time, he was a star in the Philippine Basketball League playing for the defunct Chowking Food Masters, his UAAP counterpart at that time and later Arch-rival was Danny Ildefonso.

In 1998, Adducul joined the Philippines' second professional league, the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, he led the Manila Metrostars to a championship together with American Alex Compton, and was awarded with the Play-off MVP and the Finals MVP. In 2000, Adducul was named MBA Most Valuable Player. In 2001, the Metrostars merged with the Batangas Blades and the coalition team won that year's championship. Unfortunately, the league did not last long and Adducul ended his career in the MBA with the Pangasinan Waves in 2002.

Adducul is a many-time member of the Philippine national basketball team. In 1994,he played for the Philippines at the 19-and-under FIBA Asia Championship. Then, he led the country to four consecutive Southeast Asia Basketball Association championships (1998–2001). He also led the national team to three consecutive South East Asian Games gold medals (1997, 1999, 2001). Adducul is a three-time member of the FIBA Asia All-Star Selection (1997, 1998, 2000) and in 2000, he led the All-Star team against the Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars.

At the same year, he returned briefly in the Philippine Basketball League and won that year's MVP award.

In 2003, he was drafted 2nd overall by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. He won two consecutive championships with the Kings in the 2004 and 2005 PBA seasons.

In October 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in a three-way trade involving the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Red Bull Barako.

In May 2007, he was traded for Enrico Villanueva to the Red Bull Barako.

After two days of trading him to the Red Bull Barako, Romel was shipped to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants for Don Camaso.


Personal life


Adducul was diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer. This condition prevented him from playing in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference to undergo chemotherapy, but has since returned.[1] On May 3 Startalk, Romel said in an interview: "Right now, I'm doing fine because I see the improvement [from the chemo], the mass is shrinking; The radiation, 35 sessions, five times a week. The chemo is 6 cycles. I have my third cycle on Thursday, and after two more weeks I'll be finished with my last cycle which is three sessions. One week in the hospital...it's really hard but I have to do it."[2]


Awards and achievements



Collegiate achievements



PBL achievements



MBA achievements



PBA achievements



International career highlights


Club and Country


See also



References


  1. Adducul battles Big C, ABS-CBN News, Retrieved 2008-03-28
  2. GMA NEWS.TV, PBA player Rommel Adducul fights the 'Big C'


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