Don Allado

Don Carlos Allado

Alias	King Archer
Jersey No.	8
Position	Center/Power Forward
Current Team	Barako Bull Energy
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	June 10, 1979 (1979-06-10) (age 32) Manila, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 6 in.
Weight	220 lbs.
College	De La Salle University, University of the Philippines Open University
Career Highlights
Draft	Direct Hire, 1999 by Alaska Aces
Pro Career	1999 – present
Also played for	Alaska Aces (1999-2006) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2006-2008) Air21 Express (2008-2009) B-Meg Llamados (2009-11)
Awards Received
3-Time PBA All-Star 2002 PBA Mythical First Team 2003 PBA Mythical Second Team

Don Carlos Allado (born June 10, 1979) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association.

He started out his amateur career playing for De La Salle University in 1996 and he played for the Green Archers and dominated the amateur ranks until the 1999-2000 season, including the Philippine Basketball League. He is known as "The King Archer" amongst the De La Salle community. Don Led his team in scoring throughout most of his 4 year stay with the archers and has also led the Philippine Basketball League in scoring and rebounding. He was the Most Valuable Player in only his 3rd year after the elimination rounds in the 1998-1999 season and also the finals Most Valuable Player. He wasn't satisfied and continued to do the same thing the next season and so he captured again the elimination rounds Most Valuable Player and the finals Most Valuable Player awards for the 1999-2000 season. They were known as the millennium champions. Don has been part of the mythical five teams since his sophomore year until his 4th year. Also he played for all the UAAP All Star teams. De La Salle University has not won the crown in well over 8 years and Don Carlos Allado was the key player in capturing and starting a legacy for the De La Salle University Green Archers Men's Basketball. He left in 1999 and the program he left continued the winning tradition that he started.

He played in the Philippine Basketball League under Wilkins Distilled Water in 1998 for 1 conference until it disbanded. Welcoat Paints immediately picked up the talented power forward and he won the first ever championship in franchise history. He was also named season MVP and finals MVP for the 1999-2000 season. He was also named into the mythical team for 2 years in a row.

He was a direct hire in 1999 by the Alaska Aces together with the likes of Asi Taulava and Eric Menk. After playing seven solid years with Alaska, in December 2006, he was shipped to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals for Willie Miller and John Ferriols.^[1] Allado was again traded by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Ranidel de Ocampo to the Air21 Express. He wasn't satisfied with the situation he was in so after one season with Air21, he requested to be sent immediately to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.

Don has been a member of the PBA mythical team for 2 years, and has been on the PBA All Star team for 3 years as well. He played with the national team that traveled to different countries including playing an exhibition game against the NBA veteran Dennis Rodman and other NBA legends. He has won 2 championships and is one of the "smartest" players to play in the PBA.

References

1. ^ Talao, Tito (10 May 2006). "Miller loser in PBA trade; Ritualo, Allado winners". Manila Bulletin. http://www.mb.com.ph/node/74144. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 

Preceded by Mark Telan

UAAP Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player 1998 1999

Succeeded by Rich Alvarez

Persondata
Name	Allado, Don
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Date of birth	June 10, 1979
Place of birth	Manila, Philippines
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