Rommel Adducul

Infobox NBA Player
name = Rommel Adducul
nickname = The General

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league = Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs=225
team = Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants (2007-present)
position = Power Forward/Center
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|4|21|mf=y
birth_place = Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
death_date =
death_place =
college = San Sebastian College Stags
nationality = Philippines
draft = 2nd overall
draft_team = Barangay Ginebra Kings
draft_year = 2003
former_teams = National Team
PBL: Chowking, Welcoat Paintmasters
MBA:
*Manila Metrostars (1998-2000)
*LBC-Batangas Blades (2001)
*Pangasinan Waves (2002)
PBA:
*Barangay Ginebra Kings (2003-2006)
*San Miguel Beermen (2006-2007)
*Red Bull Barako (2007; did not play)
*Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants (2007-present)
career_start = 1998
career_end =
awards =
*PBA All-Star Mythical Second Team (2004-05)
*PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time (2003)
*FIBA Asian All-Star (1997, 1998, 2000)
*FIBA Asia Club Championship Mythical Five Selection (2005)

Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines) is a professional basketball player from the Philippines. He was one of the best players to play for the Philippine national basketball team in recent times.

Adducul is now a reserve Center in the Purefoods Tender Giants, relieving Kerby Raymundo.

Adducul is diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer. This condition prevents him from playing in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference to undergo chemotherapy, But he will return in the 2008-09 PBA season. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=113197 Adducul battles Big C] , ABS-CBN News, Retrieved 2008-03-28] On May 3 Startalk, Rommel said:"Right now, I'm doing fine kasi nga nakikita ko ang improvement ko [sa chemo] , nawawala na yung mass; The radiation, 35 sessions, five times a week. Yung chemo, 6 cycles siya. Pangatlo ko sa Thursday, tapos meron yung after two weeks, yung last cycle which is 3 sessions. Isang week ako sa hospital...it's really hard pero kailangan gawin." [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/93197/PBA-player-Rommel-Adducul-fights-the-Big-C GMA NEWS.TV, PBA player Rommel Adducul fights the 'Big C'] ]

Awards and Achievements

Collegiate achievements

*1993 NCAA Basketball champions
*1994 NCAA Basketball champions
*1995 NCAA Basketball champions
*1996 NCAA Basketball champions
*1997 NCAA Basketball champions
*NCAA Basketball Most Valuable Player (three times)

PBL achievements

*1996 PBL Most Valuable Player
*2002 PBL Most Valuable Player
*2002 PBL Finals Co-Most Valuable Player (tied with Ronald Tubid)
*Philippine Basketball League Top 20 Greatest Players of all time (2003)

MBA achievements

*1999 MBA champions
*2001 MBA champions
*1998 MBA Defensive Player of the Year
*1999 MBA Defensive Player of the Year
*1999 MBA Play-off Most Valuable Player
*1999 MBA Finals Most Valuable Player
*2000 MBA Most Valuable Player
*2001 MBA Finals Most Valuable Player
*2000 MBA Intra-Con Challenge finalists

PBA achievements

*2004 PBA Gran Matador Fiesta Conference champions
*2005 PBA Philippine Cup champions
*2006-2007 PBA Philippine Cup finalists
*PBA Mythical Second Team Selection (2004-05)

International career highlights

Club and Country
*1997 FIBA Asia Championship, 9th place
**Emirates Sportsmanship Award
**1997 FIBA Asian All-Star Games
**1997 FIBA Asian All-Star Sportsmanship Award
*1997 South East Asian Games champions
*1998 South East Asia Basketball Association champions
*1998 FIBA Asian All-Star Extravaganza
*1999 South East Asia Basketball Association champions
**South East Asia Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (1999)
*1999 Ramadan Basketball Tournament
*1999 South East Asian Games champions
*2000 South East Asia Club Championship champions
**South East Asia Basketball Association Club Championship Most Valuable Player (2000)
*2000 South East Asia Basketball Association champions
*2000 FIBA Asian All-Star Extravaganza
*2001 South East Asia Basketball Association champions
*2001 South East Asian Games champions
*2002 William Jones Cup, 5th place
*2002 Shell Rimula Brunei Cup champions
**Shell Rimula Brunei Cup Most Valuable Player (2002)
*2002 Super Kung Sheung International Basketball Invitation Championship champions
**Nike Best Shooter Award (2002)
*2002 Yunnan International Tournament Honghe Cup Grand Prix
*2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, 5th place
**FIBA Asia Champions Cup Mythical Five Selection (2005)
*2005 Las Vegas Global Hoops Summit
*2005 William Jones Cup, 3rd place
*2005 Shell Rimula Brunei Cup champions
*2006 Shell Rimula Brunei Cup

References

*Bocobo, Christian and Celis, Beth, Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball, (Philippines, 2004)

See also

*Philippine national basketball team