ROMMEL ADDUCUL

Team:	PUREFOODS
Nick:	The General
Position:	Center
Jersey Number:	82
Birthdate:	01/21/1976
Birthplace:	Tuguegarao, Cagayan
Height (ft.in.):	6'6"
Weight(lbs.):	225

In college, Adducul, a three-time Most Valuable Player, led the San Sebastian Stags to five consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball championships from 1993 to 1997. At the same time, he was a star in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).Known as "The General".

In 1998, Adducul joined the Philippines' second professional league, the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA). In 1999, He led the Manila Metrostars to a championship together with American Alex Compton (but a long-time Philippines resident) and was awarded with the Play-off MVP and the Finals MVP. In 2000, Adducul was named MBA Most Valuable Player and 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 was a many-time member of the Philippine national team and 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 was 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 PBL and won that year's MVP award. In 2003, he was drafted 2nd overall by the Barangay Ginebra Kings to play in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and won two consecutive championships with the Kings in the 2004-2005 PBA seasons.

In October 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in a three-way trade involving Ginebra and Red Bull Barako. In May 2007 he was traded for center Enrico Villanueva, to Red Bull Barako, but ended up going to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants for Don Camaso, without playing a game for Red Bull, just two days later.

Adducul is currently one of the reserve players for the Philippine national basketball team.


Source: http://ngetstudio.com/Purefoods_Tender_Juicy_Giants/players/?id=251