Axel Doruelo Explained

Axel Doruelo
Position:Point guard
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:September 7, 1982
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
College:SSC-R Cavite
UP
Draft Year Pba:2009
Draft Pba:Undrafted
Career Start:2009
Career End:2014
Years1:2009
Team1:Thai Tigers
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:Petron Blaze Boosters
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:San Miguel Beermen

Axel John Doruelo is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the SSC-Cavite Baycats and the UP Fighting Maroons. He last played for the San Miguel Beermen in the PBA.[1]

College career

Doruelo first played for the SSC-Cavite Baycats in the NCRAA.[2] He scored 35 points in a win over Rizal Technological University.

For UAAP Season 68, Doruelo transferred to the UP Fighting Maroons.[3] In a win against the NU Bulldogs, he had 20 points and 12 rebounds.[4] UP head coach Lito Vergara called him a "blessing". He then had a career-high 26 points (with 16 of them in the second half) and 13 rebounds in a win against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.[5] UP did not make it into the Final Four that season, finishing in fifth place.[6]

Semi-professional career

In 2006, Doruelo played in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) for Hapee-PCU.[7] He also played for the Rain or Shine Elastopainters,[8] the Teletech Titans,[9] and the Noosa Shoes Stars.[10]

Doruelo also played in the regional league Liga Pilipinas.[11] He scored 21 points in a win over the Cebu Niños.[12]

Professional career

Doruelo was among 33 undrafted players in the 2009 PBA Draft.[13]

ABL career

Doruelo then played for the Thai Tigers in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[14]

He also played for the San Miguel Beermen for the 2013 ABL season.[15]

PBA career

In 2011, he then played for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[16]

He then returned to the Beermen after his ABL stint. He was mostly on the reserves list.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 5, 2015 . Career Stats (Axel Doruelo) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816074715/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Axel-Doruelo/454/ . August 16, 2016 . pba-online.net . Ppba-online.net . September 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: January 18, 2004 . Tsansa sa semis,ipinagkait ng PUP sa CDSL . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  3. Web site: Villar . Joey . July 15, 2005 . Maroons shackle Archers in big reversal . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  4. Web site: Cordero . Abac . July 18, 2005 . Warriors shoot down Archers; Maroons win . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  5. Web site: Villar . Joey . August 5, 2005 . Eagles defuse fiery Warriors comeback . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  6. Web site: Manglinong . Dan . November 29, 2018 . History of UP Fighting Maroons basketball's rise from its dark ages . 2022-06-17 . Interaksyon . en-US.
  7. Web site: May 12, 2006 . Toyota zooms in on semis . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  8. Web site: May 14, 2006 . TeleTech storms Rain or Shine, stays alive . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  9. Web site: November 14, 2006 . 2 umaatikabong bakbakan sa PBL Silver Cup ngayon . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  10. Web site: Villar . Joey . Noosa courting Tiu . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  11. Web site: Maglinte . Ni Lemuel P. . Bag-ong Mandaue-Cebu Landmasters . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  12. Web site: Landmasters break Niños' hearts not once, but twice Rule Cebu City leg for their first ever title in Liga Pilipinas . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  13. Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . August 4, 2009 . Who got away? . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  14. Web site: October 26, 2009 . Patriots trounce Thai Tigers in ASEAN league . June 17, 2022 . ABS-CBN News.
  15. Web site: Zarate . Noel . January 28, 2013 . The San Miguel Beermen-Philippines: A quest to uphold a winning tradition . 2022-06-17 . sg.news.yahoo.com . en-SG.
  16. Web site: November 5, 2011 . Petron takes on Alaska . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  17. Web site: GOTERA . JAY R. . November 8, 2017 . SMB says it's not unbeatable even with Standhardinger-Fajardo twin towers . 2022-06-17 . Saudigazette . English.