Bryan Gahol Explained

Bryan Gahol
Number:21
Position:Power forward / center
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:30 July 1977
Birth Place:Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Death Place:South Luzon Expressway
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:205
College:UP
Draft Year Pba:1999
Draft Round Pba:1
Draft Pick Pba:4
Draft Team Pba:Mobiline Phone Pals
Career Start:1999
Career End:2005
Years1:1999
Team1:Mobiline Phone Pals
Years2:2000–2002
Team2:Alaska Aces
Years3:2002–2005
Team3:San Miguel Beermen
Years4:2005–2006
Team4:Red Bull Barako
Years5:2007–2008
Team5:Quezon–Villa Anita (NBC)
Highlights:

Bryan Paraon Gahol (July 30, 1977 – March 31, 2014) was a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Professional career

Gahol was a highly scouted prospect from the time he suited up for the Philippine Youth team and the injuries that hit him early in his career notwithstanding was expected to do well when he was drafted fourth overall by Mobiline in 1999. The former University of the Philippines standout, though, hardly made an impact with the Phone Pals, who soon sent him packing in a three-team, four player transaction that also involved Shell and Tanduay. He initially landed at Shell, which later traded him to Alaska for Brixter Encarnacion.[1] After Alaska, he also suited up for San Miguel and Red Bull Barako before retiring in 2006.

Death

Gahol was killed along with companion Rosemarie Manalo in a multiple-vehicle collision along the Skyway in the evening of March 31, 2014. He was driving a Nissan Urvan Escapade on the northbound lane of the SLEX near the Alabang exit at 10pm Monday night, along with four other friends, when their vehicle was hit by a delivery jeep filled with vegetables. Gahol and Manalo were declared dead on arrival at the hospital.[2]

His remains were laid to rest at Makiling Memorial Garden in Los Baños, Laguna.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alaska Aces on the Web.
  2. Web site: Fernandez . Rhoel V . PBA News: Bryan Gahol, former PBA player and UP Maroons star, dies in car accident in SLEX . spin.ph . 11 November 2020 . 1 April 2014.