Don Dulay Explained

League:MPBL / PSL
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:150
Team:Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Position:Head coach
Nationality:Filipino / American
Birth Date:17 October 1980
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Draft Year Pba:2006
Draft Pba:Undrafted
College:El Camino College
Career Start:2007
Career End:2013
Career Position:Point guard
Coach Start:2017
Years1:2007–2010
Years2:2011
Years3:2012–2013
Cteam1:Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant)
Cyears1:2017–2018
Cteam2:Davao Occidental Tigers
Cyears2:2018–2021
Cteam3:Makati OKBet Kings
Cyears3:2023
Cteam4:Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards / Capitals
Cyears4:2024–present
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Donald Isidro Merza Dulay[1] (born October 17, 1980, in Los Angeles, California) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He is the current coach of the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He was an undrafted player but was later signed by Rain or Shine in 2007. He is also given the moniker "Double D" because of the D's in his first name and surname.

Player profile

Dulay applied for the 2006 PBA draft but no team drafted him.[2] He was signed by the Welcoat Dragons as a free agent in the 2007–08 PBA season. Dulay, known in local Philippine basketball as ‘Double D’, plays Guard and stands 5’8″. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he moved to the Philippines to pursue his basketball career. Dulay starred for Cebuana Lhuillier and Welcoat Dragons in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) before bringing his struts to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), where he played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Aces.

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left| | align=left| Welcoat| 33 || 13.9 || .321 || .256 || .583 || 1.2 || 2.0 || .3 || .0 || 3.8|-| align=left| | align=left| Rain or Shine| 40 || 14.7 || .333 || .328 || .656 || 1.4 || 1.6 || .2 || .0 || 4.4|-| align=left| | align=left| Rain or Shine| 16 || 10.1 || .403 || .350 || .733 || 1.4 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 4.7|-| align=left| | align=left| Alaska| 3 || 5.7 || .000 || .000 || — || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 92 || 13.3 || .335 || .305 || .639 || 1.3 || 1.6 || .2 || .0 || 4.1

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donald Isidro Dulay was born on October 17, 1980 in Los Angeles County, California. californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. May 25, 2020.
  2. News: Leongson . Randolph B. . Arwind or Kelly as No. 1 pick? See redraft of 2006 PBA rookie class . Sports Interactive Network . May 20, 2020 . November 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: Donald Dulay Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404203551/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Donald-Dulay/30 . April 4, 2017 .