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Career

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". League NCAA Joined 1969 Seniors general championships NCAA: 4 (1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 2002-03) Juniors general championships NCAA: 2 (1992-93, 2005-06) Location C.M. Recto Ave. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament is held every first semester of the academic year (from June up to October). ...

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. The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) or Metroball was a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1998. ... The Manila Metrostars was a former professional basketball team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998-2000. ... The Batangas Blades (or the LBC-Batangas Blades) is a former professional basketball team of the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998-2002. ...

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. The Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) is a sub zone of FIBA Asia consisting of countries from Southeast Asia. ... The 23rd South East Asian Games Philippines 2005 Logo The South East Asian Games, or SEA Games for short (even shorter: SEAGames or SEAG), is a biannual multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. ... For other uses of PBA, see PBA. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. ...

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. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. ...

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. The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... Red Bull Barako is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association which entered the league in 2000. ... Jose Enrico Villanueva (born June 23, 1980 in Pasay City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. ... Red Bull Barako is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association which entered the league in 2000. ... The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team under the Purefoods-Hormel division of the San Miguel Corporation. ...

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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
• 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

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Reference

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

See also

• Philippine national basketball team