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Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | MPBL / PSL |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 17, 1980
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Listed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Career information | |
College | El Camino College |
PBA draft | 2006: Undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–2013 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
2007–2010 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
2011 | Alaska Aces |
2012–2013 | Singapore Slingers |
As a coach: | |
2017–2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) |
2018–2021 | Davao Occidental Tigers |
2023 | Makati OKBet Kings |
2024–present | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards / Capitals |
Career highlights | |
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.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Dulay moved to the Philippines to pursue a basketball career. Playing guard at 5’8″, he first starred for Cebuana Lhuillier and Welcoat Dragons in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) before bringing declaring for the 2006 PBA draft. Although no team drafted him, [2] he was signed by the Welcoat Dragons as a free agent in the 2007–08 PBA season. Known in Philippine basketball as ‘Double D’, he also played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Aces.
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Welcoat | 33 | 13.9 | .321 | .256 | .583 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | 3.8 |
2008–09 | Rain or Shine | 40 | 14.7 | .333 | .328 | .656 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | 4.4 |
2009–10 | Rain or Shine | 16 | 10.1 | .403 | .350 | .733 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 4.7 |
2010–11 | Alaska | 3 | 5.7 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 92 | 13.3 | .335 | .305 | .639 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | 4.1 |