Celedonio B. "Don" Trollano Jr. (born January 7, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Don Trollano
Trollano in 2023
No. 2 – San Miguel Beermen
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 32)
Gigmoto, Catanduanes, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolTrace College
CollegeAdamson University
PBA draft2015: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2018–2019TNT KaTropa
2019–2020Blackwater Elite
2021–2023NLEX Road Warriors
2023–presentSan Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards

College and amateur career edit

Trollano studied at Adamson University and played for the Adamson Falcons from 2012 to 2014.[1] He also suited up for the Cagayan Rising Suns of the PBA Developmental League.[2]

Professional career edit

Trollano was drafted by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 PBA draft.[3]

On October 25, 2015, Trollano recorded 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a win over the Columbian Dyip in his 2nd career game played. On November 11, 2015, Trollano recorded his first double-digit scoring output as he scored 12 points to go along with 3 rebounds in a win over the Alaska Aces. In the 2016 Commissioner's Cup, which was Trollano's rookie year, he won his first championship.

In 2018, he was traded to the TnT Katropa for Norbert Torres.[4] In Game 3 of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup Finals, he scored a playoff career-high 18 points.[5] The next conference, Trollano scored a career high 19 points in a win against the Columbian Dyip.[6]

During the 2019 Governor's Cup, he was traded to the Blackwater Elite along with Anthony Semerad and a first round draft pick for Bobby Ray Parks Jr.[7] In 2020, he scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 96–109 loss.[8]

Trollano was on the move again after the NLEX Road Warriors gave the No. 4 pick to Blackwater for him, Maurice Shaw, Roi Sumang, and the Bossing's 2022 second-round draft pick. The Bossing then transferred the draft selection for Simon Enciso, David Semerad, TNT's 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 second-round draft pick in the trade.[9] This reunited him with the coach he won his first championship with, Yeng Guiao.[10]

In the 2022 Philippine Cup, he hit a game-winning shot against TNT.[11] In a win against the Meralco Bolts, he scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help NLEX pull away for the win.[12] In December 2022, Trollano signed a two-year extension with the team, which came after he scored a career-high 26 points in two different games during the Commissioner's Cup.[13] On March 2, 2023, in a Governors' Cup win over the Terrafirma Dyip, he hit a new career-high with 44 points, and broke the PBA's all-time record for consecutive triples without a miss with nine straight as well.[14]

On December 11, 2023, Trollano was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in a three-team trade involving San Miguel, NLEX, and NorthPort Batang Pier.[15]

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  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

As of the end of 2022–23 season[16]

PBA season-by-season averages edit

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Rain or Shine 44 11.2 .390 .348 .483 1.5 .7 .2 .0 3.7
2016–17 Rain or Shine 28 11.4 .402 .327 .875 2.0 .4 .2 .1 4.2
2017–18 Rain or Shine 30 17.1 .324 .258 .657 3.1 .6 .4 .1 5.5
TNT
2019 TNT 47 27.3 .394 .318 .600 5.6 1.3 .5 .1 9.5
Blackwater
2020 Blackwater 11 29.0 .376 .255 .760 8.5 1.3 .3 .3 14.2
2021 NLEX 30 28.3 .441 .355 .667 5.6 1.9 .6 .3 10.5
2022–23 NLEX 37 32.7 .469 .438 .804 5.4 2.4 .8 .4 16.2
Career 227 22.0 .412 .347 .705 4.1 1.2 .4 .2 8.6

UAAP edit

[1]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Adamson 13 8.23 .333 .273 .250 1.1 .3 .1 1.8
2013–14 14 14.5 .412 .302 .636 3.4 .6 .3 .3 7.4
2014–15 13 30.8 .355 .211 .731 7.8 1.5 .5 .8 15.8
Career 40 17.5 .370 .248 .662 6.0 3.1 .6 .4 8.3

Personal life edit

Trollano lives with his long-time partner Patricia Palacol and their son, Bryce.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Celedonio Trollano Player Profile :: PBA-Online!". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Flores, Celest R. (October 24, 2013). "Trollano shines in PBA D-League debut as Cagayan beats Cafe France". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "SUMMARY – 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". InterAksyon. August 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 26, 2018). "TnT Katropa acquires Don Trollano from Rain or Shine in trade for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Villanueva, Eros (August 10, 2019). "Defensive wiz Don Trollano dials up offense for shorthanded TNT". ESPN Philippines. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ One Sports – Best Player: Don Trollano | PBA Governors' Cup 2019 | Facebook, retrieved January 5, 2022
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 3, 2019). "Ray Parks now with TNT as PBA approves trade for Trollano, Semerad, draft pick". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Sarmenta, Yoyo (October 22, 2020). "Pogoy's outburst keeps TNT unbeaten in Philippine Cup". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mikey Williams the draft target as TnT acquires NLEX pick in three-way trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Trollano embraces chance to work anew with primary mentor Guiao". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 16, 2022). "Meet Finals breakout star Don Trollano's multitasking inspiration". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 25, 2022). "Trollano takes over as NLEX pulls away vs Meralco in heated battle". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Surprise BPC candidate Don Trollano signs contract extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 2, 2023). "Don Trollano explodes for 44 as NLEX rips Terrafirma". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ [1] Real GM
  17. ^ Lozada, Mei-lin (September 3, 2019). "Meet Finals breakout star Don Trollano's multitasking inspiration". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

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