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Amateur career

Baracael was a former cager of MSEUF. In 2006, Baracael, also known as “Macmac”, transferred to Far Eastern University of the UAAP. After serving his residency, he became part of the

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Senior basketball team on the account of his agility, one-on-one defense and outside shooting.

Shooting/apparent attempted assassination

On July 24, 2008, Baracael was shot by an unidentified assailant. He was walking outside the FEU campus in front of a PhilTrust Bank branch, in the corner of Morayta and R. Papa St. Marnel, Barcael was with his teammates Ron Cabagnot and Robert Kave when the suspect fired two gunshots. One bullet hit the left side of the player's back and the bullet exited from the lower portion of his nipple. Baracael was rushed to the Mary Chiles Hospital but was later on transferred to

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. Allegedly, he was shot not only to warn him or scare him but it was intended to put the player to complete silence. Motives behind the attempted assassination are still unknown, but it was believed that the incident was related to a game-fixing issue that Baracael said to have reported earlier to FEU management.

Smart Gilas

Alongside his FEU teammates

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, Baracael was part of the roster of the national team,

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, headed by coach

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PBA career

Alaska Aces

He along with 33 other rookies led by teammate JVee Casio applied for the draft. On draft day, he was taken 6th overall by the

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. He then signed a three-year deal with the team. In his official debut as a professional in the PBA, Baracael led the scoring for Alaska with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in an 83–72 loss against the

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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

In January 2013, Baracael was traded to Barangay Ginebra in a 5-team, 10-player deal.

Barako Bull Energy

On September 28, 2015, Baracael was traded to the

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in a three-team trade that also involved the

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NLEX Road Warriors

On May 5, 2016, Baracael,

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and a 2018 second-round pick was traded by the

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to the NLEX Road Warriors for

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PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baracael, Mac 1985 births Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players from Quezon NorthPort Batang Pier players Meralco Bolts players NLEX Road Warriors players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters players Small forwards FEU Tamaraws basketball players Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players Alaska Aces (PBA) draft picks