Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the

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of the

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(PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where both played together with

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and Talk 'N Text. He also represented the

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College career

De Ocampo started playing organized basketball at the

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Doves together with his brother, Yancy. The De Ocampo brothers led the varsity squad to several

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titles. Upon the exit of the older De Ocampo, the Doves was still dominating the league with him alongside Ervin Sotto and

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. Thus, he led the squad into several statistical categories such as scoring and rebounding. He won four NCRAA MVP plums making him arguably the finest player in the history of the NCRAA.

Professional career

In 2004, after a celebrated collegiate career at St. Francis, De Ocampo decided to turn pro and enter the PBA draft. He was selected by the

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as the fourth overall pick, having selected ahead of higher profile players such as classy UE point guard Paul Artadi, multi-titled PBL veteran

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and former

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star

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. During his rookie year, he played alongside his brother Yancy. He played in a total of 59 games and averaged decent rookie numbers of 7.5 points and 4.6 rebounds while playing a little over 21 minutes of action per game. After a so-so performance in his first year, he made an impact in the 2005–06 season by improving his rookie numbers of 7.5 points per game to 13.3 in his sophomore year in 37 of 51 games played. He also registered 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in that year. In 2008, de Ocampo was again included in the RP Training Pool, his second stint, assembled by the PBA under Coach

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. In the middle of the

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, he was traded to the

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for veteran

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. His all-around play helped them beat the Alaska Aces in that conference's finals series, 4-3, earning him his first PBA title. 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Croatia vs Philippines_(2)

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In 2015, de Ocampo led the Texters to the

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championship, winning a seven-game series against

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. On April 29, 2015, de Ocampo was named as the Finals MVP. During the series, he averaged 24.3 points and 6.6 rebounds and as well as shooting at an impressive 40% from the three-point area over the course of seven games. On September 11, 2017, de Ocampo was dealt to the

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along with KaTropa's 2019 second round pick for Justin Chua and

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in a three-team trade with Phoenix and Meralco. On April 13, 2020, de Ocampo announced his retirement from professional basketball.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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National team career

He was included in the Gilas Pilipinas roster that placed second in the

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held in

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and earned a ticket to compete in the

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. De Ocampo also buried a crucial three point field goal late in the fourth quarter which secured Gilas a slot in the 2014 World Cup. In July 2016, de Ocampo announced his retirement from international basketball following the Gilas' loss to the

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that ended their bid to qualify for the

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Coaching career

On June 29, 2020, de Ocampo was tapped as an assistant coach of TNT KaTropa.

Career achievements

* 6-time PBA champion ( 2008–09 Philippine, 2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2012–13 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine, 2015 Commissioner's) * 2-time PBA Finals MVP ( 2012–13 Philippine, 2015 Commissioner's) * 5-time

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member * PBA All-Rookie Team * 2000 PBL Chairman's New Top Comer * 2002 PBL Mythical Team * Member of eight-time

champions

* 4-time NCRAA MVP

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:De Ocampo, Ranidel 1981 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games Basketball players from Cavite Meralco Bolts players People from Tanza, Cavite Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball TNT Tropang Giga players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines St. Francis Doves basketball players Barako Bull Energy draft picks TNT Tropang Giga coaches Filipino men's basketball coaches