Dorian Alan Peña (born October 12, 1977) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He is nicknamed the "Junkyard Dawg" for his consistent plays of putbacks and offensive rebounds. He previously played for the

Negros Slashers The Negros Slashers, also known as the RCPI-Negros Slashers, were a professional basketball team in the Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998 to 2002. The team enjoyed considerable success, winning the MBA National Championship in 2002 ...

and the Pasig-Rizal Pirates in the defunct

Metropolitan Basketball Association The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), also shortened as Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran for five seasons from 1998 until 2002. The MBA was established to rival the Philippine Basketball Asso ...

before being recruited by the Beermen. A Mythical Five member in the 2004–05 season, the 6-6 slotman was relegated to the Second Team the following year. He was one of the only three locals to average in double-double during a season, the other two being

Eric Menk Eric Conrad Padua Menk (born August 24, 1974) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the ASEAN Basketball League. Known as Major Pain, Menk is a four-time PBA cha ...

and

Asi Taulava Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Tongan-born Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Standing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), Taulava is con ...

, both former Most Valuable Player winners. Peña averaged a career-best 13.2 points and 11.5 boards per game in the 2005–06 season and has been consistent since then. After spending twelve seasons with the Beermen, he was traded to the Barako Bull Energy along with

Dondon Hontiveros Donaldo "Dondon" Cabañes Hontiveros (born June 1, 1977) is a Filipino politician and former professional basketball player and coach. He has been serving as vice mayor of Cebu City since 2024 by virtue of succession, due to the suspension of ...

Paul Artadi Paul Anthony Dy Artadi (born May 5, 1981) is a Filipino politician, basketball coach, and former professional player. On his eleven-year career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), he played the point guard position and was a three-ti ...

and

Danny Seigle Daniel Charles Yadao Seigle (born June 14, 1976) is a Filipino-American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the former head of basketball operations of the De La Salle Green Archers men's basketball team and a tea ...

for

Nonoy Baclao Siverino A. "Nonoy" Baclao Jr. (born June 15, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A forward who can also play center, he played three season ...

Rey Guevarra Rey Francis J. Guevarra (born November 24, 1986) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Guevarra was selected by the Air21 Express third overall in the 2010 PBA draft. He is known for ...

and

Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rabeh Ahmed T. Al-Hussaini (born August 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Viva Portmasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. A power forward (basketball), power forward/center (basketball), center, ...

. He spent a season with the Energy providing boost off the bench after being traded again back to his former team. Pena went back to Barako again after another trade and was waived eventually after one season. After testing the free agency, Pena signed a deal with the

GlobalPort Batang Pier The NorthPort Batang Pier is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that first played in the 2012–13 PBA season. The team took over the franchise of the Powerade Tigers in 2012 after it was sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Besides N ...

. He was waived before the start of the

2016-17 PBA season 16-17 is a band from Basel, Switzerland. Their music combines punk rock, hardcore punk, jazz and Industrial music, industrial music. Biography 16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group play ...

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

, - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to: Places Argentina *San Miguel Partido *San Miguel, Buenos Aires * San Miguel, Catamarca * San Miguel, Corrientes * San Miguel, La Rioja *San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...

, 55 , , 19.8 , , .489 , , — , , .421 , , 5.9 , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 49 , , 29.3 , , .566 , , — , , .651 , , 9.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , .5 , , 10.9 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 34.9 , , .493 , , — , , .595 , , 12.5 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .5 , , 12.2 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 27.6 , , .472 , , — , , .524 , , 8.6 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 9.2 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 42 , , 31.1 , , .541 , , .000 , , .528 , , 11.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , .2 , , 13.2 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 62 , , 24.9 , , .552 , , .000 , , .525 , , 8.6 , , .7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendr ...

, 35 , , 20.5 , , .455 , , .000 , , .426 , , 6.4 , , .8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 49 , , 21.3 , , .460 , , .000 , , .552 , , 7.1 , , .6 , , .4 , , .5 , , 8.1 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 52 , , 15.3 , , .505 , , — , , .441 , , 5.6 , , .4 , , .2 , , .2 , , 4.4 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left,

, rowspan=2, 40 , , rowspan=2, 20.6 , , rowspan=2, .518 , , rowspan=2, — , , rowspan=2, .338 , , rowspan=2, 8.3 , , rowspan=2, .6 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, .3 , , rowspan=2, 4.3 , - , align=left, Air21 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left, Barako Bull , rowspan=2, 46 , , rowspan=2, 17.2 , , rowspan=2, .443 , , rowspan=2, .000 , , rowspan=2, .548 , , rowspan=2, 6.4 , , rowspan=2, .4 , , rowspan=2, .2 , , rowspan=2, .4 , , rowspan=2, 4.3 , - , align=left, Petron Blaze , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Petron Blaze , 32 , , 14.1 , , .407 , , — , , .600 , , 4.6 , , .2 , , .3 , , .2 , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , , align=left, Barako Bull , 24 , , 20.5 , , .475 , , — , , .452 , , 6.0 , , .26 , , .2 , , .2 , , 5.1 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left, Barako Bull , rowspan=2, 20 , , rowspan=2, 11.2 , , rowspan=2, .111 , , rowspan=2, — , , rowspan=2, .429 , , rowspan=2, 2.2 , , rowspan=2, .3 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, .3 , - , align=left, Barangay Ginebra , - , align="left" , , align=left, GlobalPort , 15 , , 4.2 , , .500 , , — , , — , , .9 , , .0 , , .1 , , .0 , , .3 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 623 , , 22.2 , , .502 , , .000 , , .524 , , 7.4 , , 0.7 , , .3 , , .3 , , 6.9

Criminal charges

Pena was arrested on drug charges on May 11, 2017, in a buy-bust operation held in

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong ( ; ), officially the City of Mandaluyong (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly-urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popula ...

, Philippines.Report: Dorian Pena, two others, arrested in buy-bust operation in alleged Mandaluyong drug den
/ref>

Awards

* 2005-06 PBA Mythical Second Team * 2005-06 PBA All-Defensive Team * 2004-05 PBA Mythical First Team

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Dorian 1977 births Living people American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Barako Bull Energy players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland Centers (basketball) Coppin State Eagles men's basketball players Doping cases in basketball Filipino men's basketball players Filipino sportspeople in doping cases NorthPort Batang Pier players Pasig-Rizal Pirates players Sportspeople from Cheverly, Maryland Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars San Miguel Beermen players