Douglas Rimorin Kramer (born July 10, 1983) is a Filipino former basketball player. Playing power forward for the

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, he then played for eight teams in the

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(PBA).

Early life

Kramer grew up in Baguio. His father was an oil engineer, while his mother stayed at home. He studied at a Christian school in his high school years.

College career

Ateneo Blue Eagles

In his rookie season, the

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won the Season 65 championship. In

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, Kramer had a season-high 18 points alongside 12 rebounds and two blocks in a win over the

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. That season, Ateneo reached the semifinals. Kramer returned for his final season with Ateneo. In Season 69, Kramer set a college career-high 19 rebounds along with 3 blocks and 16 points in Ateneo's 98–88 win over UP on August 20, 2006. He then made the famous Game 1 winning shot of the Ateneo vs. UST in Game 1 of the championship on Sept. 24, 2006. His team ended up losing Games 2 and 3 to eventual champions, UST.

Professional career

Air21 Express

Kramer was drafted fifth overall by the Air 21 Express in the

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. He was signed to a three-year, deal.

Barangay Ginebra Kings

In 2009, Kramer and

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were shipped to the

Barangay Ginebra Kings The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisio ...

for draft picks. Due to Ginebra's depth at the time, he was often on the bench and did not get to play much.

Return to Air21

In 2010, Kramer was returned to Air21 alongside

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for

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and a draft pick. Kramer set a career high in rebounding twice while still with Air21 on his last 2 of 3 games with them. He had 16 points and 17 rebounds in 23 minutes against his former team, Ginebra on June 20, 2010. He then had 17 points and 17 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters on July 4, 2010.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Before the

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, the

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traded for Kramer by sending

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to Air21. He set his career high in points on his first game with Rain or Shine on Oct. 6, 2010 with 19 points. He tied that career high with 19 points once again in a win over the

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. In his second conference with Rain or Shine, only behind import

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, Kramer led his team both in scoring and rebounding among all locals at the end of eliminations of the 2011 Commissioners Cup. He averaged 9.56ppg and 7.67rpg in only 23.33 minutes per game. This would serve as his best conference averages in his PBA career.

Powerade Tigers

After being traded to the

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, Kramer at his 8th game as a Tiger, finally eclipsed his personal rebounding best of 17, to 20 rebounds against the

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on Nov. 9, 2011. During the 2011–12 Philippine Cup 14-game eliminations, Kramer registered a career best nine double doubles (which included 6 straight double doubles), with conference highs of 18 points against the

Petron Blaze Boosters The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...

and career best 20 rebounds against Talk 'N Text. During the whole eliminations, there were only 4 players who averaged double doubles: Santos, Harvey Carey,

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and Kramer. He averaged a double double during that All-Filipino conference with 11.64 points/game and 10.57 rebounds/game in 30.79 minutes/contest, all of which were career highs in averages. His 9 double doubles is 2nd most for the conference and is only behind

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, who registered 11 double doubles. He was also 6th best in the league in 2-point field goal percentage with .516. Kramer was third-best in the league in rebounding with his 10.57 rebounds/game and was 2nd best in total rebounds hauled down with 148. Kramer was the number 3 top scorer for the Tigers and number 1 rebounder for his team during that conference. Kramer led Powerade all the way to Game 5 of the

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against the eventual champions, Talk 'N Text, which beat them 4–1 in the series. He registered his all-time career best in rebounds during that series, where he hauled down 23 boards during Game 3. He would register a league best 18 double doubles during that conference and would also lead the league in total rebounds hauled down with 303, No. 1 in total offensive rebounds with 101, No. 1 in total defensive rebounds with 202, and would get a league 2nd best average with 10.82 rebounds/game for the 28 games that Powerade played. He also averaged a career best 11.32 points/game, to average a double double throughout the whole 2011–12 Philippine Cup Conference. During the 2012 Commissioner's Cup, his minutes went down, but he still was able to contribute 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds.

Barako Bull Energy Cola

Doug Kramer would eventually get traded on May 4, 2012 to the

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after playing 2 conferences with Powerade. He would get traded for

Jondan Salvador Jondan Y. Salvador (born October 12, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in the 2005 PBA draft. He was a former Mythical Five awardee with the CSB Blazers during his NCAA ye ...

and a second round pick. With four months left in his PBA contract, Barako signed him with a contract extension of three more years. Kramer would play his first game as a Barako Bull player on May 25, 2012. He would eventually finish the 2011–12 season on a high note as he would end up having the second-best rebounding average of 8.77 on 48 games played, only behind Arwind Santos' 10.67. He would also end up with 279 total defensive rebounds for 2nd most in the league, 142 total offensive rebounds for 3rd most in league, and 3rd most in total rebounds with 421. He would also average a career best 9.54 points/game and have the 2nd most double doubles for the season with 22. He capped off his career best season with nominations for the Most Improved Player award (his 2nd straight nomination) and Mythical 5 All-Defensive team. He would end up bagging the trophy for being part of the All-Defensive team for the 1st time in his career. During the 2012–13 Philippine Cup conference 14-game eliminations, Doug was 2nd best in the rebounding average with 10.43 rebounds/game. He would also have an impressive four-game stretch of rebounding for Barako where he averaged 18.5 rebounds.

Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen

On August 12, 2013, Kramer was officially traded to the

for

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and Petron’s 2013 second round pick.

GlobalPort Batang Pier

In 2016, Kramer was traded to the

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for

Mick Pennisi Michael Alfio Pennisi (born March 13, 1975) is an Australian-Filipino former professional basketball player. After playing for the Townsville Suns/Crocodiles of the Australian NBL during the 1990s, Pennisi moved to the Philippines in 2000 and p ...

Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters

In October of 2016, Kramer suffered a mild stroke, which hospitalized him for several days. It was then revealed that he had a congenital hole in his heart. A minor procedure closed the hole in his heart. He didn't play for four months. On February 4, 2017, Kramer made his return to Phoenix with nine points and a team-high 12 rebounds in a loss to the

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. In his last game in the PBA, Phoenix won over the

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. Kramer had three points, ten rebounds, and three blocks. He retired after that season.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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Petron Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, supplying more than a third of the country's oil requirements. It operates a refinery in Limay, Bataan with a rated capacity of . From the refinery, Petron ...

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Personal life

On October 9, 2008, Kramer married Filipina actress

Cheska Garcia Francesca Marie "Cheska" Velasco Garcia-Kramer (born Francesca Marie Velasco Garcia; July 24, 1980) is a Filipino actress and model. Early life Cheska Garcia was born in Makati, Philippines to Francisco Pablo Pellicer Garcia, a Spanish mestizo ...

. They have three children together: Clair Kendra, Scarlett Louvelle and Gavin Phoenix. As a family, they are active on social media, posting on their Facebook fan page Team Kramer. They were featured on the magazine cover of the June 2017 issue of Esquire Philippines for Father's Day. They are the children of John Noel Kramer and Nellie Kramer. Kramer has six siblings: older brothers Lincoln and Mark, who currently live in

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, younger sister Stacey who lives in London, and siblings Lauren, Karl Lewis and Brandy, who reside in the Philippines.

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is married to Brandy Kramer. They have two daughters. Kramer and his family are Christians. They attend Christ's Commission Fellowship.

References

External links

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