Mac Baracael

On July 24, 2008, Baracael was shot by an unidentified assailant.[1] 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 Capitol Medical Center. 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.

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 Alaska. 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 Barangay Ginebra Kings.

On January 2013, Baracael was traded to Barangay Ginebra in a 5-team, 10-player deal.[2]

On September 28, 2015, Baracael was traded to the Barako Bull Energy in a three-team trade that also involved the Star Hotshots.[3]

On May 5, 2016, Baracael, Emman Monfort and a 2018 second-round pick was traded by the Phoenix Fuel Masters to the NLEX Road Warriors for Simon Enciso and Mark Borboran.[4]