1. Gary Ocampo David was born on July 13,1978 and is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Pampanga Giant Lanterns of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
32 Facts About Gary David
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Gary David is a five-time All-Star and co-holds the longest streak for consecutive games recording 20 points or more.
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Gary David started out as an intramural player at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, the same school he later powered to three runner-up finishes in the NCRAA versus a star-studded St Francis of Assisi team led by behemoth brothers Yancy and Ranidel de Ocampo.
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Gary David entered the 2004 PBA Draft, and was selected as the tenth overall pick by the then-Coca-Cola Tigers.
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Air21's acquisition of Gary David was considered a major steal in the 2005 mid-season.
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Gary David immediately played significant amount minutes as he backed up then star Ren-Ren Ritualo.
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Gary David brought high energy to Air21's running game and was a major factor of the Express securing the third-place finish in that season's Fiesta conference.
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Gary David then got injured causing Air21's semi-finals bid to go down the drain.
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Gary David earned several awards during the season including the PBA Most Improved Player and belonged to the Mythical First Team and the All-Defensive First Team.
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Gary David then came back to full action during the Fiesta Conference but mostly coming off the bench.
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Gary David led the team in scoring again after the season, despite the injury, averaging 16.3 points per game.
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The Express had a formidable starting lineup with Arwind Santos, Ranidel de Ocampo, Wynne Arboleda and Homer Se in his side, Gary David immediately led the Air21 Express as one of the contenders to win the title.
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Gary David led his team again in scoring during the Philippine Cup with 19.2 points per game including 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
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Gary David, himself, struggled during the semifinals series in which he even scored 0 in game 4, his first ever zero point performance since his rookie season.
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Gary David teamed up with Asi Taulava to form a dangerous duo.
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Gary David started strong in the Philippine Cup, averaging a league best 21.5 points while adding 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
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Gary David was able to anchor his team past the Rain or Shine in the semifinals.
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Gary David was named the Best Player of the Conference for the PBA Philippine Cup, beating Petron Blaze Boosters' Arwind Santos, despite the latter leading in statistical points.
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Gary David became just the third player from the Coca-Cola franchise to win the plum after Jeffrey Cariaso and Rudy Hatfield.
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Gary David became the first and only player from an eighth-seeded team to receive the award.
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Gary David tallied averages of 25 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a steal per game in the Philippine Cup.
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Gary David received P250,000 a month in 2009, P300,000 in 2010 and P350,000 at present.
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On March 13,2016, Gary David was penalized by the management of Meralco Bolts due to "insubordination, lack of dedication to the team; and breach of contract which states that he's obligated to play in official PBA games at all times" during a game against NLEX Road Warriors in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, according to the One Meralco Sports' website.
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Gary David was seated in the bench during the game period.
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Four days later, Gary David was officially dropped from the Meralco roster, becoming an unrestricted free agent in the process.
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On November 29,2016, Gary David signed a 1-year contract with Mahindra Floodbuster.
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Gary David was waived from the team on May 30,2017.
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Gary David debuted at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League with the Bataan Defenders in February 2018.
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Gary David was then chosen to be part of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas 2.0 that would be built to compete for the 2014 World Championships.
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Gary David was part of the squad that took the silver in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
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Gary David was included in the national team's final lineup for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.
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Gary David was included in the initial pool for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship but did not make the cut.