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{{distinguish|Garry David}}
{{Philippine name|Ocampo|David}}
{{for|the fictional character of the same name|Mara Clara (2010 TV series)#Cast}}
{{short description|Filipino basketball player and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honorable]]
| name            = Gary David
| image           = Gary David 08.jpg
| image_size      = 250px
| caption         = David with [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21]] in 2008
| office          = Member of the [[Dinalupihan]] Municipal Council
| term_start      = June 30, 2022
| term_end        =
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|13}}
| birth_place     = [[Floridablanca, Pampanga]], Philippines
| death_date      = 
| death_place     =
| nationality     = Filipino
| party           = [[Aksyon Demokratiko]] (2021–present)
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| spouse          =
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| education       =
| residence       = [[Dinalupihan]], [[Bataan]], Philippines
| occupation      = Athlete, politician 
| module = {{Infobox basketball biography
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| position        = [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 2 
| weight_lb       = 182
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| draft_year_pba  = 2004
| draft_pick_pba  = 10
| draft_round_pba = 1
| draft_team_pba  = [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]
| college         = [[Lyceum Pirates basketball|Lyceum]]
| career_start    = 2004
| career_end      = 
| team1           = [[Powerade Tigers|Coca-Cola Tigers]]
| years1          = 2004–2005
| team2           = [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express / Burger King Titans / Burger King Whoopers]]
| years2          = 2005–2010
| team3           = Coca-Cola Tigers / Powerade Tigers
| years3          = 2010–2012
| team4           = [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]]
| years4          = 2012–2013
| team5           = [[Meralco Bolts]]
| years5          = 2013–2016
| team6           = [[San Miguel Beermen]]
| years6          = 2016
| team7           = [[Mahindra Floodbuster]]
| years7          = 2016–2017
| team8           = [[Bataan Risers|Bataan Defenders/Risers]]
| years8          = 2018–2020
| team9           = [[Pampanga Giant Lanterns]]
| years9          = 2022
| highlights      =
* [[Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference Award|PBA Best Player of the Conference]] ([[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup|2011–12 Philippine]])
* 5× [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game|PBA All-Star]] ([[2007 PBA All-Star Weekend|2007]], [[2009 PBA All-Star Weekend|2009]], [[2012 PBA All-Star Weekend|2012]]–[[2014 PBA All-Star Weekend|2014]]) 
* [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award|PBA All-Star Game MVP]] ([[2014 PBA All-Star Weekend|2014]])
* [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[Philippine Basketball Association Most Improved Player award|Most Improved Player]] ({{pbay|2006|end}})
* 2× [[Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team award|PBA Mythical First Team]] ({{pbay|2006|end}}, {{pbay|2011|end}})
* [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Defensive Team award|PBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{pbay|2006|end}})
* [[Bogs Adornado PBA Comeback Player of the Year award|PBA Comeback Player of the Year]] ({{pbay|2006|end}})
* [[Philippine Basketball Association Sportsmanship Award|PBA Sportsmanship Award]] ({{pbay|2006|end}})
* 4× [[Philippine Basketball Association Scoring Champion|PBA Scoring Champion]] ({{pbay|2009|end}}–{{pbay|2012|end}})
* [[MPBL]] All-Star ([[2018–19 MPBL season|2019]])
* [[Philippine Basketball League|PBL]] Most Valuable Player (2003 Sunkist-Unity)
* [[Philippine Basketball League|PBL]] Mythical First Team (2003 Sunkist-Unity)
* [[Philippine Basketball League|PBL ]] Most Improved Player Award (2001-02 Challenge)
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Southeast Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 Southeast Asian Games|2003 Hanoi]]|[[Basketball at the Southeast Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[William Jones Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 William Jones Cup|2012 Taipei]]|[[2012 William Jones Cup|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[William Jones Cup|2015 Taipei]] | [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|2013 Manila]] | [[2013 Philippines men's national basketball team results|team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Challenge|FIBA Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 FIBA Asia Cup|2014 Wuhan]]|[[2014 FIBA Asia Cup|Team]]}}
}}
}}

'''Gary Ocampo David''' (born July 13, 1978) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the [[Pampanga Giant Lanterns]] of the [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League]] (MPBL). He is a [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend|five-time All-Star]] and co-holds the longest streak for consecutive games recording 20 points or more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/david-matches-scoring-feat-as-powerade-stops-rain-or-shine|title=David matches scoring feat as Powerade stops Rain or Shine |publisher=Interaktv.com.ph |date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref> Famously known as "'''El Granada'''" or "'''Mr. Pure Energy'''", he is widely hailed by fans and [[PBA Hall of Fame|Hall of Famers]] as one of the best scorers of all-time in the PBA.<ref>{{cite news |title=PBA legends hail Gary David as one of greatest scorers in league history |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-legends-hail-gary-david-as-one-of-greatest-scorers-in-league-history |work=InterAksyon |date=June 9, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014635/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-legends-hail-gary-david-as-one-of-greatest-scorers-in-league-history |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to basketball, David is also an active politician, serving as a councilor in his hometown [[Dinalupihan]] since 2022.

==College and amateur career==
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 [[Saint Francis of Assisi College System|St. Francis of Assisi]] team led by behemoth brothers [[Yancy de Ocampo|Yancy]] and [[Ranidel de Ocampo]].

From Lyceum, he joined the Montaña Pawnshop Jewelers in the [[Philippine Basketball League]], winning an MVP award in 2003.<ref name="pba">{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1383 |title=Philippine Basketball Association |publisher=Pba.ph |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Philippine Basketball Association===
====Rookie season====
David entered the [[2004 PBA Draft]], and was selected as the tenth overall pick by the then-[[Coca-Cola Tigers]]. The Tigers, headed by then-coach [[Chot Reyes]], were coming of a banner [[2003 PBA season|year]] in which they finished runners-up in the first and second conference's and winning the [[2003 PBA Reinforced Conference|2003 Reinforced Conference]] title in which [[Johnny Abarrientos]], [[Rudy Hatfield]] and [[Jeffrey Cariaso]] was still in the fold. During his rookie season, David found himself coming off the bench with insignificant minutes due to the depth of the team. As the season progressed, David played more minutes as the team's sixth man but was then shipped to the [[Barako Bull Energy Cola|Air21 Express]] in the middle of the season.

====Mr. Pure Energy, multiple awards and injury====
Air21's acquisition of David was considered a major steal in the 2005 mid-season. He immediately played significant amount minutes as he backed up then star [[Ren-Ren Ritualo]]. David brought high energy to Air21's running game and was a major factor of the Express securing the third-place finish in that [[2006 PBA Fiesta Conference|season's Fiesta conference]]. David exploded for 19 points to carry the Express to its first-ever Final Four appearance after upsetting the [[Darvin Ham]]-led [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]], 117–110, in Game 5 of the quarterfinals on January 20, 2006 in Antipolo City.

Throughout the course of the season, David improved his numbers significantly by averaging 21.3 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists to go as he took the role of being the team's main man. He then got injured causing [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21]]'s semi-finals bid to go down the drain. Despite improving his numbers and collecting numerous awards along the way, David remained an underrated superstar for most of his early years.

Prior to an unfortunate elbow injury, David was having an impressive season and was on the verge of a probable [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] award, only losing in the voting process to eventual winner [[Willie Miller]]. He also earned several awards during the [[2006-07 PBA season|season]] including the [[Philippine Basketball Association Most Improved Player award|PBA Most Improved Player]] and belonged to the [[Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team award|Mythical First Team]] and the [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Defensive Team award|All-Defensive First Team]]. Despite several injuries in the past, David took the cudgels as the team's go-to-guy after former franchise player [[Renren Ritualo]] was shipped to [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk 'N Text]] and the energetic [[Ronald Tubid]] to [[Barangay Ginebra Kings|Ginebra]].

[[File:GD vs Red Bull.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Gary David, in a game against [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]], with the [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]].]]

In the [[2007-08 PBA season]], David played only 2 games during the [[2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]] with limited minutes due to the fact that he was still recovering from a knee injury he suffered the season before. He then came back to full action during the [[2008 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]] but mostly coming off the bench. During the middle of the conference, however, David regained his starting spot and minutes and quickly became the team's go-to-guy along with [[Arwind Santos]]. The two led the Express to 1st place in the elimination round with an 11-7 win–loss slate.  The Express received an automatic semi-final berth then they faced the [[Petron Blaze Boosters|Magnolia Beverage Masters]] which they won the series 4-2. The Express barge into the [[2008 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]] Finals against the [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] led by Best Import [[Chris Alexander (basketball)|Chris Alexander]] and Best Player of the Conference [[Jayjay Helterbrand]] along with the tournament's leading scorer [[Mark Caguioa]]. The series went down to the wire which the eventually lost in seven games. David led the team in scoring again after the season, despite the injury, averaging 16.3 points per game.

David was 100% healthy and back in full force during the [[2008-09 PBA season]]. The Express had a formidable starting lineup with [[Arwind Santos]], [[Ranidel de Ocampo]], [[Wynne Arboleda]] and [[Homer Se]] in his side, David immediately led the [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] as one of the contenders to win the title. Unfortunately, after trading fellow star [[Ranidel de Ocampo]] to the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]], the team only managed to muster 1 win in the next 4 games without de Ocampo. Before the trade, the Express were holding on a 7-6 win–loss record and an almost guaranteed quarterfinals seat but then went down to the wildcard phase with an 8-10 record. His team finished at a disappointing 8th spot. They faced the [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants]] during the first round of the wildcard phase which they convincingly won 94-82. However, they eventually lost to the [[San Miguel Beermen]] in the second round, 105-86, and failed to booked a quarterfinals seat. He led his team again in scoring during the [[2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]] with 19.2 points per game including 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

During the [[2009 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]], the newly named [[Burger King Whoppers]] finished at the number 4 spot and earned a twice-to-beat advantage entering the wildcard phase. They squandered the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]], 96-90, and booked a best-of-3 quarterfinals seat against the [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] which they also won, 2-1 and earned a spot in the final four which they were pitted against the no. 1 team [[San Miguel Beermen]]. They lost the series 4-2. 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. The Whoppers won third place honors.

====Return to Coca-Cola and struggles====
Before the start of the [[2009-10 PBA season]], David's tandem partner [[Arwind Santos]], was traded to the [[San Miguel Beermen]] in exchange for power forward [[Marc Pingris]] and sophomore [[Ken Bono]] plus San Miguel's first round pick in the [[2010 PBA Draft|2010 Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/213222/bk-s-santos-traded-san-miguel |title=BK's Santos traded to San Miguel&nbsp;– Manila Bulletin |publisher=Waylon Galvez |access-date=September 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206000142/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/213222/bk-s-santos-traded-san-miguel |archive-date=February 6, 2012 }}</ref>  Burger King got the first overall pick in the [[2009 PBA Draft|2009 Draft]] in which they used to get the 6-foot-9 [[Forward (basketball)|forward]] [[Japeth Aguilar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=492667&publicationsubcategoryid=69 |title=Burger King eyes All-Pinoy title with Japeth around&nbsp;– Philippine Star |publisher=Nelson Beltran |access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> But shortly after Japeth's PBA Debut, he was then traded to the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] for him to be able to play for the [[Smart Gilas|Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team]]. David was yet again left alone. Expected to lead his team all by himself, David started slow during the [[2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup|2009–10 Philippine Cup]] by only averaging 14.1 [[points per game]] and only winning 5 out of 16 games with the [[Burger King Whoppers]]. At that point, he was already asking for a trade. On January 4, 2010, he was then traded to the [[Powerade Tigers|Coca-Cola Tigers]] for [[Alex Cabagnot]] and [[Wesley Gonzales]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firequinito.com/archives/249-Burger-King-trades-Gary-David-and-Chico-Lanete-for-Coca-Colas-Alex-Cabagnot,-Wesley-Gonzales,-and-free-upsize-drinks.html |title=Burger King trades Gary David and Chico Lanete for Coca-Cola's Alex Cabagnot and Wesley Gonzales&nbsp;– FireQuinto |publisher=Jaemark Tordecilla |date=January 6, 2010 |access-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926030403/http://firequinito.com/archives/249-Burger-King-trades-Gary-David-and-Chico-Lanete-for-Coca-Colas-Alex-Cabagnot,-Wesley-Gonzales,-and-free-upsize-drinks.html |archive-date=September 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of their dismal record before David's arrival, Coca-Cola ended up in the [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] phase. They faced David's former team [[Burger King Whoppers]] in the first round of the wildcard and beat 118-112 but were eventually eliminated by the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] after losing, 84-99.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.ph/topstories/rain-or-shine-continues-climb-nails-qf-slot |title=Rain or Shine continues to climb nails for qf spot &nbsp;– Pba.ph |publisher=PBA.ph |access-date=September 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609072756/http://pba.ph/topstories/rain-or-shine-continues-climb-nails-qf-slot |archive-date=June 9, 2010 }}</ref> He teamed up with [[Asi Taulava]] to form a dangerous duo.

[[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference]] was a blast for David as he led the PBA in scoring with 21.9 [[points per game]] along with 3.4 [[rebounds per game|rebounds]] and 2.3 [[assists per game|assists]] per game. The Tigers started out the conference winning four of their first five assignments but shortly after, they suffered a 6-game losing streak that affected their bid for the automatic quarterfinal berth. And due again to the lack of support, his team again wounded up in the [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] phase with an 8–10 record. They easily beat the [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]], 100-84, to move on to the second phase of the wildcard stage but were met again by the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]]. They were eliminated again by the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]], 98-93, and took the final spot in the [[Quarterfinals]]. Despite being the league's leading scorer, a poor finish by the team caused David to lose the Best Player of the Conference Award to [[San Miguel Beermen]]'s [[Jay Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/post/san-miguel-sweeps-fiesta-conference-awards.html |title=San Miguel sweeps Fiesta Conference's Awards |publisher=PBA-Online! |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

====Coca-Cola Tigers / Powerade Tigers====
=====2010–11 season=====
David started strong in the [[2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]], averaging a league best 21.5 [[points per game|points]] while adding 3.3 [[rebounds per game|rebounds]] and 3.5 [[assists per game|assists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/leaders/2010-2011/Philippine%20Cup/Points%20Per%20Game/ |title=PBA Online: 2010-2011 Philippine Cup: Points per game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113192533/http://www.pba-online.net/leaders/2010-2011/Philippine%20Cup/Points%20Per%20Game/ |archive-date=November 13, 2010 }}</ref> However, his team failed to reach the quarterfinals and was eliminated with a dismal 3–11 record, highlighted by an 8-game losing streak.

With only 9 remaining games to be played in the [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]], David quickly got his game going as he led the league again in scoring with an average of 23.5 [[points per game|points]] along with 3.0 [[rebounds per game|rebounds]] and 2.6 [[assists per game|assists]],<ref>[http://www.pba-online.net/leaders/2010-2011/Commissioner's%20Cup/Points%20Per%20Game/ ]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321091616/http://www.pba-online.net/leaders/2010-2011/Commissioner%27s%20Cup/Points%20Per%20Game/ |date=March 21, 2011 }}</ref> highlighted by back-to-back 30-point performances, dropping 36 points against the [[Barangay Ginebra Kings|Brgy. Ginebra Kings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/gameid/19/ |title=Philippine Basketball Association vs. - Boxscores |publisher=PBA-Online! |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> and 35 points against the [[San Miguel Beermen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/gameid/23/ |title=Philippine Basketball Association vs. - Boxscores |publisher=PBA-Online! |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> Unfortunately, the Tigers once again failed to reach the playoffs, as they finished in 9th place with a 2–7 record.

In the [[2011 PBA Governors Cup|Governors Cup]], David was only able to play 5 games because of an injury. Still, he still managed to produce 19.6 [[points per game|points]], 2.6 [[rebounds per game|rebounds]] and 1.4 [[assists per game|assists]]. Despite being tied with [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Rain or Shine]] and [[B-Meg Llamados|B-Meg]] after compiling a 4–4 record, Powerade did not make the playoffs as the quotient system did not favor them.

=====2011–12 season=====
In the [[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup]], David led his team to 6 wins and 8 losses during eliminations, as Powerade finished 8th to begin the playoffs. The team pulled off a huge upset as they defeated the 1st seeded [[B-Meg Llamados]] twice to advance to the next round. This marked the Tigers' first semi-finals appearance in 7 years, the last being in 2004.

During the playoffs, Gary David scored 30 points or more in almost every game. Impressed by David's string of high-scoring games, veteran PBA statistician Fidel Mangonon commented via [[Facebook]]: "Since I worked in the PBA starting in late '91 as a sportswriter, Gary David is the 1st local player to score at least 30 pts in 5 straight games." In their next game, David had another 30-point outing as he extended his streak to 6 consecutive games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/31247/pba-rain-or-shine-ties-semis-series-vs-powerade-at-2-2 |title=PBA: Rain or Shine ties semis series vs Powerade at 2-2 &#124; Inquirer Sports |publisher=Sports.inquirer.net |date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> He was able to anchor his team past the Rain or Shine in the semifinals. Powerade battled with the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] in the Finals series. Despite the Tropang Texters beating Powerade in 5 games to become back-to-back Philippine Cup champions, David's sterling performance is still regarded as one of the best in PBA playoff/finals history.

David was named the Best Player of the Conference for the [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] Philippine Cup, beating [[Petron Blaze Boosters]]' [[Arwind Santos]], despite the latter leading in statistical points. David became just the third player from the Coca-Cola franchise to win the plum after [[Jeffrey Cariaso]] and [[Rudy Hatfield]]. He also became the first and only player from an eighth-seeded team to receive the award. David tallied averages of 25 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a steal per game in the Philippine Cup.

In the early days of February, it was reported that David will be rewarded accordingly by his team, to be given a three-year contract-extension deal worth P15.1 million. Powerade top official JB Baylon has confirmed that they are giving David the maximum monthly pay of P420,000—allowed under the league's amended salary cap rule. With David's constant improvement came his wage increases. He received P250,000 a month in 2009, P300,000 in 2010 and P350,000 at present.<ref name="pba" />

On March 25, 2012, he became the 64th and latest member of the PBA 5,000-point club, a plateau he reached with his first of two charities at the 3:43 mark of the third period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1484 |title=Philippine Basketball Association |publisher=Pba.ph |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

====Meralco Bolts====
On October 11, 2013, David was traded to the [[Meralco Bolts]] with AJ Mandani in exchange for [[Chris Ross (basketball)|Chris Ross]], Chris Timberlake and Meralco's 2016 and 2017 second round picks<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pba.inquirer.net/32415/el-granada-finally-finds-a-new-home|title = El Granada Finally Finds a New Home|date = October 11, 2013}}</ref> He made his debut in a Bolts' uniform on November 17 in a losing effort against the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]], 80-89, scoring 26 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pba.inquirer.net/34047/talk-n-text-starts-four-peat-quest-by-beating-meralco-in-cebu |title=TALK 'N TEXT STARTS FOUR-PEAT QUEST BY BEATING MERALCO IN CEBU |publisher=Pba.ph |date=November 17, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>

On March 13, 2016, 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://onemeralcosports.com/bolts/official-statement-gary-david-supsension/|title=Official Statement: Gary David Suspension|publisher=One Meralco Sports|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

David was seated in the bench during the game period. At the fourth quarter, coach [[Norman Black]] asked David to check in, but he said that he does not want to play. In an investigation, the team cleared that there were no physical impediments for Gary not to enter the game. Meralco suspended David for one game and fined for an undisclosed amount of money. The suspension was served during the team's game against [[Blackwater Elite]] on March 18.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/208763/meralco-suspends-gary-david-for-insubordination|title=Meralco suspends Gary David for 'insubordination'|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|last=Leongson|first=Randolph B.|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/558926/sports/basketball/meralco-slaps-gary-david-with-1-game-suspension-for-insubordination|title=Meralco slaps Gary David with 1-game suspension for insubordination|publisher=[[GMA News]]|last=Panaligan|first=Marisse|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> In his part, David states that he is suffering an ankle injury during the game and asked his fans to understand his current situation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/gary-david-injured-meralco-bolts-suspended-ankle-pba|title=Gary David shows injured ankle, pleads for understanding from fans amid bashing|publisher=[[Sports Interactive Network Philippines]]|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> Four days later, David was officially dropped from the Meralco roster, becoming an unrestricted free agent in the process.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/209030/after-suspension-meralco-drops-gary-david|title=After suspension, Meralco drops Gary David|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|last=Leongson|first=Randolph B.|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref>

====San Miguel Beermen====
On April 7, 2016, after weeks of speculation on where David would sign, his agent confirmed that David is set to play for the [[San Miguel Beermen]].<ref>{{ cite news |last=Leongson |first=Randolph |title=Gary David set to join Beermen |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/210389/gary-david-set-to-join-beermen |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=April 7, 2016 |access-date=April 7, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news |last=Joble |first=Rey |title=Gary David's manager says 'El Granada' joining San Miguel |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gary-davids-manager-says-el-granada-joining-san-miguel |work=InterAksyon |date=April 7, 2016 |access-date=April 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410042111/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gary-davids-manager-says-el-granada-joining-san-miguel |archive-date=April 10, 2016 }}</ref>

====Mahindra Floodbuster====
On November 29, 2016, David signed a 1-year contract with [[Mahindra Floodbuster]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary David signs with Mahindra Floodbuster |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gary-david-signs-with-mahindra-floodbuster|work=InterAksyon.com'|date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2016 }}</ref> He was waived from the team on May 30, 2017.

===Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League===
====Bataan Defenders====
David debuted at the [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League]] with the [[Bataan Defenders]] in February 2018.<ref name="spinexpba">{{cite news|last1=Jacinto|first1=Christian|title=Aquino, David not the only ex-PBA cagers giving hoops career one last shot in MPBL. See List|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/special-reports/maharlika-pilipinas-basketball-league-ex-pros-marlou-aquino-gary-david-sunday-salvacion|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>

==PBA career statistics==
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary David Player Profile - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Gary-David/46/ |website=PBA-Online.net |access-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214043943/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Gary-David/46/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary David Player Profile - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Gary-David/Summary/40327 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|
|Led the league
|}

===Season-by-season averages===
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]]
| rowspan=2|'''53''' || rowspan=2|15.0 || rowspan=2|.384 || rowspan=2|.263 || rowspan=2|.718 || rowspan=2|2.1 || rowspan=2|1.0 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|6.9
|-
| align=left | [[2004–05 FedEx Express season|FedEx]]
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2005}}
| align=left | [[2005–06 Air21 Express season|Air21]]
| 27 || 17.6 || .437 || .276 || .722 || 1.8 || .7 || .4 || '''.2''' || 9.9
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2006}}
| align=left | [[2006–07 Air21 Express season|Air21]]
| 39 || 31.8 || '''.476''' || .303 || .829 || 3.4 || 1.7 || '''.9''' || .1 || 20.6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2007}}
| align=left | [[2007–08 Air21 Express season|Air21]]
| 33 || 27.2|| .413 || .360 || .812 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 15.4
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2008}}
| align=left | [[2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season|Air21 / Burger King]]
| 45 || 28.9 || .423 || .290 || .850 || 3.6 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || 17.2
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2009}}
| align=left | [[2009–10 Air21 Express season|Burger King]]
| rowspan=2|39 || rowspan=2|31.5 || rowspan=2|.452 || rowspan=2|.320 || rowspan=2|.795 || rowspan=2|3.3 || rowspan=2|2.3 || rowspan=2|.7 || rowspan=2|.1 ||style="background:#cfecec;" rowspan=2| 18.2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/league-leaders/Points-Per-Game/2009-2010/Season-Total/ |title=2009-10 Season League Leaders (Points)&nbsp;– Philippine Basketball Association&nbsp;– PBA-Online |publisher=Pba-online.net |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | [[2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]]
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left | [[2010–11 Powerade Tigers season|Powerade]]
| 28 || 35.0 || .448 || '''.368''' || .810 || 3.1 || '''2.8''' || .6 || '''.2''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 21.8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/league-leaders/Points-Per-Game/2010-2011/Season-Total/ |title=2010-11 Season League Leaders (Points)&nbsp;– Philippine Basketball Association&nbsp;– PBA-Online |publisher=Pba-online.net |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}
| align=left | [[2011–12 Powerade Tigers season|Powerade]]
| 49 || '''37.3''' || .439 || .362 || '''.853''' || 3.8 || 2.3 || '''.9''' || .1 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''25.8'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/league-leaders/Points-Per-Game/2011-2012/Season-Total/ |title=2011-12 Season League Leaders (Points)&nbsp;– Philippine Basketball Association&nbsp;– PBA-Online |publisher=Pba-online.net |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left | [[2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season|GlobalPort]]
| 31 || 34.4 || .387 || .300 || .849 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 18.8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/league-leaders/Points-Per-Game/2012-2013/Season-Total/ |title=2012-13 Season League Leaders (Points)&nbsp;– Philippine Basketball Association&nbsp;– PBA-Online |publisher=Pba-online.net |access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}
| align=left | [[2013–14 Meralco Bolts season|Meralco]]
| 36 || 35.2 || .414 || .332 || .799 || '''4.6''' || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 16.5
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}
| align=left | [[2014–15 Meralco Bolts season|Meralco]]
| 42 || 26.7 || .403 || .327 || .822 || 2.7 || 1.7 || .6 || .1 || 13.3
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2015}}
| align=left | [[2015–16 Meralco Bolts season|Meralco]]
| rowspan=2|35 || rowspan=2|17.6 || rowspan=2|.422 || rowspan=2|.354 || rowspan=2|.755 || rowspan=2|1.9 || rowspan=2|.6 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|8.5
|-
| align=left | [[2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]]
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}
| align=left | [[2016–17 Kia Picanto season|Mahindra]]
| 8|| 12.2 || .345 || .296 || .600 || 1.3 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 6.5
|- class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 465 || 27.7 || .427 || .328 || .817 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 15.9
{{end}}

==National team career==
After winning the MVP plum in 2003 in the [[Philippine Basketball League|PBL]], David was chosen to be part of the Philippine team that would compete in the [[2003 Southeast Asian Games]], starring alongside college rival [[Ranidel De Ocampo]], [[UE Red Warriors|University of the East]] star [[James Yap]], [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo de Manila's]] [[Rich Alvarez]], and [[Philippine School of Business Administration|PSBA's]] [[Marc Pingris]]. They won the tournament and brought home the gold medal.

[[File:Gary David 2014 WC.jpg|150px|thumbnail|David at the [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup]]]]
David  was then chosen to be part of the [[Smart Gilas|Smart Gilas Pilipinas]] 2.0 that would be built to compete for the [[2014 FIBA World Cup|2014 World Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/chot-reyes-on-smart-gilas-pba-pool-deep-versatile-skilled|title=Philippine Basketball Association |publisher=Interaktv.com.ph |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>  In August 2012, the national team competed in its first international tournament, the [[2012 William Jones Cup]]. In the team's third assignment, they faced long time rival [[Korea national basketball team|South Korea]]. David bailed out the Nationals, who squandered a 14-point lead before trailing by 12, with two clutch baskets in a row to propel the Philippines to a 3-0 start.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/59132/gary-david-pushes-ph-past-south-korea|title=Gary David pushes PH past S. Korea|date=August 21, 2012|publisher=Mark Gionco, Inquirer.net |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> They then beat [[Japan national basketball team|Japan]] in the next game thanks to a rally that was started by David after hitting a three-pointer after being down by nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/smart-gilas-rallies-past-japan-to-remain-perfect-in-jones-cup|title=SMART-Gilas rallies past Japan to remain perfect in Jones Cup |publisher=Interaktv.com.ph |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>  After losing to [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanon]], David helped the Nationals beat 3-time defending champions [[Iran national basketball team|Iran]], 77-75 in thrilling fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/smart-gilas-survives-mighty-iran-to-regain-jones-cup-top-spot|title=SMART-Gilas survives mighty Iran to regain Jones Cup top spot |publisher=Interaktv.com.ph |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> He then led the Nationals along with [[LA Tenorio]], to win the gold medal in the [[2012 William Jones Cup|2012 Jones Cup]] after beating the [[United States men's national basketball team|USA select team]], 76-75.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tenorio-goes-supernova-as-smart-gilas-defeats-usa-to-win-jones-cup|title=Tenorio goes supernova as SMART-Gilas defeats USA to win Jones Cup|publisher=Interaktv.com.ph|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828005929/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tenorio-goes-supernova-as-smart-gilas-defeats-usa-to-win-jones-cup|archive-date=August 28, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  It was the country's first championship in the Asian level since the [[Philippine Centennial Team]] anchored by coach [[Tim Cone]] ruled the 1998 edition of the Jones Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1783 |title=Philippine Basketball Association |publisher=Pba.ph |access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

He was part of the squad that took the silver in the [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship]]. He was also included in the national team's final lineup for the [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup]] and the [[Basketball at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]]. He was also included in the initial pool for the [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship]] but did not make the cut.

''Correct as of August 11, 2013.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba-online.net/basketball/jones-cup/team/Smart-Gilas/6/player-stats/ |title=Smart Gilas player statistics&nbsp;– Pba-online |publisher=Pba-online.net|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tokyo2012.fibaasia.net/Player_Statistics.aspx |title=Gary David player statistica&nbsp;– FIBAasia |publisher=FIBAasia |access-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918173920/http://tokyo2012.fibaasia.net/Player_Statistics.aspx |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://manila2013.fibaasia.net/Player_Statistics.aspx?PURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sportingpulse.com%2fteam_info.cgi%3faction%3dPSTATS%26amp%3bclient%3d11-9744-142995-267562-19343837%26amp%3bpID%3d196672655%26amp%3bnews_task%3dDETAIL |title=Gary David player statistics&nbsp;– FIBAasia |publisher=FIBAasia |date=August 11, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230526/http://manila2013.fibaasia.net/Player_Statistics.aspx?PURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingpulse.com%2Fteam_info.cgi%3Faction%3DPSTATS%26amp%3Bclient%3D11-9744-142995-267562-19343837%26amp%3BpID%3D196672655%26amp%3Bnews_task%3DDETAIL |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
David is a native of [[Dinalupihan, Bataan]].

Aware that he cannot play basketball forever, David has made a few investments, including a 10-door
residential/commercial apartment in [[Pandi, Bulacan]]. He also plans to add more apartment units and enter the livestock business.<ref name="pba" />

==References==
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