Manny Victorino
Manuel "Manny" Victorino| No. 1 – Retired |
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| Position |
Forward / Center |
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| League |
PBA |
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| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1958-12-30) December 30, 1958
Mandaluyong City |
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| Nationality |
Filipino |
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| Listed height |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
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| Listed weight |
202 lb (92 kg) |
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| Career information |
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| College |
Jose Rizal College |
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| Playing career |
1981–1999 |
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| Career history |
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| 1981–1986 |
Great Taste Coffee Makers |
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| 1987-1988 |
Shell Rimula X |
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| 1989–1990 |
Presto Tivolis |
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| 1991–1992 |
Pepsi/7-Up Uncolas |
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| 1993 |
Ginebra San Miguel/Tondena 65 Rhum Masters |
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| 1994-1995 |
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
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| 1996 |
Sunkist Orange Bottlers |
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| 1998 |
Cagayan de Oro Nuggets (MBA) |
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| 1999 |
Surigao Miners (MBA) |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- 1984 PBA Most Improved Player Award
- 1984 PBA Mythical Team Award – Forward
- 1985 PBA Mythical Team Award – Forward
- 1986 PBA Mythical Team Award – Forward
- 5x PBA All-Star
- Ranked #7 in PBA All-time Most Block shots Leaders (Statistics accurate as of July 15, 2012)
- Ranked #15 in PBA Top 40 All-Time Most Rebounds Leaders (4,450)
- Defensive rebound: 2,867 Offensive rebound: 1,583
- Ranked #15 in PBA All-Time Most Free Throws Made (Statistics accurate as of July 2, 2012)
- Ranked #18 in PBA All-time Leaders in Most Games (Statistics accurate as of November 8, 2012)
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Manuel "Manny" Victorino (born December 30, 1958), is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Player Profile
Victorino is a 6–foot–5 slotman with the speed and skills of a small man.[1] He is an impressive post-up player with a sweeping hook shot down the middle. He is also a dead-eye perimeter shooter and an excellent fastbreak finisher despite his size. Victorino ran the wings like a small forward and finished strong, usually with a powerful slam dunk.
He entered the PBA in 1981 and went on to hold his own at a time when all-time greats like Ramon Fernandez and Abet Guidaben were lording it over in the league. His stock climbed phenomenally in a span of few years, and was already challenging Fernandez and company for supremacy inside the paint.
His finest season came in 1984 when he won two titles for Great Taste. He was named the league's Most Improved Player and earned a spot on the Mythical Team for the first time alongside Guidaben, Fernandez, Atoy Co and teammate Ricardo Brown.
In his 15–year basketball career, he scored 9,596 points in 727 games for a 13.2 point average and collected 4,450 rebounds, 1,035 assists, 817 shot blocks and 222 steals. He was the 18th player to hit the 5000–point mark in 1987 with Shell and was the seventh player to reach the 1,000 rebound plateau on both the offensive and defensive ends.[2]
He last won a PBA Championship with Purefoods in the 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup. He later played a few games in the Metropolitan Basketball Association with the Cagayan de Oro Nuggets in 1998 and the Surigao Miners in 1999 and[3] before calling it quits.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his family. He also plays regularly during Legends games.
Other Media
Victorino appeared with his son Myki in ABS-CBN's former noontime show, Wowowee in 2009.[4] He also competed in TV5's dance reality show Shall We Dance?.[5]
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