Who is the greatest Filipino Basketball Player?

Carlos Loyzaga 
Position: Center 
Nickname: The Great Difference 
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 
Weight: unknown 
Nationality: Philippines 
Born: August 29, 1930
Birth Place: San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines 
College: San Beda College Red Lions 
Pro career 1951 – 1964 
Former teams: Yco Painters (MICAA) 
Awards: FIBA World All-Star Mythical Five member (1954) 

CareerHe played college basketball for the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA before leading the Yco Painters into 49 consecutive victories in the now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) on 1954-1956.

Loyzaga, a two-time Olympian, was a many time member of the Philippine national basketball team in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. He steered the national team into one of the best in the world, winning four consecutive Asian Games gold medal and two consecutive FIBA Asia Championships.

Loyzaga’s finest moment is the 1954 FIBA World Championship, when he led the Philippines to a third place finished, 67-63 victory over France, and captured the bronze medal. It was the best finished by an Asian country in the world championships and since then the Philippines remained as the only Asian medallists in the world championship.

Loyzaga finished as the tournament’s third best leading scorer and was named in the tournament All-Star mythical five selections. He retired in 1964 following a distinguished 15-year career.

Achievements

College
1951 NCAA Basketball Champions 
1952 NCAA Basketball Champions 

MICAA
1954 National Basketball Champions 
1955 National Basketball Champions 
1956 National Basketball Champions 
1957 National Basketball Champions 
1958 National Basketball Champions 
1959 National Basketball Champions 
1960 National Basketball Champions 
1954 MICAA Champions 

International career highlights

1951 Asian Games champions 
1952 Olympic Games, ninth place 
1954 Asian Games champions 
1954 FIBA World Championship bronze medallist 
FIBA World All-Star Mythical Five member (1954) 
1956 Olympic Games, seventh place 
1958 Asian Games champions 
1959 FIBA World Championship, eighth place 
1960 FIBA Asia Championship champions 
1962 Asian Games champions 
1963 FIBA Asia Championship champions 
1967 FIBA Asia Championship champions, head coach 
1968 Olympic Games, 13th place, head coach 
Other achievements
Philippine National Basketball Hall of Fame (1999) 
Philippine Sportswriter Association Athletes of the 20th Century award (2000)


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