Abet Guidaben
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Alberto "Abet" Guidaben is a former Philippine Basketball Association
basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers
ballclub that won two Grand Slams
, in 1976 and 1983. He was a two-time Most Valuable Player
awardee, in 1983
and 1987
, joining a select few who are multiple winners of the award such as Bogs Adornado
, Ramon Fernandez
, Alvin Patrimonio
, Benjie Paras
, Danny Ildefonso
, Willie Miller
and James Yap
.
. Then in 1973, Guidaben became part of the Crispa team in the old Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
(MICAA). Later that year, he and Crispa teammate Adornado were named to the Philippine team that won the 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) held in Manila. The two also played for the national team that played in the 1974 Mundo Basket (the World Championship) held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
, Atoy Co
and Bogs Adornado
. But slowly, his talent as a big man emerged and became one of Crispa's greatest assets. He was already a good rebounder but later developed a strong inside game complimented with accurate off-the-glass jumpers from the perimeter. He was also one of the earliest dunkers in the PBA making the slam dunk vogue in the league a decade before the arrival of highflyers like Samboy Lim
, Paul "Bong" Alvarez, Vergel Meneses
and Nelson Asaytono
. Guidaben also had a great rivalry with Toyota
's Fernandez which was considered a classic in itself. Known as the "Pride of Camiguin," Guidaben won MVP honors in 1983 while with Crispa and 1987 while with San Miguel Beer
. Unfortunately, Guidaben wound up as a journeyman of sorts having played for eight teams. Aside from Crispa and San Miguel, he also dribbled for Manila Beer, Tanduay
, Purefoods, Alaska Milk
, Pepsi Mega and Shell Rimula X
.
He finished his illustrious PBA career as the No. 2 leading scorer with 15,775 points (behind Fernandez' 18,996), No. 2 in total rebounds with 8,570, No. 2 in defensive rebounds with 6,197, No. 1 in offensive rebounds with 2,373 and No. 1 in games played with 1,081. He also had 2,284 assists, 340 steals and 922 blocks in 29,577:10 total minutes played (No. 3 behind Fernandez and Patrimonio). He finished with career averages of 14.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 77.6% FT (2,875/3,707), 53.1% FG (6,420/12,092).
After his retirement, he went into the construction business.
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers
Crispa Redmanizers
The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association , the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s.- Profile and history :...
ballclub that won two Grand Slams
Grand Slam (PBA)
The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences in a single season. After the PBA reduced the number of conferences from three to two beginning in 2004, the term became quite obsolete to some...
, in 1976 and 1983. He was a two-time Most Valuable Player
Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award
The Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. The winner is selected via votes from the press, players, coaches and top PBA officials....
awardee, in 1983
1983 PBA season
The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The famed Crispa Redmanizers won its Second Grandslam after first doing the trick in 1976...
and 1987
1987 PBA season
The 1987 PBA season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Occurrences:*Manila Beer Brewmasters disbanded its franchise, reducing the membership to only 6 teams, their players were absorbed by the rest of the PBA ballclubs.*The PBA, in partnership with a newly-formed...
, joining a select few who are multiple winners of the award such as Bogs Adornado
Bogs Adornado
William "Bogs" Adornado is a former Filipino athlete who played basketball in both the amateur and professional ranks. He made his mark playing in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975 to 1987...
, Ramon Fernandez
Ramón Fernández
Ramon S. Fernandez is generally regarded as the greatest basketball player produced by the Philippine Basketball Association. Fernandez won four Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA championships bagged...
, Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Vergara Patrimonio , nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.Patrimonio holds several PBA records...
, Benjie Paras
Benjie Paras
Venancio Johnson Paras, Jr. , better known as Benjie Paras, is a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association turned actor. He is the only PBA player to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors, in a single season...
, Danny Ildefonso
Danny Ildefonso
Danilo Ildefonso is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed Danny I and The Demolition Man, Ildefonso is a two-time PBA Most Valuable Player in 2000 and 2001...
, Willie Miller
Willie Miller
William Ferguson Miller, MBE is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football...
and James Yap
James Yap
James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
.
Collegiate/Amateur Career
He started his career with the University of San Jose - RecoletosUniversity of San Jose - Recoletos
The University of San Jose – Recoletos is a Catholic private university founded in 1947 in Cebu City, Philippines by the Order of Augustinian Recollects...
. Then in 1973, Guidaben became part of the Crispa team in the old Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association is a defunct sports association which existed from 1938 to 1981. It is best known for its basketball league for amateur players....
(MICAA). Later that year, he and Crispa teammate Adornado were named to the Philippine team that won the 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) held in Manila. The two also played for the national team that played in the 1974 Mundo Basket (the World Championship) held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
PBA career
In the PBA, Guidaben was a "late-bloomer" with Crispa. During the league's early years, he played in the shadows of his more illustrious teammates like Philip CezarPhilip Cezar
Philip "The Scholar" Cezar is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1980. He was also a many-time Philippine national team player in...
, Atoy Co
Atoy Co
Fortunato Co, Jr., better known as Atoy Co, is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player and actor who was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He won the Most Valuable Player award, in 1979 and a 9-time Mythical First...
and Bogs Adornado
Bogs Adornado
William "Bogs" Adornado is a former Filipino athlete who played basketball in both the amateur and professional ranks. He made his mark playing in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975 to 1987...
. But slowly, his talent as a big man emerged and became one of Crispa's greatest assets. He was already a good rebounder but later developed a strong inside game complimented with accurate off-the-glass jumpers from the perimeter. He was also one of the earliest dunkers in the PBA making the slam dunk vogue in the league a decade before the arrival of highflyers like Samboy Lim
Samboy Lim
Avelino B. Lim, Jr. , better known as Samboy Lim, is a former basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. As a shooting guard, the iconic Lim distinguished himself with Magic Johnson-like ball handling skills and Julius "Dr...
, Paul "Bong" Alvarez, Vergel Meneses
Vergel Meneses
Vergel Meneses - nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" - is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine National team...
and Nelson Asaytono
Nelson Asaytono
Nelson Asaytono is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association, also known as "The Bull" for his monster dunks...
. Guidaben also had a great rivalry with Toyota
Toyota Super Corollas
The Toyota Super Corollas was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975-1983. The team had various monikers such as the Comets, the Silver Tamaraws, the Tamaraws, the Super Diesels, the Super Corollas and the Silver Coronas.Their nine PBA titles is the...
's Fernandez which was considered a classic in itself. Known as the "Pride of Camiguin," Guidaben won MVP honors in 1983 while with Crispa and 1987 while with San Miguel Beer
San Miguel Beermen
The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
. Unfortunately, Guidaben wound up as a journeyman of sorts having played for eight teams. Aside from Crispa and San Miguel, he also dribbled for Manila Beer, Tanduay
Tanduay Rhum Masters
The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:...
, Purefoods, Alaska Milk
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
, Pepsi Mega and Shell Rimula X
Shell Turbo Chargers
The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints...
.
He finished his illustrious PBA career as the No. 2 leading scorer with 15,775 points (behind Fernandez' 18,996), No. 2 in total rebounds with 8,570, No. 2 in defensive rebounds with 6,197, No. 1 in offensive rebounds with 2,373 and No. 1 in games played with 1,081. He also had 2,284 assists, 340 steals and 922 blocks in 29,577:10 total minutes played (No. 3 behind Fernandez and Patrimonio). He finished with career averages of 14.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 77.6% FT (2,875/3,707), 53.1% FG (6,420/12,092).
PBA's 25 Greatest Players
In 2000, he was named as one of the PBA's 25 greatest players of all-time in elaborate awards ceremonies that highlighted the 25th year anniversary of the league.After his retirement, he went into the construction business.
PBA career highlights
- Member of the 1976 and 1983 Crispa Grand Slam Team
- 2× Most Valuable Player (1983, 1987)
- 5× Mythical First Team Selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988)
- 3× PBA All-Star
- Member, PBA's 25 Greatest Players
- Member, 5,000, 10,000 & 15,000 points clubs
- Member, 1,000 & 2,000 offensive rebounds clubs
- Member, 2,000 & 5,000 defensive rebounds clubs
- Member, 2,000 assists club
- Member, 1,000 games played
- All-time Leader in most games played with 1,081
Other Highlights
- 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)
- 1974 Mundo Basket (World Championship)
- 1974 Asian Games
Trivia
- An Abet Guidaben for Mon Fernandez swap happened twice. In 1985, Guidaben was shipped from Tanduay to Manila Beer for El Presidente during the last conference that eventually cost him the MVP award for that season to Ricky Brown as he was leading the race before the trade. Three years later, Guidaben, then playing for San Miguel, was sent to Purefoods for the disgruntled Fernandez.
- Guidaben has worn the jersey #5 during his time with the Crispa Redmanizers. Ever since then he has worn other jersey numbers equaling to 5 such as 14 (1+4), 23 (2+3), 32 (3+2) & 41 (4+1).
Health
- Currently, Abet is afflicted with a serious ailment called Myasthenia GravisMyasthenia gravisMyasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability...
, is a chronic disease of the nervous system affecting the voluntary muscles and rendering them exceedingly weak and exhausted when they are used. He is being treated with steroids to arrest the spread of the disease and he is also confined at a particular hospital in New Jersey particularly in the ICU. According to Abe KingAbe KingAbe King, Jr. was a Filipino basketball player who was part of the champion Philippine Basketball Association ballclub Toyota Tamaraws. He was the starting power center of 1976 MICAA Champion Crown Motors before his mother team, the Toyota Tamaraws called upon his services at the start of the...
, “We are preparing the groundwork for a benefit basketball game in Los Angeles to be held as soon as possible. This time it will be a fund raiser for Abet,” he said.
External links
- http://www.pba.ph
- http://www.myglobe.com.ph/portal/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3509
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- http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/Ailing-Abet.html
- http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=599186&publicationSubCategoryId=95
- http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideSports.htm?f=/2010/august/4/sports3.isx&d=2010/august/4