Bogs Adornado
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William "Bogs" Adornado (born May 26, 1951) 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
. He is a three-time PBA Most Valuable Player winning the most coveted award in 1975, 1976, and 1981.
He is a member of the PBA 25's Greatest Players of All-time
and the PBA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)
. Adornado is considered one of the best Filipino basketball players of all-time. Currently an assistant to Head coach Louie Alas of the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League (ABL).
of University of Santo Tomas
in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). In the 1967-68 season which was his rookie year, Adornado led the UST Goldies to the Finals against University of the East which ended up with UST and UE being declared co-champions.
Adornado was also a mainstay for the Philippine national teams that competed for basketball supremacy in Asia, Olympics, and the World. He was the youngest member of the Philippine men's Olympic basketball team that placed 13th in the 1972 Munich Games. He was a key contributor in winning back the gold (after a silver finish in 1971) for the Philippines in the 1973 ABC Championships held in Manila. His 18 ppg top scored for the Philippine team that placed 13th in the 1974 World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Commercially, Adornado played for Crispa in the old Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA)
where he played with Jun Papa, Danny Florencio
, and later on Atoy Co
, Philip Cezar
and Abet Guidaben
.
under legendary coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan. He has the distinction of being the very first PBA Most Valuable Player and first back-to-back awardee, winning the award in 1975 and 1976 while averaging a league-leading 26.9 ppg and 25.6 ppg respectively among locals. With Adornado leading the offensive juggernaut, Crispa won the '75 Invitational and the '76 All-Filipino crowns. In the 1976 Open Conference, Adornado suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss action the rest of the season and also the following year. Having recovered from the injury that almost ended his playing career, he came back in 1978 still as a Redmanizer but at that time with only limited playing time as his old starting forward spot already taken by 1977 MVP awardee Freddie Hubalde
. As he was slowly regaining his old form, Crispa won another championship at the expense of rival Toyota in the All Filipino Conference of the 1979 PBA season.
In 1980, Adornado was traded by Crispa to the U/Tex Wranglers for PhP 100,000. He led U/Tex to a win over the Toyota Tamaraws
in the 1980 PBA Open Conference championship that saw U/Tex coming back from a four point deficit with 16 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime. On Nov. 30, 1980, in a game between the Wranglers and the San Miguel Beermen, Adornado played perhaps the best game of his PBA career as he scored 64 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out 3 assists and made 1 block shot in 40:42 minutes of playing time. The 64 points was the highest ever by a local player at that time, a record he shared with Danny Florencio
. That same season, Adornado cracked the Mythical 5 for the third time in his PBA career, a classic case of retribution. In 1981, Adornado won his third MVP award while powering the Wranglers to a runner-up finish in the 1981 Reinforced Conference Finals against Crispa. The 1,334 points he scored in 51 games was the most scored by any player in 1981.
The U/Tex Wranglers disbanded as a team at the end of the 1982 PBA season, the players were spread out to different teams with Adornado going to Great Taste Coffee Makers
. Teaming-up with prized Filipino-American (Fil-Am) rookie cager in Ricardo Brown instantly transformed Great Taste as a team to contend with. In their first year playing together, the dynamic duo would power the Coffee Makers to two runner-up finishes against eventual grand slam winner Crispa while also being awarded spots on the Mythical 5. Reunited with ex-Crispa coach Virgilio Dalupan, Adornado was in the forefront of a Great Taste's breakthrough, winning two titles in 1984.
In 1985, Adornado played for rookie team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
along with former Crispa teammates Philip Cezar
and Bernie Fabiosa
. In a game against Beer Hausen, he became the 3rd player to reach the 10,000 point mark behind ex-Crispa teammate Atoy Co
and Mon Fernandez. With Adornado as the teams's catalyst and primary offensive weapon, Shell made its first Finals appearance in its first PBA season against powerhouse Great Taste Coffee in the All-Filipino Conference. Shell fought valiantly against Adornado's former team losing in four games with Adornado leading all scorers in the series with a 34.5 ppg average. That same season, Adornado would claim his 7th Mythical 5 award, the last of his career.
In 1987, Adornado joined the Hills Bros Coffee Kings
for his final season in the league. Teaming-up with the famed Bruise Brothers tandem of Elpidio Villamin and Ricardo Relosa, Adornado helped the Coffee Kings to two runner-up finishes even as he was already showing signs of slowing down. Adornado's number 33 was retired by the Alaska franchise and was honored in the opening of the 1988 PBA season.
Adornado converted 69 consecutive free throws from Oct. 14, 1986 until Aug. 7, 1987, a record that stood for six years until a new sweet-shooting forward in the mold of Adornado by the name of Allan Caidic
broke it with 76 consecutive free shots made.
Adornado played a total of 12 seasons with an impressive career average of 20.4 ppg (currently 2nd all-time best among locals). Aside from winning the MVP award 3 times, he was a member of 8 Mythical Team Selections
. He was a prolific scorer armed with a deadly outside shot, leading the league in scoring in 5 different seasons.
In 2005, Adornado was part of the twelve initial inductees to the PBA Hall of Fame alongside fellow Crispa players Atoy Co and Philip Cezar, and Toyota stalwarts Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz and Ramon Fernandez together with former PBA Commissioners Leo Prieto, Emerson Coseteng and Atty. Rudy Salud as well as legendary Crispa coach and team manager, respectively, Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan and Danny Floro, and the late anchorman Joe Cantada.
In September 2010, the 2009-2010 Comeback Player of the Year, presented by Phoenix Petroleum, will be awarded the William “Bogs’”Adornado Trophy in honor of the PBA’s multi-titled player and Hall of Famer, who generously agreed to lend his fabled name for the award. The name of Adornado being mentioned in the same breath with the Comeback Player of the Year award was a fitting tribute to the player who became the first to win the PBA MVP award three times.
“It’s such a big honor to have the Comeback Player Award named after me,” said Adornado, who overcame open surgery and a long and painful recuperation period to set history. “It’s nice to be remembered this way.”
as an assistant to Head Coach Arturo Valenzona in the 1988 PBA season. Later that season, after Valenzona decided to leave, Adornado was elevated as the head bench
tactician for the 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference.
The following year, Adornado was let go by Alaska midway through the 1989 PBA First Conference. He later joined Crispa (PBL), Mobiline Phone Pals (PBA) and the Ateneo Blue Eagles
(UAAP) as an assistant coach.
When Leo Austria was named coach of the Shell Turbo Chargers
in 2004, Adornado joined Austria's staff. He and the former 1985 PBA Rookie of the Year were teammates with Shell. After Shell's disbandment from the league, Adornado was named in Austria's Adamson Falcons coaching staff.
After the 69th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, Austria left the Falcons to concentrate on his post as the Philippine Basketball Association expansion Welcoat Dragons
head coach while Adornado was named as the school's new head coach. After compiling a record of 2 (wins) and 12 (losses), Adornado did not return for the following season.
Currently, an assistant to Head coach Loiue Alas of the Philippine Patriots
in the Asean Basketball League
.
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...
from 1975
1975 PBA season
-Notable events:*The first game was held on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum with the Marisawa-Noritake Porcelainmakers beating Concepcion Carriers 101-98 in the opening game and Toyota edging out U/Tex, 105-101 in front of 18,000 spectators...
to 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...
. He is a three-time PBA Most Valuable Player winning the most coveted award in 1975, 1976, and 1981.
He is a member of the PBA 25's Greatest Players of All-time
PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team
The Philippine Basketball Association’s 25 greatest players were named at the league’s silver anniversary in 2000. -See also:* Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award...
and the PBA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)
PBA Hall of Fame
The Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame is an institution that honors selected former players and personalities of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was launched in 2005 during the Reunion Game pitting two teams consisting of the PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team...
. Adornado is considered one of the best Filipino basketball players of all-time. Currently an assistant to Head coach Louie Alas of the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League (ABL).
Amateur career
Adornado played collegiate basketball for the legendary Glowing GoldiesUST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
of University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). In the 1967-68 season which was his rookie year, Adornado led the UST Goldies to the Finals against University of the East which ended up with UST and UE being declared co-champions.
Adornado was also a mainstay for the Philippine national teams that competed for basketball supremacy in Asia, Olympics, and the World. He was the youngest member of the Philippine men's Olympic basketball team that placed 13th in the 1972 Munich Games. He was a key contributor in winning back the gold (after a silver finish in 1971) for the Philippines in the 1973 ABC Championships held in Manila. His 18 ppg top scored for the Philippine team that placed 13th in the 1974 World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Commercially, Adornado played for Crispa in the old Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA)
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....
where he played with Jun Papa, Danny Florencio
Danny Florencio
Danilo Zoleta Florencio , better known as Danny Florencio, is a pioneer of the Philippine Basketball Association having played in the PBA from 1975 to 1983. He played for different teams like the U/Tex Weavers, the 7-Up Uncolas, the Toyota Tamaraws, and the Galerie Dominique Artistas...
, and later on 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...
, Philip Cezar
Philip 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...
and Abet Guidaben
Abet Guidaben
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...
.
PBA career
One of the pioneers of the Philippine Basketball Association when the league was formed in 1975, Adornado began his professional career with powerhouse Crispa RedmanizersCrispa 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 :...
under legendary coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan. He has the distinction of being the very first PBA Most Valuable Player and first back-to-back awardee, winning the award in 1975 and 1976 while averaging a league-leading 26.9 ppg and 25.6 ppg respectively among locals. With Adornado leading the offensive juggernaut, Crispa won the '75 Invitational and the '76 All-Filipino crowns. In the 1976 Open Conference, Adornado suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss action the rest of the season and also the following year. Having recovered from the injury that almost ended his playing career, he came back in 1978 still as a Redmanizer but at that time with only limited playing time as his old starting forward spot already taken by 1977 MVP awardee Freddie Hubalde
Freddie Hubalde
Alfredo Hubalde , also known as Freddie Hubalde, is a former Filipino professional basketball player. Hubalde played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before eventually moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association...
. As he was slowly regaining his old form, Crispa won another championship at the expense of rival Toyota in the All Filipino Conference of the 1979 PBA season.
In 1980, Adornado was traded by Crispa to the U/Tex Wranglers for PhP 100,000. He led U/Tex to a win over the Toyota Tamaraws
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...
in the 1980 PBA Open Conference championship that saw U/Tex coming back from a four point deficit with 16 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime. On Nov. 30, 1980, in a game between the Wranglers and the San Miguel Beermen, Adornado played perhaps the best game of his PBA career as he scored 64 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out 3 assists and made 1 block shot in 40:42 minutes of playing time. The 64 points was the highest ever by a local player at that time, a record he shared with Danny Florencio
Danny Florencio
Danilo Zoleta Florencio , better known as Danny Florencio, is a pioneer of the Philippine Basketball Association having played in the PBA from 1975 to 1983. He played for different teams like the U/Tex Weavers, the 7-Up Uncolas, the Toyota Tamaraws, and the Galerie Dominique Artistas...
. That same season, Adornado cracked the Mythical 5 for the third time in his PBA career, a classic case of retribution. In 1981, Adornado won his third MVP award while powering the Wranglers to a runner-up finish in the 1981 Reinforced Conference Finals against Crispa. The 1,334 points he scored in 51 games was the most scored by any player in 1981.
The U/Tex Wranglers disbanded as a team at the end of the 1982 PBA season, the players were spread out to different teams with Adornado going to Great Taste Coffee Makers
Great Taste Coffee Makers
Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association . The company was then known as the Consolidated Foods Corporation and their chief products included well known brands like Presto Ice Cream, N-Rich Coffee Cream, Jack & Jill Fun Snacks, Great Taste Coffee...
. Teaming-up with prized Filipino-American (Fil-Am) rookie cager in Ricardo Brown instantly transformed Great Taste as a team to contend with. In their first year playing together, the dynamic duo would power the Coffee Makers to two runner-up finishes against eventual grand slam winner Crispa while also being awarded spots on the Mythical 5. Reunited with ex-Crispa coach Virgilio Dalupan, Adornado was in the forefront of a Great Taste's breakthrough, winning two titles in 1984.
In 1985, Adornado played for rookie team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
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...
along with former Crispa teammates Philip Cezar
Philip 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...
and Bernie Fabiosa
Bernie Fabiosa
Bernard "Tough Job" Fabiosa is a Filipino athlete who played basketball for the Crispa Redmanizers in the Philippine Basketball Association.-Career:Fabiosa was a member of the 1974 RP Youth Team and a graduate of the University of the East...
. In a game against Beer Hausen, he became the 3rd player to reach the 10,000 point mark behind ex-Crispa teammate 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 Mon Fernandez. With Adornado as the teams's catalyst and primary offensive weapon, Shell made its first Finals appearance in its first PBA season against powerhouse Great Taste Coffee in the All-Filipino Conference. Shell fought valiantly against Adornado's former team losing in four games with Adornado leading all scorers in the series with a 34.5 ppg average. That same season, Adornado would claim his 7th Mythical 5 award, the last of his career.
In 1987, Adornado joined the Hills Bros Coffee Kings
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...
for his final season in the league. Teaming-up with the famed Bruise Brothers tandem of Elpidio Villamin and Ricardo Relosa, Adornado helped the Coffee Kings to two runner-up finishes even as he was already showing signs of slowing down. Adornado's number 33 was retired by the Alaska franchise and was honored in the opening of the 1988 PBA season.
Adornado converted 69 consecutive free throws from Oct. 14, 1986 until Aug. 7, 1987, a record that stood for six years until a new sweet-shooting forward in the mold of Adornado by the name of Allan Caidic
Allan Caidic
Alan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA...
broke it with 76 consecutive free shots made.
Adornado played a total of 12 seasons with an impressive career average of 20.4 ppg (currently 2nd all-time best among locals). Aside from winning the MVP award 3 times, he was a member of 8 Mythical Team Selections
Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team award
The Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team is the award given to the best player in each of the five basketball positions: point guard, shooting guard , small forward, power forward and center. A Mythical Second Team was institutionalized in 1984.-Mythical Team Selections:-Mythical first...
. He was a prolific scorer armed with a deadly outside shot, leading the league in scoring in 5 different seasons.
Legacy
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.In 2005, Adornado was part of the twelve initial inductees to the PBA Hall of Fame alongside fellow Crispa players Atoy Co and Philip Cezar, and Toyota stalwarts Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz and Ramon Fernandez together with former PBA Commissioners Leo Prieto, Emerson Coseteng and Atty. Rudy Salud as well as legendary Crispa coach and team manager, respectively, Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan and Danny Floro, and the late anchorman Joe Cantada.
In September 2010, the 2009-2010 Comeback Player of the Year, presented by Phoenix Petroleum, will be awarded the William “Bogs’”Adornado Trophy in honor of the PBA’s multi-titled player and Hall of Famer, who generously agreed to lend his fabled name for the award. The name of Adornado being mentioned in the same breath with the Comeback Player of the Year award was a fitting tribute to the player who became the first to win the PBA MVP award three times.
“It’s such a big honor to have the Comeback Player Award named after me,” said Adornado, who overcame open surgery and a long and painful recuperation period to set history. “It’s nice to be remembered this way.”
Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Adornado joined the coaching staff of Alaska AcesAlaska 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...
as an assistant to Head Coach Arturo Valenzona in the 1988 PBA season. Later that season, after Valenzona decided to leave, Adornado was elevated as the head bench
tactician for the 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference.
The following year, Adornado was let go by Alaska midway through the 1989 PBA First Conference. He later joined Crispa (PBL), Mobiline Phone Pals (PBA) and the Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
(UAAP) as an assistant coach.
When Leo Austria was named coach of the Shell Turbo Chargers
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...
in 2004, Adornado joined Austria's staff. He and the former 1985 PBA Rookie of the Year were teammates with Shell. After Shell's disbandment from the league, Adornado was named in Austria's Adamson Falcons coaching staff.
After the 69th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, Austria left the Falcons to concentrate on his post as the Philippine Basketball Association expansion Welcoat Dragons
Welcoat Dragons
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,...
head coach while Adornado was named as the school's new head coach. After compiling a record of 2 (wins) and 12 (losses), Adornado did not return for the following season.
Currently, an assistant to Head coach Loiue Alas of the Philippine Patriots
Philippine Patriots
The Philippine Patriots is a professional basketball team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Philippines' representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre fame and businessman Tony Boy Cojuangco...
in the Asean Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
.
PBA record
| Season | |Team | | Eliminations | | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 1988 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association Reinforced Conference, is the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988... |
Alaska Air Force | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 7 | .125 | Did not qualify |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 championships | ||
Collegiate record
| Season | |Team | | Eliminations | | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2007 UAAP Season 70 UAAP Season 70 was the 2007-2008 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The De La Salle University-Manila's Green and Lady Archers and De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School's Junior Green Archers returned after being... |
Adamson Falcons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 7th | 0 | Did not qualify | |||
| Totals | 2 | 12 | .143 | 0 | 0 championships | |||||
PBA
- 3-time Most Valuable Player (1975, 1976, 1981)
- 7-time Mythical First Team Selection (1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985)
- Mythical Second Team Selection (1984)
- 5-time PBA Scoring Leader
- Member 5,000 point club
- Member 10,000 point club
- PBA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)
- PBA's 25 Greatest Players
- Member of the 1976 Crispa Grand Slam Team
- 10-time PBA Champion - Crispa (7), U/Tex (1), Great Taste (2)
Others
- Member 1971 Asian Basketball Confederation (2nd place)
- Member 1972 Munich Olympics (13th place)
- Member 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (1st place)
- Member 1974 World Championships (13th place)
Trivia
- From '75 to '79, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award was being awarded after the first conference (All-Filipino). Without this ruling, it would have been difficult for Adornado to win the award in '76 as he suffered a serious knee injury in the second conference (Open) and missed the entire third conference (Invitational). Beginning in 1980, the league started handing out awards at the end of the season.
- Having lost faith in the value of the peso (PhP), Adornado at one point demanded his salary to be in dollars (USD).
- Was considered one of the best fakers in PBA history. Opposing dependers would jump on Adornado and oftentimes would even commit fouls.
- Armed with a deadly perimeter game, Adornado didn't really venture into the three-point area as his main arsenal. Made only 46 3-point baskets for his career.
- If not for the injury, Adornado would have been the fastest to reach 10,000 points. Even after missing almost two full seasons, he still became the third player to accomplish the feat as he reached the mark in 1985.
- Adornado played for the championship in each of the five teams he has played for, winning titles for Crispa, U/Tex, and Great Taste while ending as runner-ups with Shell and Hills Bros.
- One of three players who have won the PBA Most Valuable Player Award at least 3 times. The others being Ramon "El Presidente" Fernandez (82, 84, 86, and 88) and Alvin "The Captain" Patrimonio (91, 93, 94, and 97).