Dondon Ampalayo
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Cresencio "Dondon" Ampalayo (born on April 18, 1963 in Cebu City
, Philippines
), is a retired Filipino
professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
. He won the PBA Rookie of the Year in 1986 while suiting up for Ginebra San Miguel. He is now living in the US with his wife Anne Pasco Ampalayo and sons: Aldreen Pasco Ampalayo and Zachary Pasco Ampalayo.
Known for his nifty pivot moves underneath the basket as well as clutch three-point shooting, Ampalayo was one of the more popular players from the Ginebra team, where he won three championships in 1986, 1988 and 1991. A series of cruel injuries to his knees would rob him of his prime years and stalled his promising career. He would briefly suit up with Alaska Milk after his recovery before leaving the game for good.
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
), is a retired Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
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...
. He won the PBA Rookie of the Year in 1986 while suiting up for Ginebra San Miguel. He is now living in the US with his wife Anne Pasco Ampalayo and sons: Aldreen Pasco Ampalayo and Zachary Pasco Ampalayo.
Known for his nifty pivot moves underneath the basket as well as clutch three-point shooting, Ampalayo was one of the more popular players from the Ginebra team, where he won three championships in 1986, 1988 and 1991. A series of cruel injuries to his knees would rob him of his prime years and stalled his promising career. He would briefly suit up with Alaska Milk after his recovery before leaving the game for good.
External links
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