Paolo Mendoza
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Paolo Mendoza in Quezon City
, Metro Manila
, Philippines
) is a Filipino
professional basketball
player. He last played in the Philippine Basketball Association
for the Powerade Tigers. He was drafted by Sta. Lucia
in 2000
as the first overall.
to victory over University of the East
in 1994. In fact, Mendoza’s 48 points – the highest output made by collegiate player – in the 1997 UAAP season stays unbreakable until now.
He is one of the factors that allowed the Realtors to capture the 2001 Governor’s Cup championship, the first-ever PBA title of the team. Mendoza, along with Marlou Aquino
and Dennis Espino
were the last and remaining members of that 2001 champion team before the Sta. Lucia Realtors
finally disbanded in 2010.
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, 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 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
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He last played 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...
for the Powerade Tigers. He was drafted by Sta. Lucia
Sta. Lucia Realtors
The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...
in 2000
2000 PBA Draft
The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. It was held on January 9, 2000 at the Glorietta Activity Center at Makati City.- Expansion Team Red Bull :...
as the first overall.
Player Profile
Paolo Mendoza is a certified scoring machine in his high school (UPIS) and collegiate (UP) days where he was scoring above 40 points. In an instance, he holds the UAAP junior record of most number of points in a single game at 69 when he led University of the Philippines Integrated SchoolUniversity of the Philippines Integrated School
The University of the Philippines Integrated School is the laboratory school of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Education.-History:...
to victory over University of the East
University of the East
The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
in 1994. In fact, Mendoza’s 48 points – the highest output made by collegiate player – in the 1997 UAAP season stays unbreakable until now.
He is one of the factors that allowed the Realtors to capture the 2001 Governor’s Cup championship, the first-ever PBA title of the team. Mendoza, along with Marlou Aquino
Marlou Aquino
Marlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta...
and Dennis Espino
Dennis Espino
Dennis Espino is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Powerade Tigers and is now serving them as team ambassador. He was drafted first overall by Sta...
were the last and remaining members of that 2001 champion team before the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Sta. Lucia Realtors
The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...
finally disbanded in 2010.