Ricardo Cleofas
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Ricardo Cleofas also known as Joy Cleofas, is a former Filipino
basketball player. He played college ball for the Ateneo de Manila University
, where he won a championship in 1969, before moving on to play basketball for the YCO AC Painters
of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
. Cleofas also appeared at the Olympic Games
as a member of the country's national basketball team.
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 ....
basketball player. He played college ball for the Ateneo de Manila University
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...
, where he won a championship in 1969, before moving on to play basketball for the YCO AC Painters
YCO Painters
The YCO Painters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association Multi-titled basketball team that started somewhere in the late 1940s up to the 1970s and the Philippines' first cage dynasty, having won several championships in the 1950s and 1960s from the National Open...
of the 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....
. Cleofas also appeared at the Olympic Games
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
as a member of the country's national basketball team.