Samboy Lim
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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. J" Erving
leaping and dunking abilities, he is best remembered as a player who would leap towards the basket, switch the ball from one hand to the other while in mid-air, and finish off with a dunk.
in the NCAA and led the Knights
win three straight NCAA seniors championships from 1982 to 1984, under the able leadership of Coach Laurentino "Larry" Albano. This "3 Time Winning" Letran Knights team surpassed the success of the 1950 team, emerging from the championship having won nine games out of ten.
In the amateur league during 1986, Lim played for Lhuillier in the Philippine Basketball League
, then known as the Philippine Amateur Basketball League. His hardcourt presence in the PBL games resulted in a sell out crowds and jampacked audiences. With Lhuillier, Lim teamed up with another future PBA star, Jojo Lastimosa
and they led their team to the PABL championship.
's Grand Slam title in 1989 under coach Norman Black
, though he usually came off the bench to spark the team's offensive attack.
In 1986, Samboy was almost always the top scorer for the RP National Basketball Team coached by Joe Lipa and competed in the Asian Games held in Seoul South Korea - where the RP Team captured the bronze medal. In the Asian Games, one of Samboy's most notable performances was versus the American-coached Malaysian Team where he scored 22 points. Another feather in his phenomenal basketball career was added in 1990, when Samboy scored a record setting 42 points on his way to winning the Most Valuable Player award in the PBA All-Star Game.
In the 1990 Beijing Asian Games
, the Philippines sent an all-star pro team, coached by Robert Jaworski
, to regain the country's basketball supremacy in the Asian Games. The national team was headed by 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player Allan Caidic
, Alvin Patrimonio
, Ramon Fernandez
, Hector Calma
,Yves Dignadice and Samboy Lim. Samboy was named into the Asian Games
Basketball Mythical Five selection. The team did a great job winning all games with a large margin but lost in the finals against China and settled for the silver medal. He was also chosen as the Most Valuable Player in the said Asian Games even though he was not from the team who won the gold.
Samboy sported jersey no. 9 and wore knee-high socks, his testament and tribute to his idol Julius "Dr. J" Erving
even though Lim stood only six feet tall.
In 1993, Samboy was the player who got the first ever sportsmanship award for his exemplary behavior on the court. Lim is also a member of the Mythical Second Team Selection twice (1990 and 1993). Having spent half of his career on the injury list because of his high-flying moves that often led to bad landings on the hard court, he never won an MVP award. Basketball aficionados regarded Lim as the most successful player who never won an MVP award. It was even believed that the sportsmanship award was given to him because they knew that he could not complete a full season to qualify for that MVP.
Samboy is an impact player who can dominate the game by penetrating any defense. He uses his speed and leaping ability to create impossible shots. With his dare-devil high flying drives to the basket, sharp outside shooting and all out hustle, Samboy electrified the crowd for decades. He earned the monikers "The Skywalker" and "The Dragon."
Samboy was unstoppable in his time. He had heart, and for some time, he was the most popular player in the PBA after Robert Jaworski
. Samboy is best remembered as the only player getting a standing ovation and applause from the crowd (even of the opposing team) every time he walks up to the officials table to enter the game. He was not only popular but was also respected and well loved. He even appeared in BATIBOT, a popular kiddie show during the 80s.
Samboy was so unstoppable that isolating him, during the time that isolation plays were allowed in the PBA, would mean an automatic two points or an "and one" situation. He could break down defenses like bowling pins even if he is matched-up with an import. In fact, Norman Black
once drew a play where everybody switched to the other side so that Samboy can isolate his defender for that easy two points.
Samboy could also throw threes and has a mean long tom added to his arsenal. In one of the invitationals where foreign teams were pitted against PBA teams, Samboy Lim saved the face of the Philippines when he single-handedly took over in the IBA-PBA challenge in 1987 where the import was a then obscure Bobby Parks
. In one of the championship game against Shell, then-commentator and now PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad said during half time that Shell is having a headache because Samboy's killing Shell almost single-handedly.
There was a time that Samboy Lim commanded more than P400,000 per month in salaries and bonuses and other perks, which at that time was unprecedented in the history of the PBA.
to play for Welcoat Paints and retiring that year becoming its team manager. In 2000, he was named into the PBA's 25 Greatest Players. In his entire career in the professional league, Samboy played for only one ball-club, San Miguel Beer, in which he serves as the team manager. Later in 2006, he assumed the team manager post of the sister team Barangay Ginebra Kings
which he is still serving as of today.
In 2005, the PBA fans had another chance to see Samboy put his intensity and high-wire forays back on the court as he suited up for the PBA Greats Team. The PBA Greatest Game was held in the Araneta Coliseum as thousands of fans watched their favorite legends and great players of all time play. Samboy scored 29 points that game.
Winning Championships:
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 of 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...
. As a shooting guard, the iconic Lim distinguished himself with Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers...
-like ball handling skills and Julius "Dr. J" Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
leaping and dunking abilities, he is best remembered as a player who would leap towards the basket, switch the ball from one hand to the other while in mid-air, and finish off with a dunk.
Amateur career
In the early 80s, former San Beda Red Cub Samboy Lim, played heads up college basketball in LetranColegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
in the NCAA and led the Knights
Letran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
win three straight NCAA seniors championships from 1982 to 1984, under the able leadership of Coach Laurentino "Larry" Albano. This "3 Time Winning" Letran Knights team surpassed the success of the 1950 team, emerging from the championship having won nine games out of ten.
In the amateur league during 1986, Lim played for Lhuillier in the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
, then known as the Philippine Amateur Basketball League. His hardcourt presence in the PBL games resulted in a sell out crowds and jampacked audiences. With Lhuillier, Lim teamed up with another future PBA star, Jojo Lastimosa
Jojo Lastimosa
Isabelo Lastimosa, Jr. , better known as Jojo Lastimosa and by his nickname "Jolas", is a former Filipino professional basketball player from Cagayan de Oro City who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003...
and they led their team to the PABL championship.
Professional career
In his professional career, Samboy Lim was a star player for San Miguel BeerSan 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...
's Grand Slam title in 1989 under coach Norman Black
Norman Black
Norman Augustus Black is an American retired professional basketball player in the CBA, NBA, and PBA who has since settled in the Philippines. He is also a former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen, Mobiline Phone Pals, Pop Cola 800s, and Sta. Lucia Realtors...
, though he usually came off the bench to spark the team's offensive attack.
In 1986, Samboy was almost always the top scorer for the RP National Basketball Team coached by Joe Lipa and competed in the Asian Games held in Seoul South Korea - where the RP Team captured the bronze medal. In the Asian Games, one of Samboy's most notable performances was versus the American-coached Malaysian Team where he scored 22 points. Another feather in his phenomenal basketball career was added in 1990, when Samboy scored a record setting 42 points on his way to winning the Most Valuable Player award in the PBA All-Star Game.
In the 1990 Beijing Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, the Philippines sent an all-star pro team, coached by Robert Jaworski
Robert Jaworski
Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend...
, to regain the country's basketball supremacy in the Asian Games. The national team was headed by 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, Hector Calma
Hector Calma
Hector Calma is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. At 5 feet and 6 inches, he played at the point guard position and was most notably associated with the San Miguel Beer team of the Philippine Basketball Association....
,Yves Dignadice and Samboy Lim. Samboy was named into the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
Basketball Mythical Five selection. The team did a great job winning all games with a large margin but lost in the finals against China and settled for the silver medal. He was also chosen as the Most Valuable Player in the said Asian Games even though he was not from the team who won the gold.
Samboy sported jersey no. 9 and wore knee-high socks, his testament and tribute to his idol Julius "Dr. J" Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
even though Lim stood only six feet tall.
In 1993, Samboy was the player who got the first ever sportsmanship award for his exemplary behavior on the court. Lim is also a member of the Mythical Second Team Selection twice (1990 and 1993). Having spent half of his career on the injury list because of his high-flying moves that often led to bad landings on the hard court, he never won an MVP award. Basketball aficionados regarded Lim as the most successful player who never won an MVP award. It was even believed that the sportsmanship award was given to him because they knew that he could not complete a full season to qualify for that MVP.
Samboy is an impact player who can dominate the game by penetrating any defense. He uses his speed and leaping ability to create impossible shots. With his dare-devil high flying drives to the basket, sharp outside shooting and all out hustle, Samboy electrified the crowd for decades. He earned the monikers "The Skywalker" and "The Dragon."
Samboy was unstoppable in his time. He had heart, and for some time, he was the most popular player in the PBA after Robert Jaworski
Robert Jaworski
Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend...
. Samboy is best remembered as the only player getting a standing ovation and applause from the crowd (even of the opposing team) every time he walks up to the officials table to enter the game. He was not only popular but was also respected and well loved. He even appeared in BATIBOT, a popular kiddie show during the 80s.
Samboy was so unstoppable that isolating him, during the time that isolation plays were allowed in the PBA, would mean an automatic two points or an "and one" situation. He could break down defenses like bowling pins even if he is matched-up with an import. In fact, Norman Black
Norman Black
Norman Augustus Black is an American retired professional basketball player in the CBA, NBA, and PBA who has since settled in the Philippines. He is also a former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen, Mobiline Phone Pals, Pop Cola 800s, and Sta. Lucia Realtors...
once drew a play where everybody switched to the other side so that Samboy can isolate his defender for that easy two points.
Samboy could also throw threes and has a mean long tom added to his arsenal. In one of the invitationals where foreign teams were pitted against PBA teams, Samboy Lim saved the face of the Philippines when he single-handedly took over in the IBA-PBA challenge in 1987 where the import was a then obscure Bobby Parks
Bobby Parks
Bobby Ray Parks is an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University during the 1980s and played internationally in France and the Philippines...
. In one of the championship game against Shell, then-commentator and now PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad said during half time that Shell is having a headache because Samboy's killing Shell almost single-handedly.
There was a time that Samboy Lim commanded more than P400,000 per month in salaries and bonuses and other perks, which at that time was unprecedented in the history of the PBA.
Later career and retirement
In 1998, he joined the Philippine Basketball LeaguePhilippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
to play for Welcoat Paints and retiring that year becoming its team manager. In 2000, he was named into the PBA's 25 Greatest Players. In his entire career in the professional league, Samboy played for only one ball-club, San Miguel Beer, in which he serves as the team manager. Later in 2006, he assumed the team manager post of the sister team Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
which he is still serving as of today.
In 2005, the PBA fans had another chance to see Samboy put his intensity and high-wire forays back on the court as he suited up for the PBA Greats Team. The PBA Greatest Game was held in the Araneta Coliseum as thousands of fans watched their favorite legends and great players of all time play. Samboy scored 29 points that game.
Career PBA Highlights
- Member, PBA's 25 Greatest Players
- Member, 1989 San Miguel Grand Slam Team
- 2-time Mythical Second Team Selection (1990 and 1993)
- First ever recipient of the Sportsmanship Award (1993)
- 4-time PBA All-Star
- 1990 PBA All-Star Game MVP
- PBA's 25 Greatest Player Award
- PBA Hall of Fame Award, Class 2009
Other Highlights
- MVP - 1982 ASEAN School Youth Championship
- NCAA MVP (Letran KnightsLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
) - Member, 1990 Asian Games (Silver Medal)
- Member, Mythical Five (1990 Asian Games)
Winning Championships:
- NCAA Seniors Grandslam Team Letran, 1982, 1983, and 1984
- 1984 FIBA Asian Club Basketball Cup Champion NCC/San Miguel Philippines, 1984
- 1985 South East Asian Games Champion NCC/San Miguel Philippines, 1985
- PBA Reinforced Conference Champion (Amateur Guest Team) NCC, 1985
- William Jones Cup International Basketball Champion NCC/San Miguel Philippines, 1985
- FIBA Asia Champion NCC/San Miguel Philippines, 1986
- PABL Champions Lhulliers Jewellers Team, 1986
- PBA Grandslam Team San Miguel Beer, 1989 Open Conference, 1989 All-Filipino Conference, 1989 Reinforced Conference
- PBA All-Filipino Champion San Miguel Beer, 1992
- PBA Governor's Cup Champion San Miguel Beer, 1993
- PBA All-Filipino Cup Champion San Miguel Beer, 1994
Memorable Moments
- 37 points against Banco di Roma of Italy in the 1985 FIBA World Club Championships in Girona, Spain
- 27 points in San Miguel Beer's prestige-laden win over the IBA All-Stars
- 42 points to help the Veterans team clobber the combined RSJ team 146-118 (June 3, 1990 PBA All-Star Game).
- In the 1993 All-Filipino Finals Cup, Samboy made a memorable halfcourt shot at the buzzer against Coney Island. The shot made a huge impact to the game and to the series even though they did not won the title.
- Samboy Lim pioneered the cross-over head shoulder fake. He uses this to fake and by-pass his defender.
- He was a weird free-throw habit. Samboy messes up his hair before taking a shot in the free-throw lane and he doesn't bend his knees.
- Samboy Lim took over the PBA Top Ten Plays of the Week. His skywalking, driving, and passing moves was usually on the top spot every week.
- Aside from an All-Star MVP award in the PBA, Samboy won an MVP award in the NCAA as he propelled the Letran Knights to a grandslam feat during the early 1980s.
- Due to the style of his high-wire game, Samboy never completed a season in the PBA due to injuries. One of his tragic injuries was a heated game with Purefoods. Regaining momentum in the last quarter after trailing most of the game, Samboy drove past several defenders and was inadvertedly clotheslined by Jojo LastimosaJojo LastimosaIsabelo Lastimosa, Jr. , better known as Jojo Lastimosa and by his nickname "Jolas", is a former Filipino professional basketball player from Cagayan de Oro City who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003...
in the air. This caused Samboy's body to lose control and went flying upside down hitting his head first then shoulder on the hardwood floor. Blood spilled and he was taken out in a stretcher. He had a cut in his forehead that needed 18 stitches outside and 8 stitches inside to close up. Jojo, a close friend of Samboy visited him at Makati Medical CenterMakati Medical CenterMakati Medical Center is a 717-bed tertiary hospital in the Philippines. The hospital began operation on . Since its start in 1969, the Makati Medical Center has been the birthplace for many dramatic firsts in medical history in the Philippines, in Asia, and the world...
. According to Jojo, the first thing that Samboy mentioned is "Who won the game?" This was the attitude of a true sportsman and a friend. Also during that game, the collision sent Samboy in a somersault and his foot hit the board. This is one of the most tragic injury witnessed by everyone in a basketball game.
- In 1993, the Sports Committee of the PBA created this award for Samboy because he was a true sportsman of the game. Also according to the media, the committee wanted to give this special award to Samboy in honor of his impact to the game and that he just couldn't complete a season because of injuries. For the many, this award for Samboy was almost considered an MVP award.
- Also in 1993, Samboy Lim and Hector CalmaHector CalmaHector Calma is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. At 5 feet and 6 inches, he played at the point guard position and was most notably associated with the San Miguel Beer team of the Philippine Basketball Association....
volunteered to have their salary cut in order to acquire their good friend, Allan CaidicAllan CaidicAlan 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...
(who was a free agent from the disbanded Presto Ice Cream). This deal resulted in multiple championships. Back then, San Miguel was an All-Star studded team composed of great players like Ramon FernandezRamón FernándezRamon 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...
and Ato AgustinAto AgustinRenato Agustin , better known as Ato "The Atom Bomb" Agustin, is a former Filipino professional basketball player. He played college ball for the Lyceum of the Philippines, before moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association.Agustin is a former Most Valuable...
.
- Samboy wore the number 9 since his collegiate days up to the international games and in his entire career in the PBA.
- Samboy is the only player known to get applauses and standing ovation from fans (even fans from the opposing team) as he walks to the scoring table to enter the game. He also gets a thundering roar from the crowd whenever he touches the ball.
- There are many famous basketball players who idolize him. Most of them are self-confessed Samboy Lim fan themselves. Among them are Vergel MenesesVergel MenesesVergel 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...
, Paul Alvarez, James YapJames YapJames Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
, Danny IldefonsoDanny IldefonsoDanilo 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...
, Mark CardonaMark CardonaMark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...
and many others. Vergel Meneses "The Aerial Voyager" learned some nifty moves from Samboy that he applied to his slashing game. Paul Alvarez even mentioned in an interview that during his teenage years he runs home to watch the games of the Skywalker in the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Samboy was even the great coach Big J Robert Jaworski's favorite player to field in in international games or in All-Star exhibitions. In the 1990 All-Star Game, Samboy played most of the entire game under coach Jaworski. The only time the Skywalker got a breather was when the Big J entered the game substituting him.
- In an Asian Journal, an author from China went to the Philippines to get a perspective of the Basketball Scene. After the visit, the author wrote that Samboy Lim is the Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
of the PBA. It was also mentioned in an article that Ron Jacobs, the famous coach of NCC/San Miguel in the International Arena, sent Samboy to the States for an operation. Ron Jacobs said to the doctor, "Please fix Samboy. He is my Michael Jordan." Even PBA commentator Joe CantadaJoe Cantada"Smokin'" Joe Cantada, born Jose Maria Cantada was a Filipino TV host, anchor & commentator. He died of lung cancer in March 1992....
addressed in the 1990 All-Star game that Samboy is the Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
of Philippine Basketball.
- The heart and competitiveness of the Dragon Skywalker Avelino "Samboy" Lim was evident especially on international competitions. In 1985, the Philippine Team competed in the World Club Basketball Championship in Girona, Spain. The Philippine team, wearing the San Miguel jersey, were loved by the European audiences due to the fact they were the smallest team competing on the tournament which included the national teams of Yugoslavia and Italy (Dražen PetrovićDražen PetrovicDražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...
that time was guarding Hector CalmaHector CalmaHector Calma is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. At 5 feet and 6 inches, he played at the point guard position and was most notably associated with the San Miguel Beer team of the Philippine Basketball Association....
). He led the team with his patented open court and acrobatic shots scoring his 37 points performance against Banco di Roma of Italy. Because of the intensity and competitiveness, during the game Samboy suffered extreme exhaustion and fatigue. After the game, he had to be carried out in a stretcher with an oxygen tank. His dedication and courage made him an instant folk hero. Then it happened again in their game against the US Team in the 1985 William Jones Cup where they won the game and became champions.
- Samboy played his entire 9 year career in the PBA with San Miguel Beer. He retired in 1997. He is one of only two players - the other being Alvin PatrimonioAlvin PatrimonioAlvin 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...
(Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants) who played for 1 team in his whole PBA career.
External links
- Samboy Lim Player Profile
- http://www.frontwave.com/bedan/SBCAlumniLeague2003.cfm
- http://web.archive.org/web/20031106135605/http://www.geocities.com/maong69/pba.lim.html
- SMB Recharged
- http://www.pba.ph