Turo Valenzona
Encyclopedia
Arturo F. Valenzona also known as Turo Valenzona, is a former Filipino
basketball player and head coach.
, before eventually playing in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
, and later, the Philippine Basketball Association
with U/Tex. He was also a member of the national basketball team of the Philippines
. After his playing years, Valenzona coached Tanduay
, Ginebra
, Alaska
, and Pop Cola
in the PBA. He was also the first president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines. Valenzona coached Tanduay to three PBA championships from 1986 to 1987, and led the collegiate team San Sebastian College
to five straight men's basketball championships in the 1990's.
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 and head coach.
Info
Valenzona played college ball for the Far Eastern UniversityFEU Tamaraws
The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
, before eventually playing in 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....
, and later, 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...
with U/Tex. He was also a member of the national basketball team of the 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...
. After his playing years, Valenzona coached Tanduay
Tanduay Rhum Masters
The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:...
, Ginebra
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...
, Alaska
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...
, and Pop Cola
Pop Cola Panthers
The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the...
in the PBA. He was also the first president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines. Valenzona coached Tanduay to three PBA championships from 1986 to 1987, and led the collegiate team San Sebastian College
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
to five straight men's basketball championships in the 1990's.