William Antonio
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William Antonio, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association
. A good three-point shooter, he was drafted 5th overall by the San Miguel Beermen
in 1998
. He was then sent to the Pop Cola 800s
. He retired in 2007 to become a member of the coaching staff of the Coca-Cola Tigers
. After working as an assistant coach for the Tigers, for 3 years, he returned to active play during the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference
.
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...
. A good three-point shooter, he was drafted 5th overall by the San Miguel Beermen
San 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...
in 1998
1998 PBA Draft
The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Notes:...
. He was then sent to the Pop Cola 800s
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...
. He retired in 2007 to become a member of the coaching staff of the Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
. After working as an assistant coach for the Tigers, for 3 years, he returned to active play during the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference
2010 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference, is the last conference of the 2009-10 PBA season. It started on March 21 and finished on August 18, 2010...
.