Ronnie Magsanoc

Ronald Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino coach, basketball analyst, and retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker The Point Laureate.

Ronald Magsanoc
Meralco Bolts
PositionAssistant coach
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1966-04-11) April 11, 1966
Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolSan Beda College
CollegeUniversity of the Philippines
PBA draft1988
Selected by the Shell Oilers
Playing career1988–2002
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
1989–1999Formula Shell
2000–2001Sta. Lucia Realtors
2002Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
As coach:
2002–2010Purefoods (assistant)
2010–presentMeralco Bolts (assistant)
2012–2013San Beda Red Lions
2014–2015Hapee Fresh Fighters
2014–2015Ateneo Blue Eagles (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • PBA Mythical First Team (1990)
  • 3× PBA Mythical Second Team (1989, 1991, 1992)
  • 7× PBA All-Star (1989–1995)
  • UAAP champion (1986)
  • PBA's 25 Greatest Players

As coach:

  • NCAA champion (2012)

Collegiate career

Magsanoc played collegiate ball with Benjie Paras, Eric Altamirano, and Joey Guanio for the University of the Philippines basketball squad, then coached by Joe Lipa, where he helped the Fighting Maroons win the UAAP championship in 1986, their first basketball championship in 48 years.[1]

Amateur career

Aside from national team stints in the 1986 Asian Games, 1987 Jones Cup, ABC championships and SEA Games under coach Joe Lipa,[2] Magsanoc saw action for YCO Shine Masters and Philips Sardines in the PABL.[3]

Professional career

Magsanoc joined the Philippine Basketball Association in 1988 and was picked by Shell while his former national teammates Jojo Lastimosa, Glenn Capacio, Jerry Codiñera and Alvin Patrimonio were absorbed by newcomer Purefoods Hotdogs in one of the best entries of freshman cagers to the pro ranks.[4]

The following season in his sophomore year, Magsanoc was reunited with former UP teammate Benjie Paras, who was the number 1 overall draft pick that year. The triumvirate of Magsanoc, Paras and seven-time best import Bobby Parks led Shell to the finals in the first conference each year from 1989 to 1992, winning two championships and placing runner-up twice. Magsanoc was considered by fans and experts alike as one of the best point guard in the league at the turn of the decade.

From 1993-1995, he remains one of the top point guards despite Shell missing the finals trip for three seasons and with the emergence of Alaska's Johnny Abarrientos. In 1996, Shell return to the finals but Magsanoc missed out playing in the championship because of an injury.[5] Finally, after 10 seasons with Shell, Magsanoc was surprisingly traded to Sta. Lucia Realtors for Gerry Esplana beginning the 1998 PBA season, the "Point Laureate" was lost in the limelight as a Realtor. In 2001, he joined Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs and was reunited with former YCO teammate in the PABL and national teammate Alvin Patrimonio, together they won their final championship in the PBA in the 2002 Governors Cup.

He was also a member of the all-professional Philippine National Team that took home the silver medal in the 1990 Asian Games.[6]

In 2000, he was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players.[7]

In 2013, he was enshrined into the PBA Hall of Fame, along with Paras, Lim Eng Beng, and the late Ed Ocampo.[8]

Post-retirement and coaching career

References

  1. Juico, Philip Ella. "Remembering Maroons' 1986 championship". www.philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "China flees from RP". Manila Standard.
  3. "Magnolia, Philips run down Miescor, Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  4. "Magsanoc, 2 others picked from pool". Manila Standard.
  5. "Title series begins today". Manila Standard.
  6. "The "Philippine Dream Team" in the 1990 Asian Games". http://theunknowngazette.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. "Greatest players relive PBA glory years". Philippine Headline News. April 6, 2005. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  8. Ramos, Gerry. "Even in Hall of Fame, high school pals Magsanoc and Paras still inseparable". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. "Hapee Toothpaste names Ronnie Magsanoc coach as it makes PBA D-League debut". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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