Chico Lanete

Chico Lanete

Alias	Rocky Balboa
Jersey No.	26
Position	Point Guard
Current Team	Meralco Bolts
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01) (age 32) Ormoc City, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 0 in.
Weight	180 lbs.
College	Lyceum of the Philippines University
Career Highlights
Draft	2006, Undrafted by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
Pro Career	2007 – present
Also played for	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants (2007-2009) Barangay Ginebra Kings (2009) Burger King Whoppers (2009-2010) Powerade Tigers (2010-11)
Awards Received
2007-08 PBA All-Rookie Team

Chico Lanete (born August 1, 1979), from Ormoc City, Philippines, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1] He grew up in Isabela, Basilan and then played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City during college before moving to Lyceum of the Philippines University.

Basketball is in Lanete's family. His father was a college basketball player while his brothers Von Harry (Bon Bon) and Garvo (Gabo) are into basketball too. They both played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City before the former moved to Cebu and played for the University of the Visayas Green Lancers under Coach Boy Cabahug, and the latter to the San Beda Red Lions under Coach Frankie Lim. Chico was an undrafted player in the 2007 PBA Draft but was later signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants before moving to the Barangay Ginebra Kings. In 2009, he was sigend by the Burger King Whoppers. On January 5, 2010, he and Gary David were traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers for Alex Cabagnot and Wesley Gonzales.^[2]

References

1. ^ "CHICO LANETE basketball profile". asia-basket.com. http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=PHI&PlayerID=94443. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
2. ^ "There is Hope for BK". http://hoops.blink.ph. http://hoops.blink.ph/2010/01/07/there-is-hope-for-bk/. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Lanete, Chico
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Date of birth	August 1, 1979
Place of birth	Ormoc City, Philippines
Date of death
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