Chito Loyzaga

Joaquin "Chito" Loyzaga

Alias	"The Dynamite"
Jersey No.	41, 3
Position	Small Forward/Power Forward
Current Team	Retired
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Height	6 ft. 2 in.
Weight	210 lbs.
College	San Beda College
Career Highlights
Pro Career	1981 –
Also played for	Yco-Tanduay, Toyota, Great Taste, and Ginebra
Awards Received
1992 PBA All Defensive Team 1991 PBA All Defensive Team 1990 PBA All Defensive Team 1989 PBA All Defensive Team 1987 PBA All Defensive Team 1986 PBA All Defensive Team 1985 PBA All Defensive Team 1986 PBA Mythical Second Team 1993 Humanitarian/Citizenship Award

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  Philippines
Asian Games
Silver	1990 Beijing	Team competition

Joaquin C. Loyzaga^[1] (born August 29, 1958) is a former Filipino basketball player. He played college ball for San Beda College before eventually going on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association, where he became a many-time member of the All-Defensive team. Loyzaga played for Tanduay, Toyota, Great Taste, and Ginebra. He also played for the Philippine national basketball team that played at the 1990 Asian Games where he distinguished himself by helping limit North Korean center Ri Myung Hun despite a height discrepancy of over 1 and a half feet between them.

He later became commissioner of the Metropolitan Basketball Association.

Currently, he is one of the appointed Commissioners of Philippine Sports Commission.

Personal life

He is the son of Philippine basketball great Carlos Loyzaga, and Vicky Cuerva. He and brother Joey Loyzaga became one of the few brothers to have played in the PBA, eventually playing for the same team with Ginebra. Chito Loyzaga is married to Toni Loyzaga, with whom he has three children, namely: Celina, Jose Joaquin, and Cecilia.^[2] He recently visited the Sultanate of Oman, at the Philippine School Muscat.

References

1. ^ CHITO LOYZAGA'S 'LAST HURRAH'
2. ^ The son of ‘the Big Difference’ makes a difference

Preceded by Butch Antonio

Metropolitan Basketball Association Commissioner 2002

Succeeded by Last

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Name	Loyzaga, Chito
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Date of birth	August 29, 1958
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