William "Bogs" Adornado was born on May 26,1951 and is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player.
21 Facts About Bogs Adornado
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Bogs Adornado is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's Greatest Players and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Bogs Adornado was a three-time PBA Most Valuable Player and is considered one of the best Filipino basketball players of all time.
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Bogs Adornado was the youngest member of the Philippine Men's Olympic basketball team that placed 13th in the 1972 Munich Games.
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Bogs Adornado was a key contributor in winning back the gold for the Philippines in the 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation Championships held in Manila.
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One of the pioneers of the Philippine Basketball Association when the league was formed in 1975, Bogs Adornado began his professional career with powerhouse Crispa Redmanizers under legendary coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan.
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Bogs Adornado was awarded the first PBA Most Valuable Player, an award he would win in '76.
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On July 11,1976, with Crispa winning the All-Filipino Conference, Bogs Adornado scored 24 points to become the first player to reach 2,000 points.
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On November 30,1980, in a game between the Wranglers and the San Miguel Beermen, Bogs Adornado played perhaps the best game of his PBA career as he scored 64 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out 3 assists and made 1 block shot in 40:42 minutes of playing time.
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That same season, Bogs Adornado cracked the Mythical 5for the third time in his PBA career, a classic case of retribution.
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In 1981, Bogs Adornado won his third MVP award while powering the Wranglers to a runner-up finish in the 1981 Reinforced Conference finals against Crispa.
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In 1984, having reunited with ex-Crispa coach Virgilio Dalupan, Bogs Adornado was in the forefront of a Great Taste's breakthrough, winning the PBA 2nd Conference against the Ramon Fernandez-led Beer Hausen team and the 3rd Conference against the mighty Crispa Redmanizers while being reinforced by eventual best import awardee Jeff Collins.
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In 1985, Bogs Adornado played for rookie team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters along with former Crispa teammates Philip Cezar and Bernie Fabiosa.
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In 1987, Bogs Adornado joined the Hills Bros Coffee Kings for his final season in the league.
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Teaming-up with the famed Bruise Brothers tandem of Elpidio Villamin and Ricardo Relosa, Bogs Adornado helped the Coffee Kings to two runner-up finishes even as he was already showing signs of slowing down.
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Bogs Adornado converted 69 consecutive free throws from October 14,1986, until August 7,1987, a record that stood for six years until a new sweet-shooting forward in the mold of Bogs Adornado by the name of Allan Caidic broke it with 76 consecutive free shots made.
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Bogs Adornado played a total of 12 seasons with an impressive career average of 20.4 ppg.
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Bogs Adornado was a prolific scorer armed with a deadly outside shot, leading the league in scoring in 5 different seasons.
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In 2005, Bogs Adornado was part of the twelve initial inductees to the PBA Hall of Fame alongside fellow Crispa players Atoy Co and Philip Cezar, and Toyota stalwarts Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz and Ramon Fernandez together with former PBA Commissioners Leo Prieto, Emerson Coseteng and Atty.
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The name of Bogs Adornado being mentioned in the same breath with the Comeback Player of the Year award was a fitting tribute to the player who became the first to win the PBA MVP award three times.
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Bogs Adornado knew where he was going, he knew where the screen was coming.