Manuel "Manny" Victorino was born on December 30,1958 and is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
14 Facts About Manny Victorino
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Manny Victorino is an impressive post-up player with a sweeping hook shot down the middle.
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Manny Victorino is a dead-eye perimeter shooter and an excellent fastbreak finisher despite his size.
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Manny Victorino ran the wings like a small forward and finished strong, usually with a powerful slam dunk.
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Manny Victorino entered the PBA in 1981 and was taken by Presto Fun Drinks from their farm team in the MICAA.
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Manny Victorino went on to hold his own at a time when all-time greats Ramon Fernandez and Abet Guidaben were lording it over in the league.
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Manny Victorino's stock climbed phenomenally in a span of few years and was already challenging Fernandez and company for supremacy inside the paint.
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Manny Victorino earn a spot on the Mythical Team for the first time that year and for three straight seasons until 1986, Victorino became a permanent fixture on the Mythical Five selection.
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Manny Victorino was second to Allan Caidic in scoring for Presto in the 1989 All-Filipino Conference, compile stats of 19.4 points and 7.2 rebounds an outing.
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Manny Victorino's numbers were down with sophomore Zaldy Realubit getting more on his playing time.
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Manny Victorino was traded to Pepsi for the Hotshots' first round pick in 1991 and Victorino got to play alongside Abet Guidaben for two seasons.
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Manny Victorino won his final championship with Purefoods in the Commissioner's Cup but was left unsigned at the end of the year.
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Manny Victorino later played a few games in the Metropolitan Basketball Association with the Cagayan de Oro Nuggets in 1998 and Surigao Miners in 1999 before calling it quits.
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Manny Victorino appeared with his son Myki in ABS-CBN's former noontime show, Wowowee in 2009.