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11 Facts About Pocholo Villanueva

1.

Pocholo "Cholo" Inigo Villanueva was born on November 24,1982 and is a Filipino former professional basketball player.

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Pocholo Villanueva currently serves as the head coach for the Tanduay Rum Masters.

3.

Pocholo Villanueva previously served as the assistant coach for the Bay Area Dragons.

4.

Pocholo Villanueva was drafted with the thirteenth overall pick of the 2008 PBA draft by the Air21 Express.

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On 2011, Pocholo Villanueva joined his former coach in La Salle, Franz Pumaren as the assistant coach in then newly formed PBA team, Shopinas.

6.

Pocholo Villanueva stayed as assistant coach and team manager until the team was bought by NLEX Road Warriors in July 2014.

7.

Pocholo Villanueva helped them get into the Final Four of the NCAA .

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8.

In 2021, Pocholo Villanueva returned to the MPBL to coach the Manila Stars for the 2021 MPBL Invitational.

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In 2022, Pocholo Villanueva became the program director of the La Salle Greenies, the high school team of his college alma mater.

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Pocholo Villanueva hired his former teammate Renren Ritualo, to be its head coach.

11.

Pocholo Villanueva married his college sweetheart, former DLSU courtside reporter, Agnes Tapia in a ceremony at Santuario de San Antonio Parish on December 12,2012.