Rodolfo "Ompong" Segura (born April 17) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played forward for the Adamson Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and won championships for the Philippine national team and his teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in the pro league's early years.
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| Born | April 17 Paco, Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| College | Adamson | |||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||
| Number | 5 (UAAP); 15 (PBA) | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1969-72 | Adamson Falcons | |||||||||||
| 1972 | RP Youth | |||||||||||
| 1972-1974 | Toyota Comets | |||||||||||
| 1975-77 | Toyota Tamaraws | |||||||||||
| 1978–79 | Mariwasa Noritake Porcelain Makers | |||||||||||
| 1979-80 | U/Tex Wranglers | |||||||||||
| 1983-84 | Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston Kings | |||||||||||
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Segura is also a former basketball coach and trained young Filipinos in basketball clinics, including that of Milo Best Center.[1][2]
Collegiate and pre-PBA career
editA 6'2" forward, Segura first played for the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. He would later help the RP Youth win a crown in the 1972 ABC Under-18 Championship with teammates Atoy Co, Ramon Fernandez, Philip Cezar, Edgardo Carvajal, Rino Salazar, Miguel Bilbao, Rey Franco, fellow Adamson Falcon Gregorio Dionisio, among others.[3][4]
When Toyota was not in the PBA yet, its winning tradition was seen in the MICAA with eventual pro players Segura, Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz, Fernandez, Robert Concepcion, Orly Bauzon, Fort Acuña, and the Reynoso brothers Big Boy and Cristino.[5]
Professional career
editToyota
editIn 1975, Segura was part of the first PBA champion team Toyota Comets. Under coach Dante Silverio, they would later win more championships in the pro league, more notably over their archrivals, the Crispa Redmanizers. His best average of close to 22 points, 4.32 rebounds, 1.49 assists, and .63 steals a game happened in his first PBA year.[6][7]
Mariwasa
editSegura's second PBA team was Mariwasa where he played 26 games in 1978.[8]
U/Tex
editSegura retained his double-digit scoring average as a U/Tex Wrangler in 1979.[9]
MSW
editSegura played two more games as a Winston King, wrapping up his PBA career with 223 games played and averaging 14.71 points a game.[10]
Post-retirement
editSegura accepted coaching offers in various leagues and took training and leadership roles in the conduct of basketball clinics of Milo and other companies.[11][12]
Segura reunited with his alma mater in the 1990s and early 2000s when he was named assistant coach of the Lady Falcons, who won several championships in the UAAP under head coach Emelia Vega. He was also the assistant coach of the Pampanga Dragons, who won the first championship of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) under head coach Aric del Rosario.[13]
Another sort of reunion occurred at the rekindling of the Crispa-Toyota rivalry but with a twist, as they were past their prime and opted to play for the fans in a PBA All-Star game at the Araneta Coliseum in 2003.[14][15]
See also
editNotes
edit- 1989-1990 PBA Annual. Philippines: Philippine Basketball Association. 1990.
- Liwayway. Liwayway Pub. 1973. 1973.
- Examiner:The Coming of Cage Wars. L.O. Ty. 1973.
References
edit- ^ "Milo BEST clinic ugma na". Philippine Star. May 16, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Paneiro, Jonas (December 12, 2014). "Anybody's ball game as MILO BEST national finals come off the wraps in Cebu". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (March 8, 2014). "Long, tall Ed now rests in peace". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Jacinto, Angelito (July 24, 2024). "Familiar faces Ricardo, Beltrano chart a new path for Letran Knights". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Olympian, PBA pioneer Orly Bauzon dies at 75". Rappler. September 5, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Liao, Henry (April 8, 2019). "PBA's first playdate". Bandera. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "PBA: Kuwentong rambulan? Ex Toyota players inalala ang bakbakan kontra Crispa". ABS-CBN News. May 15, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (April 9, 2020). "PBA: The birth of professional basketball 45 years ago". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Salazar, Syd (November 13, 2022). "PBA Stats: Ompong Segura". Project Sydrified.
- ^ "RETRO: A quick look on the birth of the PBA". PBA.ph. April 9, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Yalung, Bryan (December 18, 2023). "Pampanga Dragons still cherish fond memories of first MBA title drive". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Even at the Youth level, PH has struggled the last four decades". Spors Bytes. November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Pampanga Dragons' first MBA title remembered after 25 years". Manila Bulletin. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (February 16, 2023). "Fabled Toyota basketball team reunites for 50th anniversary". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Ventura, Sid (February 20, 2023). "A night of nostalgia: Toyota Tamaraws celebrate 50th anniversary". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.