Joselito "Jolly" Escobar (born June 1, 1969) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach who served as a game analyst on PBA on One Sports and PBA D-League coverages.[1]
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| Born | June 1, 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | San Beda (Manila) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UE | ||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Shell Rimula X | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 32, 34 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Barangay Ginebra | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editEscobar played with the San Beda Red Lions in high school[2] and UE Red Warriors in college.[3] He also played in 1991 Manila SEA Games team.[4] He was selected by the Formula Shell in the draft, played with them until 1998, where he was a teammate to superstar Benjie Paras.[5] He played also for Ginebra and Purefoods.
He also served as an assistant coach in the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[5]
References
edit- ^ "'Ref, lutong luto 'to ah': Who made the allegation that was heard loud and clear in live broadcast?". Manila Bulletin.
- ^ Olivares, Rick. "How Coach Ato Badolato helped many a basketball player". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "1988-1990 University of the East Red Warriors!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Teammates, friends remember Chuatico's 'great leadership, kindness'". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b "Andre Paras working out with Rain or Shine, but insists he's not ready to turn pro". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-03.