Valentin Eduque

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Valentín "Tito" M. Eduque
Personal information
Born(1927-08-26)August 26, 1927
DiedNovember 8, 2001(2001-11-08) (aged 74)
Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Career information
High schoolDe La Salle College
CollegeDe La Salle College
Playing career1946–1957
Number3
Coaching career1954–1986
Career history
As player:
1946UST (UAAP)
1947–1951De La Salle College (NCAA)
1952–1957YCO (MICAA)
As coach:
1954–1957YCO (playing coach)
?–1968Ysmael Steel (MICAA)
1964–1978De La Salle College (NCAA)
1968–1970Meralco (MICAA)
1971–1972Mariwasa-Akai (MICAA)
1973–1976Concepcion Motorola (MICAA) / Carrier/Quasar (PBA)
1977Mariwasa-Honda (PBA)
1980–1981Tanduay (PBA)
1983Galerie Dominique (PBA)
1986Manila Beer (PBA)
Career highlights and awards
Championships: (as coach, partial list)

NCAA men’s basketball (2):
De La Salle (2):

  • 1971-1972
  • 1974-1975

Philippine men’s basketball team (2):

BAP/MICAA/others (9):
YCO Painters (7):

  • 1954 National
  • 1954 MICAA
  • 1955 National
  • 1956 National
  • 1956 MICAA
  • 1957 National
  • 1957 MICAA

Meralco (1):

  • 1969 National Seniors

Mariwasa-Akai (1):

  • 1972 MICAA Open

Valentín "Tito" M. Eduque (August 26, 1927 – November 8, 2001) was a Filipino basketball coach and player.

He was a member of the 1946 University of Santo Tomas varsity team, among his teammates were Ramon Campos, Jr., Primitivo Martinez, Julian Malonso and Dr. Jose Genato. The Glowing Goldies squad was undefeated in capturing the UAAP crown. Eduque also starred for La Salle and led the Archers to the 1947 NCAA title, his Archer teammates were Eddie Decena, Eddie Sharuff, Jose Mendieta, Jun Inigo, and Jess Pimentel.

Eduque saw action for the YCO Painters under coach Leo Prieto from 1952 to 1957 and then took over as playing coach. In 1964, he led the Philippines at Olympic qualifying tournament in Yokohama in 1964.[1] He won the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) as the Philippines' coach in Manila in 1973.

Later known as "the man in white" for his penchant for wearing white clothing, Eduque was married to Inday Vargas, daughter of Jorge B. Vargas. He had five children with Inday. After the death of Inday, he later married Flor Valenzona, with whom he had three children.

In 2000, he was cited, along with coach Baby Dalupan for their contributions to basketball and were given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the National Basketball Hall of Fame whose Executive Director Jose Zubiri hosted the second enshrinement affair at the Peninsula Hotel in Makati.[2]

Eduque died on November 8, 2001.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Trinidad, Recab (2 August 2002). "Philippine basketball now a discordant truth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (4 November 2001). "BASKETBALL: NO HALL OF FAME RITES THIS YEAR?". Manila: Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ Sarmenta, Sev (29 August 2010). "Remembering the man in white". One Game At A Time. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

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