National University | |||||||||||||
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Position | Athletic Director | ||||||||||||
League | University Athletics Association of the Philippines-UAAP | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Manila, Philippines |
28 August 1958 ||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | San Beda College | ||||||||||||
College | San Beda College | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1981–1993 | ||||||||||||
Number | 14, 3 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||
1981 | YCO-Tanduay | ||||||||||||
1983 | Toyota | ||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Great Taste | ||||||||||||
1986–1993 | Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||
2015–present | Blackwater Elite | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Medals
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Joaquin "Chito" C. Loyzaga (born August 29, 1958) is a Filipino former basketball player and basketball commissioner. He is currently the Athletics Director of the National University.
He played for San Beda College in the NCAA before going on to play professional basketball in the PBA.
In the PBA, Loyzaga played for YCO-Tanduay, Toyota, Great Taste and Ginebra San Miguel. He was a seven-time recipient of the Philippine Basketball Association All-Defensive Team award from 1985 to 1992. He retired from basketball after the 1993 PBA season.
Loyzaga also played for the Philippine national basketball team in the 1990 Asian Games where he distinguished himself by helping limit North Korean center Ri Myung Hun despite a height discrepancy of over a foot and a half between them.
In 2002, Loyzaga became the fourth commissioner of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. He was also a commissioner and executive director of the Philippine Sports Commission from 2010 to 2012.
In 2013, he served as a basketball commissioner in the 76th Season of the UAAP.