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Chito Loyzaga

Joaquin "Chito" Loyzaga
National University
Position Athletic Director
League University Athletics Association of the Philippines-UAAP
Personal information
Born (1958-08-28) 28 August 1958 (age 58)
Manila, Philippines
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
  • PBA All Defensive Team (1985–1987, 1989–1992)
  • PBA Mythical Second Team (1986)
  • Humanitarian/Citizenship Award (1993)

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.


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