Samboy Lim
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April 1, 1962 Manila, Philippines |
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| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | San Beda College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Colegio de San Juan de Letran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 1986 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1986–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1988–1997 | San Miguel Beermen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avelino Borromeo Lim, Jr. (born April 1, 1962), better known as Samboy "The Skywalker" Lim, is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and many time national player in the 1980s.
As a shooting guard, he distinguished himself with his above-the-rim play and often dangerous forays to the basket, punctuated by acrobatic shots, hang-time moves or a slam dunk. He did not win a Most Valuable Player Award because he did not get to complete a full season due to the many injuries he sustained on the court.
Samboy Lim played for San Beda High School. He led the San Beda Red Cubs to the 1978 NCAA juniors championship. In the early 80s, he played college basketball in Letran in the NCAA and led the Knights win three straight NCAA seniors championships from 1982 to 1984, under coach Laurentino "Larry" Albano. After his collegiate career, he spearheaded the M. Lhuillier franchise in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League to an unprecedented championship together with Jojo Lastimosa.
In 1984, he was recruited by Ron Jacobs, which he politely declined since at that time, he was still studying/playing at Letran. In 1986, he was selected as part of the Philippine national team that competed in the 1986 Asian Games. He was one of the main players and top scorers of the national team that went on to win the bronze medal.
After his stint with the PABL, Lim entered the PBA, as a draftee of the San Miguel Beermen. Though he usually came off the bench as the sixth man of the already star-studded San Miguel squad, he was able to pull off an outstanding rookie performance and battled neck-to-neck against Lastimosa for the Rookie of the Year Award which was eventually won by latter.
The next year, in 1989, he was one of the anchors that led San Miguel to a grand slam year, winning all three PBA tournament championships in what was considered as one of the most dominant PBA seasons of any team.
In 1990, he was again selected to represent the country in the Asian Games in Beijing, China. Despite the star-studded crew composed of 1990 MVP Allan Caidic, future four-time MVP Alvin Patrimonio and another four-time MVP in Ramon Fernandez, he rose to the occasion and established himself as the ace player of the team. The national team won all of its games by a wide margin until losing to China in the finals. Nevertheless, he was selected as part of the tournament's mythical five selection.
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