Carlos Loyzaga

Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga y Matute (August 29, 1930 – January 27, 2016) was a Filipino basketball player, coach and politician. He was the most dominant basketball player of his era in the Philippines and is considered as the greatest Filipino basketball player of all time. Loyzaga was a two-time Olympian (1952, 1956), as a member of the Philippine national team.

The Honorable
Carlos Loyzaga
Loyzaga in 1954
Member of the Manila Municipal Board from the 3rd district
In office
December 30, 1967  December 31, 1975
Basketball career
Personal information
Born(1930-08-29)August 29, 1930
Intramuros, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedJanuary 27, 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 85)
San Juan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
CollegeSan Beda (1951–1954)
Playing career1954–1964
PositionCenter
Number14, 41
Career history
As player:
1954–1964YCO Painters
As coach:
1964YCO Painters
1964–1966University of Santo Tomas
1960sManila Bank Golden Bankers
1967Philippines
1975–1976U/Tex Weavers
1977–1979Tanduay Distillery/Esquires
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • 8× MICAA champions (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964)
  • 3× NCAA champions (1951, 1952, 1955)
  • No. 14 retired by the San Beda Red Lions

As coach:

  • UAAP champion (1964)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
FIBA World Championship
1954 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Asian Basketball Confederation Championship
1960 ManilaTeam
1963 TaipeiTeam
Asian Games
1951 New DelhiTeam
1954 ManilaTeam
1958 TokyoTeam
1962 JakartaTeam
Head coach for  Philippines
Asian Basketball Confederation Championship
1967 SeoulTeam

On June 2, 2023, he became the first Filipino player to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, which was done in the lead up to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which the Philippines co-hosts.

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