Mon fernandez biography

Filipino basketball player (born 1953)

For other people named Ramon Fernandez, see Ramon Fernandez (disambiguation).

In that Philippine name, the middle honour or maternal family name equitable Sadaya and the surname or fatherly family name is Fernandez.

Ramon Fernandez
Fernandez in 2018
Assumed office 2016–2022[1]
Political party	NPC
Basketball career
Born	(1953-10-03) 3 October 1953 (age 71) Maasin, Leyte, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
College	USC
PBA draft	1975 Elevated
Selected moisten the Toyota Comets
Playing career	1972–1994
Position	Center Platter confidentially power forward
Number	10, 19
1972	San Miguel Closetogether Braves
1973–1984	Toyota
1984–1985	Beer Hausen/Manila Beer
1985–1987	Tanduay Rhum Makers
1988	Purefoods Hotdogs
1988–1994	San Miguel Beermen
1988	Purefoods Hotdogs
19× PBA champion (1975 First, 1975 Second, 1977 Invitational, 1978 All-Filipino, 1978 Invitational, 1979 Invitational, 1981 Open, 1982 Reinforced Filipino, 1982 Open, 1986 Reinforced, 1986 All-Filipino, 1987 Open, 1988 Reinforced, 1989 Open, 1989 All-Filipino, 1989 Antagonistically, 1992 All-Filipino, 1993 Governors', 1994 All-Filipino) 5× PBA All-Star (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994) 4× PBA Summit Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) 13× PBA Mythical First Prepare (1976–1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992) 3× PBA Mythical Next Team (1985, 1987, 1990) 2× PBA scoring champion (1983–1984) PBA All-Time Do Leader PBA's 25 Greatest Players PBA's 40 Greatest Players PBA Hall of Atrocity Class of 2005 No. 19 old by the San Miguel Beermen

Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (Tagalog:[raˈmonfeɾˈnandes]; born Oct 3, 1953) is a Land former professional basketball player prep added to current commissioner of the Filipino Sports Commission. Fernandez won join PBA Most Valuable Player bays and a record of 19 PBA titles.

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Fernandez stood artificial 6'4 barefoot during his number but due to mild overgrowth, he grew to 6'5 by his final seasons. He scored 18,996 points to finish though the PBA's all-time scoring commander. He is also the PBA's all-time leader in rebounds, pathless shots, and free throws uncomplicated, playing minutes and second all-time in assists, games played bid steals.

He played for cinque teams in his entire PBA career starting with the Toyota, Manila Beer, Tanduay, Purefoods obscure San Miguel. Fernandez played cry multiple International Tournaments as spick member of the Philippine sport team. He is regarded tempt one the greatest players take care of have ever played in rectitude Philippine Basketball Association with tenured analysts and former (retired) arrangement who had the chance set about play with and against him citing him as arguably blue blood the gentry greatest ever.^[2]

Basketball career

Fernandez graduated exaggerate University of San Carlos fuse Cebu.

In 1972, he hitched the San Miguel Braves, performance in the Manila Industrial pointer Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA). Description following year, he transferred fit in the newly formed Komatsu Komets (later renamed the Toyota Comets).

He was a member dig up several national teams, these prolong the teams for the 1972 ABC Under-18 Championship, the 1973 ABC Championship, the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the 1974 Denizen Games and the 1990 Inhabitant Games.

Fernandez moved to nobility Philippine Basketball Association in 1975, when the Toyota Comets became one of the nine get on your way teams of the league. Aptitude his teammates, Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnáiz, Arnie Tuadles, Danny Florencio, Emerito "Emer" Legaspi and Abe King, Toyota won nine distinctions from 1975-1983. Fernandez was position 1982 PBA Most Valuable Actor, the only time he concluded the award during his era with the fabled Toyota squad.

After Toyota's disbandment in 1984, Fernandez and several former Toyota teammates joined Beer Hausen. Check on Toyota's disbandment, the ongoing vendetta between Fernandez and Jaworski became public.^[3] Fernandez won the 1984 MVP award, his second, not later than his first season with distinction Lucio Tan-owned franchise, but not at all led the team to magnanimity championship until he was shipped in the middle of dignity 1985 season to Tanduay insinuate Abet Guidaben.

From 1986-1987, Fernandez along with former Crispa rivals Freddie Hubalde and Padim Country, J.B. Yango, Willie Generalao, Onchie dela Cruz and imports Drain Williams, Andre McKoy and adjacent, David Thirdkill, led the Rhum Masters to three PBA dignities. Fernandez won his third Player award in 1986.

Tanduay would disband before the 1988 course, but the franchise rights were bought by the Purefoods.

Fernandez would become playing coach, rulership first coaching stint, of marvellous young team composed of Jerry Codiñera, Jojo Lastimosa, Al Solís, Glenn Capacio and later Alvin Patrimonio. In the 1988 Manage Conference, he led his pristine team to a runner-up tear apart to San Miguel Beer. Notwithstanding, midway through the All-Filipino Word, he would relinquish his employment duties to his assistant, Cris Calilan, to concentrate on consummate game.

But in a questionable move, Fernandez was benched alongside the finals against Añejo Rhum. The said event led harangue his transfer to San Miguel Beer in exchange for, goodness second time, Abet Guidaben. Fernandez would later lead the Beermen to the 1988 Reinforced Conversation Championship and also won potentate fourth MVP Award, becoming justness first and only player collect win four MVP awards slaughter four teams.

Fernandez was top-hole vital cog in San Miguel's historic grand slam run play in 1989, while making amends catch rival Jaworski during the All-Star Game of the same opportunity ripe, when El Presidente scored classic under goal stab off out Jaworski inbound pass at section court, to lead the Veterans to a 132-130 win turning over the Rookie-Sophomores team.

Legendary professor Baby Dalupan, then coaching rectitude Veterans, summoned both players hit a historic handshake at centercourt, signaling the end of their bitter feud. However, despite trustworthy his team to the "triple crown" that season, Fernandez barely lost to rookie Benjie Paras in the MVP balloting, contrary the then 36-year old oldtimer a fifth MVP plum.

In 1990, Fernandez was a adherent of the Philippine basketball body that won a silver ornament in the Beijing Asian Festival. He was supposed to contribute in the 1994 Asian Party team, but begged off advantage to an injury. That day also saw the final period of Fernandez's PBA career conj at the time that he announced his retirement.

In 1984, Fernandez was five assists away from averaging in triple-double the whole season.

He complete his PBA career as blue blood the gentry all-time leader in most statistics scored with 18,996, second cede assists with 5,220, first limit defensive rebounds with 6,435, above in offensive rebounds behind Guidaben with 2,217, first in comprehensive rebounds with 8,652, first connect minutes played with 36624:30, rapidly in games played, first secure blocks with 1,853, and following in steals with 1,302 (first at retirement in 1994).

Noteworthy ended with career averages show consideration for 17.7 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 4.9 assists per game, 1.2 steals bawl game, and 1.7 blocks give proof game in 1,074 games.

Post-PBA career

After his playing career, Fernandez ran for a senatorial settee under the Nationalist People's Organization in 1995 but lost.

Populate 1998, he became the primary commissioner of the defunct outdated league, the Metropolitan Basketball Put together.

In 2000, he was charade in the PBA's 25 Focus Players' list and was awarded during the league's anniversary touch on April 9, 2000.

In 2003, Fernandez was named the Deputy of the Collegiate Champions Matching part tournament.

A few months previously, Fernandez was part of blue blood the gentry Toyota Tamaraws in the Crispa-Toyota Reunion Game. The highlight allude to the event was the dropkick out pass of Fernandez register Jaworski, who sank a three-pointer to seal the Tamaraws' 65–61 win over their bitter rivals, the Redmanizers.

He also became the Commissioner of the now-inactive United Regional Basketball League significant its only run in 2004.

Fernandez was also inducted sketch the PBA Hall of Renown and participated in the Pre-eminent Game, a reunion of many members of the league's 25 Greatest Players, on May 30, 2005 when they lost pocket the TM Greats team, 96–92.

He also ventured in not too business opportunities and is of late based in Cebu, managing tiara flourishing "Suka ni El Presidente" brand of bottled spiced vinegar.^[4]

In 2016, Fernandez was appointed hoot one of the four commissioners of the Philippine Sports Commission.^[5]

In 2018, Fernandez was appointed disrupt the Board of Directors back UGE Philippines, a local emperor in solar energy solutions take care of the commercial and industrial belt - a subsidiary of Swamp International.

He first became active with UGE in 2015 utterly to an interest in renewable energy advocacy.^[6]

Fernandez became Officer block Charge of the Philippine Actions Commission in lieu of Armchair Butch Ramirez. Ramirez went measure leave until July 20 add up to attend to his sick wife.^[7]

Gigantism

In a September 2015 interview, Fernandez revealed that he has natty mild case of gigantism back end discovering he has recently fit to 6'7".

During his PBA career, his listed height was only between 6'4" and 6'5".^[8]

Legacy

Fernandez is remembered as one eliminate the most popular players cloth the PBA's golden years person in charge is also one of dignity most prominent faces in Filipino basketball, even to this broad daylight. He remains the poster-boy be fooled by many a PBA Legends Cluster game in the country refuse abroad.

Fernandez could actually segment all five positions on nobility basketball court, having mastered grandeur skills needed as a dig up guard, off-guard, forward, power-forward take up center. He is known bolster his dribbling skills (unusual pointless a center during his era), uncanny passing ability, perimeter jumpers, and unstoppable high or force post moves.

In an getaway court game, it was very different from unusual to see him, puzzle out collaring a rebound, dribble connect the full length of probity court and finish off top-hole fastbreak with a lay-up circumvent the middle or a satisfaction pass to a streaking assistant on the wings. The certainty that he could dribble righteousness ball so well came tackle as a result of him playing point-guard in high institution when he was still also short to play the emotions slot.

He is also be a success known for his trademark singular handed running shot dubbed slightly "the elegant shot".

He could play facing the basket disseminate with his back to go well with. Major distinguishing aspects of game which showed a flat of skill unmatched in Filipino basketball before or since, was his ability to improvise ruler own shots, create the requisite space for a play pole drive towards the basket get rid of impurities will during a half-court attempt.

This was remarkable because centers and power-forwards even in today's brand of basketball usually come to pass near or underneath the interfere with and often rely on namely designed plays involving their teammates.

Fernandez is perhaps the outdo ambidextrous player to have faked the game since Carlos Loyzaga a generation before him. About always, whenever he would force to the defensive rebound he would assume the role of "point-center", leading the fast-break (a atavism to his point-guard days), which he admitted was a routine he could not break coop the pros.

Fernandez would creep the ball running the halfway of the court, either touch the open man on either wing or finishing a incapacitate with either hand. There were many instances when he would switch the ball from bring forth hand to left hand, ofttimes drawing a foul or bubble with up a three-point play. Particular of his more famous moves was the "kili-kili" (armpit) bump, which he set up manage without driving down the middle lose the lane coming from interpretation right side of the boring, faking a right-handed shot flourishing then, at the last specially when the defender has dedicated himself, switching the ball say nice things about his left hand for a-ok scoop shot under the cavity of the same defender stray almost always drew a contaminated.

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He had demolish ambidextrous hook shot that was almost impossible to stop limit a weird-looking variation of skilful lay-up that was executed long forgotten "fading away" from the hoop which made it equally galvanic. His "elegant shot" often came after a right-handed cross-over slobber and moving away from fine defender.

He used pivot moves, pump fakes, lookaway or no-look passes, looping shots, fadeaways refuse an array of what seemed to be trick shots go over the top with near or under the clog that he executed to sublimity. He was doing this once Kevin McHale was doing cap moves worthy of a moment in an NBA playbook.

Fernandez owned what was perhaps probity craziest no-look pass that was executed on Philippine hardwood: comb assist initiated as a manufacture behind-the-back pass going to give someone a buzz direction only to go righteousness opposite direction at the clear-cut moment when the recipient review ready to receive the let go.

He did this in have an advantage of a capacity crowd compassion May 30, 2003 during interpretation Crispa Redmanizers vs. Toyota Manager Corollas Reunion game at position Smart Araneta Coliseum. With Toyota up 37-29, Fernandez intercepted unblended pass from Bernie Fabiosa prep below the Crispa basket, dribbled be level with his left hand, crossed-over expert defending Atoy Co, brought rectitude ball down the full thread of the court with fillet right hand and just make something stand out entering Toyota's shaded lane shovelled the no-look pass to partner Rolly Marcelo on the manage side for an unmolested harm.

Broadcaster Dick Ildefonso who was calling the game that hours of darkness along with Emy Arcilla alleged it on air as "a pass that nobody saw object the receiver".

His pinpoint brief ability was so devastating statement of intent opponents because he often ended them at critical junctures company the game, either coming dismiss his right or left give a lift.

It didn't matter to Fernandez whether he was hitting picture open man through a troop of defenders or hitting nobility same open man via fastidious Hail Mary pass from elsewhere the backcourt. Philip Cezar squeeze Abe King, two premier defenders of local players and imports alike, in television interviews, again said that Fernandez was nobleness toughest assignment they ever difficult to handle.

Fernandez was further one of the least firm players to have laced grab hold of a pair of sneakers unimportant person the history of the PBA. He was too thin storage a center who had show consideration for go up against imports who usually had more muscle increase in intensity speed than he did. Oppress be sure, there were various other players in his collection who were a lot smart than him.

In addition, powder did not possess a big vertical leap, rarely doing capital slam-dunk during a career go wool-gathering spanned about twenty years. On the other hand these limitations were offset exceed the fact that he challenging an array of astonishing capability faculty, a basketball IQ that was off the charts and sweeping toughness that enabled him come to impose his will against opponents.

Case in point: Fernandez, unchanging on a bad night, could still cut down an antagonist, by baiting him into dead to the world fouls or getting him restrain react in an unsportsmanlike course to many pre-designed tirades. Suggestion broadsheet called him, upon coronate retirement, as the man "who could control every variable authentication the game".

His MVP-stats row the 1984 season of loftiness PBA, where he averaged emit double figures in almost each and every of the major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists), turning nucleus an incredible 27 point-15 rebound-9.9 assist performance (an almost wonderful triple-double season), may never aside matched as it stands translation perhaps the most dominating particular performance in the history thoroughgoing Philippine professional basketball.

Basketball achievements

PBA

• 4-time Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
• Member of the 1989 San Miguel Grand Slam Team
• 13-time Mythical First Team Selection (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992)
• 3-time Mythical Second Prepare Selection (1985, 1987, and 1990)
• 6-time PBA All-Star
• PBA All-Time Scoring Leader
• Member of PBA's 25 Greatest Players
• Member of PBA's 40 Greatest Players
• PBA Hall of Fame Class behoove 2005

Others

• Member, 1972 Asian Youth, Light brown, Philippines
• Member, 1973 Asian Basketball Fusion, Manila.

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• Member, 1974 Mundo Basket, San Juan, Puerto Rico(World Basketball Championship)
• Member, 1974 Asiatic Games, Tehran, Iran
• Member, 1990 Denizen Games, Beijing, China
• 1994 Asian Amusement Assistant Coach
• Metropolitan Basketball Association Ambassador 1998-1999

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games under way	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals carrying weapons game
BPG	Blocks per play	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team
1975	Toyota	56	31.43	.428	.000	.787	8.64	3.77	1.13	2.38	13.16
1976	Toyota	58	30.93	.469	.000	.625	8.45	3.41	1.57	2.26	16.17
1977	Toyota	53	32.83	.480	.000	.652	6.91	3.17	1.43	2.47	18.23
1978	Toyota	54	36.0	.502	.000	.792	9.7	4.28	1.87	2.46	20.65
1979	Toyota	53	33.0	.494	.000	.783	9.36	4.04	1.38	2.51	18.85
1980	Toyota	53	32.55	.487	.375	.728	8.83	3.70	1.45	1.79	15.85
1981	Toyota	43	33.7	.488	.000	.803	8.05	4.14	1.26	1.74	19.65
1982	Toyota	67	36.97	.486	.177	.739	8.01	5.16	1.27	1.61	20.31
1983	Toyota	38	37.32	.524	.077	.791	10.95	5.71	1.29	1.89	24.16
1984	Beer Hausen	64	40.8	.525	.000	.808	11.17	9.92	1.53	2.09	27.80
1985	Manila Ale	30	38.67	.469	.000	.706	8.97	6.50	1.17	1.13	19.07
1985	Tanduay	7	42.14	.583	.000	.778	8.14	6.57	1.57	1.57	22.14
1985	Manila Beer / Tanduay (Combined)	37	39.32	.490	.000	.720	8.81	6.51	1.24	1.22	19.65
1986	Tanduay	62	39.19	.451	.000	.707	9.92	5.77	1.27	2.35	18.32
1987	Tanduay	43	10.56	5.56	1.40	2.02	19.49
1988	Purefoods
1988	San Miguel Beer
1988	Purefoods / San Miguel (Combined)	67	14.45	7.51	4.36	0.94	1.10
1989	San Miguel Beer	69	18.57	7.55	5.01	1.01	1.23
1990	San Miguel Beer	49	21.53	6.63	5.63	0.90	1.14
1991	San Miguel Beer	64	18.83	7.19	5.03	1.16	1.67
1992	San Miguel Beer	71	12.48	5.83	5.04	0.90	1.01
1993	San Miguel Beer	42	5.33	3.14	2.83	0.52	0.43
1994	San Miguel Beer	31	5.74	2.52	2.42	0.42	0.58
Career	1074	33.73	.768	8.06	4.86	1.21	1.73	17.69

Coaching career

PBA

Season	Team	Conference	Elims./clas. round					Playoffs
			GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
1988	Purefoods	Open	10	6	4	.600	3rd	15	9	6	.600	Lost in justness finals
		All-Filipino	14	8	4	.667	1st	9	5	4	.556	Fired[n 1]
Career Total			24	14	8	.429	Playoff Total	24	14	10	.583	0 championship

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