Gilbert Lao

Gilbert Lao
Adamson Soaring Falcons
Position	Assistant coach
League	UAAP
Personal information
Born	September 13, 1978 (age 46); Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	UST
PBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 11th overall
Drafted by	Coca-Cola Tigers
Playing career	2002–2014
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	9, 80, 98, 18
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As a player:
2002–2006	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007	Welcoat Dragons
2007–2008	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2008–2009	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2009	Smart Pampanga Buddies
2009–2010	Barako Bull Energy Boosters
2010–2013	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
As a coach:
2013–2019	FEU (assistant)
2016–2018	TNT KaTropa (assistant)
2019–2021	Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing (assistant)
2021–present	Adamson (assistant)
Career highlights
	As player: 5x PBA champion (2009 Philippine, 2011 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2012 Philippine, 2013 Philippine); As assistant coach: UAAP Senior's champion (2015);

Last updated September 03, 2025

Gilbert Y. Lao (born September 13, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]^[2] He was nicknamed "The Enforcer" in his college days.

Draft

Lao was drafted by Coca-Cola Tigers in 2002, 11th overall.

With the Texters, he was able to win 5 titles as a pro with the team.

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	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 per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

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Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Coca-Cola	8	2.0	.667	—	—	.4	.1	.0	.0	.5
2003	Coca-Cola	1	1.0	—	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2004–05	Coca-Cola	26	7.9	.323	.000	.632	1.5	.4	.1	.2	1.2
2005–06	Coca-Cola	5	2.4	.333	—	—	.2	.0	.0	.0	.4
2006–07	Welcoat	35	12.0	.544	.000	.440	1.4	.5	.2	.1	2.1
2007–08	Barangay Ginebra	13	7.2	.182	.000	.400	1.4	.2	.3	.2	.6
2007–08	Talk 'N Text	13	7.2	.182	.000	.400	1.4	.2	.3	.2	.6
2008–09	Talk 'N Text	19	3.4	.000	—	—	.6	.2	.1	.2	.0
2009–10	Barako Energy Coffee	16	23.3	.346	.219	.312	3.4	1.3	.3	.5	3.0
2009–10	Talk 'N Text	16	23.3	.346	.219	.312	3.4	1.3	.3	.5	3.0
2010–11	Talk 'N Text	25	3.5	.500	.000	1.000	.6	.2	.1	.0	.2
2011–12	Talk 'N Text	20	3.5	.500	—	.500	.5	.1	.1	.1	.3
Career		168	8.0	.410	.189	.474	1.2	.4	.2	.4	1.1

Coaching Career

Lao is an assistant coach of the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).^[4]

References

↑ "Gilbert Lao Basketball Player Profile". Asia-Basket. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ "PBA slaps P244K fines on TNT, Pfoods players". GMANews.TV. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ "Gilbert Lao Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.
↑ "'Game-winner Gilbert' does it again for Adamson". Spin.ph. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

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[1] "Gilbert Lao Basketball Player Profile". Asia-Basket. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[2] "PBA slaps P244K fines on TNT, Pfoods players". GMANews.TV. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[3] "Gilbert Lao Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.

[4] "'Game-winner Gilbert' does it again for Adamson". Spin.ph. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

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