Ompong Segura

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Ompong Segura
Personal information
BornApril 17
Paco, Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
College Adamson
Position Forward
Number5 (UAAP); 15 (PBA)
Career history
1969-72 Adamson Falcons
1972 RP Youth
1972-1974 Toyota Comets
1975-77 Toyota Tamaraws
1978–79 Mariwasa Noritake Porcelain Makers
1979-80 U/Tex Wranglers
1983-84Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston Kings
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Asian Basketball Confederation Team competition

Rodolfo "Ompong" Segura (born April 17) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played forward for the Adamson Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and won championships for the Philippine national team and his teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in the pro league's early years.

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Segura is also a former basketball coach and trained young Filipinos in basketball clinics, including that of Milo Best Center. [1] [2]

Collegiate and pre-PBA career

A 6'2" forward, Segura first played for the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. He would later help the RP Youth win a crown in the 1972 ABC Under-18 Championship with teammates Atoy Co, Ramon Fernandez, Philip Cezar, Edgardo Carvajal, Rino Salazar, Miguel Bilbao, Rey Franco, fellow Adamson Falcon Gregorio Dionisio, among others. [3] [4]

When Toyota was not in the PBA yet, its winning tradition was seen in the MICAA with eventual pro players Segura, Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz, Fernandez, Robert Concepcion, Orly Bauzon, Fort Acuña, and the Reynoso brothers Big Boy and Cristino. [5]

Professional career

Toyota

In 1975, Segura was part of the first PBA champion team Toyota Comets. Under coach Dante Silverio, they would later win more championships in the pro league, more notably over their archrivals, the Crispa Redmanizers. His best average of close to 22 points, 4.32 rebounds, 1.49 assists, and .63 steals a game happened in his first PBA year. [6] [7]

Mariwasa

Segura's second PBA team was Mariwasa where he played 26 games in 1978. [8]

U/Tex

Segura retained his double-digit scoring average as a U/Tex Wrangler in 1979. [9]

MSW

Segura played two more games as a Winston King, wrapping up his PBA career with 223 games played and averaging 14.71 points a game. [10]

Post-retirement

Segura accepted coaching offers in various leagues and took training and leadership roles in the conduct of basketball clinics of Milo and other companies. [11] [12]

Segura reunited with his alma mater in the 1990s and early 2000s when he was named assistant coach of the Lady Falcons, who won several championships in the UAAP under head coach Emelia Vega. He was also the assistant coach of the Pampanga Dragons, who won the first championship of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) under head coach Aric del Rosario. [13]

Another sort of reunion occurred at the rekindling of the Crispa-Toyota rivalry but with a twist, as they were past their prime and opted to play for the fans in a PBA All-Star game at the Araneta Coliseum in 2003. [14] [15]

See also

Notes

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  10. ↑ "RETRO: A quick look on the birth of the PBA". PBA.ph. April 9, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ Yalung, Bryan (December 18, 2023). "Pampanga Dragons still cherish fond memories of first MBA title drive". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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