Yves Dignadice

Yves Dignadice
Personal information
Born	December 18, 1964 (age 60); Iloilo City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school	Iloilo Chinese Commercial High School (Iloilo City); West Negros College (Bacolod)
College	De La Salle
Playing career	1983–2000
Position	Power forward / center
Number	12
Career history
1984–1985	Northern Consolidated Cement
1986–1998	San Miguel Beermen
2000	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Career highlights and awards
	9× PBA champion ; 3× PBA All-Star (1989, 1990, 1993); No. 12 retired by the San Miguel Beermen ;
Men's Basketball
Representing Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
Asian Games

Last updated January 10, 2025

Yves Arones Dignadice (born December 18, 1964) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who spent fourteen seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association, mostly with the San Miguel Beermen.

Early life and career

Yves was born and raised in Jaro, Iloilo City. A pick-up from the Visayan cage recruit. His first taste of competitive basketball was when he participated in a community tournament. After doing time with a Chinese high school, the 6-4 slotman transferred to the West Negros College in Bacolod. Even though he was only in High School, Yves showed a brand of play good enough to earn him a slot with the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association selection (Region VI) that participated in the 1983 Palarong Pambansa held in Tacloban, Leyte.

It was playing against the De La Salle team sponsored by "Boss Henry" Cojuangco spotted him and marked him down as a possible De La Salle recruit. In May of that same year, Yves was transported to the mainland to take part in the first-ever PABL tournament as a Taft-based Green Archer. A month later, he joined the training camp of Ron Jacobs with the aspirations of making it with the RP squad to be sent to Hong Kong ABC. Unfortunately, coach Jacobs felt that Yves was still too raw to meet the demands of a tough tournament and was cut from the final selection.

In early 1984, when the call for national team aspirants to the Asian Youth tournament was announced, Yves pounced on the opportunity to sharpen his skills. He passed the requirements and underwent rigid preparations for the biennial competitions. Together with Negrense buddy, Naning Valenciano, they helped steer the RP squad to a third-place finish in Seoul, Korea. By that time, the Northern Consolidated contingent of Ron Jacobs was already showing a lot of muscle in the PBA.

Professional career

With his good looks, Dignadice became an instant darling amongst female basketball fans. But on the court, this basketball adonis was an exceptional defensive player. With his long arms and quick feet, Dignadice could guard all five positions and was a terror when it came to protecting the paint, always forcing his opponents to take awkward shots. His defensive capabilities gave him three All-Star invites and, more importantly, inclusion in the first ever national basketball team composed of PBA players in 1990 Asian Games, purportedly as coach Robert Jaworski's personal choice. He was also an integral part of the San Miguel franchise's Grand Slam run in 1989.^[1]

His stock fell off the grid as the 90s came because of various injuries. Unlike contemporary Jerry Codiñera, he never really had a firm grasp on the starting PF/C spot, and it didn't help him that he had the more illustrious Ramon Fernandez as his teammate and the team's main man. He was the last part of the Grand Slam squad to leave the Beermen when he was assigned to Ginebra a year before his eventual retirement.^[2]

After his retirement, he left the Philippines and is currently residing in the US.^[3]

National team career

Dignadice was a member of two Philippine national teams: the first one was with the NCC-backed national team that won the gold medal during the 1985 ABC Championship (now FIBA Asia) in Kuala Lumpur, and second with the all-pro Philippine squad that won silver during the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.^[4]

Personal life

Yves has a daughter named Sophia who is a high school basketball player and a prospect for the Philippine women's national team.^[5]

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References

↑ Dy, Richard (17 April 2020). "Mon Fernandez on SMB's 1989 Grand Slam: 'It was a powerhouse team'". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
↑ "THE SYDRIFIED SPECIAL: SAN MIGUEL BEER TOP 30 PART 2 ~ Get Sydrified". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
↑ Henson, Quinito (2 May 2020). "Dignadice still active in hoops". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
↑ Zarate, Noel (18 January 2013). "The most memorable Philippine national basketball teams". Yahoo! . Yahoo! Sports Philippines. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
↑ Terrado, Reuben (3 July 2024). "Yves Dignadice's daughter Sophia eyed for Gilas Women pool". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

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[1] Dy, Richard (17 April 2020). "Mon Fernandez on SMB's 1989 Grand Slam: 'It was a powerhouse team'". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

[2] "THE SYDRIFIED SPECIAL: SAN MIGUEL BEER TOP 30 PART 2 ~ Get Sydrified". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-25.

[3] Henson, Quinito (2 May 2020). "Dignadice still active in hoops". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

[4] Zarate, Noel (18 January 2013). "The most memorable Philippine national basketball teams". Yahoo! . Yahoo! Sports Philippines. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[5] Terrado, Reuben (3 July 2024). "Yves Dignadice's daughter Sophia eyed for Gilas Women pool". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

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