After his playing years, Valenzona coached the FEU Tamaraws to several championships in the UAAP and the Intercollegiate tournament. He gave Solidmills one interclub and one MICAA title, and led APCOR to six straight championships. He was also coach of the RP Youth team in 1978 and 1980. He assisted coach Nic Jorge during the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. Valenzona was a low-key coach who made very smart decisions on the bench, particularly in clutch situations.
In the PBA, Valenzona became head coach of Gilbey's Gin at the start of the 1982 season, replacing Nemie Villegas, he led Gilbey's to three runner-up finishes from 1982-1984. The following year, the La Tondeña ballclub decided to replace him but he was soon back at the bench when Tanduay offered him a coaching job later that year, replacing Orly Castelo. In 1986, Valenzona had a memorable year, leading Tanduay Rhum Makers to their first PBA title and two straight championships. He added another title when the Rhum Makers went home with the Open Conference title in 1987.
He moved to the Hills Bros bench in the third conference of the 1987 PBA season and led the Coffee Kings to a runner-up finish. Aside from the PBA, he simultaneously coached a commercial ballclubs in the PABL, first with Golden Rice Cereals in late 1984, and later on with Hope Cigarettes, RFM-Swift's and the comebacking Crispa 400 in 1989.
Valenzona led the collegiate team San Sebastian College to four consecutive men's basketball championships in the NCAA from 1993-1996.[1] He was the first president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in the 1990s.
turo, valenzona, arturo, turo, valenzona, born, november, 1942, former, filipino, basketball, player, head, coach, arturo, turo, valenzonamuntinlupa, cagerspositionconsultantleaguempblpersonal, informationborn, 1942, november, 1942, nationalityfilipinocareer, . Arturo Turo F Valenzona born November 5 1942 is a former Filipino basketball player and head coach Arturo Turo ValenzonaMuntinlupa CagersPositionConsultantLeagueMPBLPersonal informationBorn 1942 11 05 November 5 1942 age 80 NationalityFilipinoCareer informationCollegeFar Eastern UniversityCoaching career1972 2011Career historyAs coach 1972 1991FEU Tamaraws1982 1984Gilbey s Gin Kings1985 1987Tanduay Rhum Masters1987 1988Hills Bros Coffee1988RFM Swift Hotdogs1989Crispa 4001990 1997Diet Sarsi Swift assistant 1992 96San Sebastian Stags1997Pop Cola 800s2000 2005 2011San Sebastian Stags2018Muntinlupa CagersCareer highlights and awardsAs head coach 3 PBA champion 1986 Reinforced 1986 All Filipino 1987 Open 8 UAAP champion 1972 1973 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1991 6 NCAA champion 1993 1996 2001 2002 PBL champion 1988 International Invitational Valenzona played college ball for the Far Eastern University before eventually playing in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and later in the Philippine Basketball Association with U Tex Contents 1 Coaching career 2 Political career 3 Collegiate record 4 ReferencesCoaching career EditAfter his playing years Valenzona coached the FEU Tamaraws to several championships in the UAAP and the Intercollegiate tournament He gave Solidmills one interclub and one MICAA title and led APCOR to six straight championships He was also coach of the RP Youth team in 1978 and 1980 He assisted coach Nic Jorge during the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games Valenzona was a low key coach who made very smart decisions on the bench particularly in clutch situations In the PBA Valenzona became head coach of Gilbey s Gin at the start of the 1982 season replacing Nemie Villegas he led Gilbey s to three runner up finishes from 1982 1984 The following year the La Tondena ballclub decided to replace him but he was soon back at the bench when Tanduay offered him a coaching job later that year replacing Orly Castelo In 1986 Valenzona had a memorable year leading Tanduay Rhum Makers to their first PBA title and two straight championships He added another title when the Rhum Makers went home with the Open Conference title in 1987 He moved to the Hills Bros bench in the third conference of the 1987 PBA season and led the Coffee Kings to a runner up finish Aside from the PBA he simultaneously coached a commercial ballclubs in the PABL first with Golden Rice Cereals in late 1984 and later on with Hope Cigarettes RFM Swift s and the comebacking Crispa 400 in 1989 Valenzona led the collegiate team San Sebastian College to four consecutive men s basketball championships in the NCAA from 1993 1996 1 He was the first president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in the 1990s Political career EditValenzona ran for councilor of Manila from the fifth district in 2016 2 Collegiate record EditSeason Team Eliminations PlayoffsW L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results2000 SSC R 8 6 571 4th 4 2 2 500 Won over JRU in the Semifinals Lost to Benilde in the Finals2001 SSC R 9 5 643 2nd 5 3 2 600 Won over Mapua in the Semifinals Won over JRU in the Finals2002 SSC R 11 3 786 1st 3 3 0 1000 Won over JRU in the Semifinals Won over Benilde in the Finals2003 SSC R 9 5 643 2nd 4 2 2 500 Won over JRU in the Semifinals Lost to Letran in the Finals2004 SSC R 7 7 500 6th Did not qualify2005 SSC R 7 7 500 4th 1 0 1 000 Lost to Letran in the SemifinalsTotals 51 33 607 17 10 7 588 2 championshipsReferences Edit San Sebastian One More Go Philippine Basketball Retrieved 15 January 2013 Henson Joaquin M Sportsmen as candidates for office Philstar com Retrieved 2022 04 15 Preceded by FEU Tamaraws head coach1972 1991 Succeeded byAlfredo AmadorPreceded byNemie Villegas Gilbey s Gins head coach1982 1984 Succeeded byRobert JaworskiPreceded byOrly Castelo Tanduay Rhum head coach1985 1987 Succeeded byEly CapacioPreceded byNat Canson Hills Bros Coffee head coach1987 1988 Succeeded byBogs AdornadoPreceded by Crispa 400 PBL head coach1989 Succeeded byAtoy CoPreceded byFrancis Rodriguez San Sebastian Stags men s basketball head coach1992 1996 Succeeded byBai CristobalPreceded byDerrick Pumaren Pop Cola 800 s head coach1997 Succeeded byNorman BlackPreceded byBai Cristobal San Sebastian Stags men s basketball head coach2000 2005 Succeeded byRaymond ValenzonaPreceded byAto Agustin San Sebastian Stags men s basketball head coach2011 Succeeded byTopex Robinson This biographical article relating to a Filipino basketball figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turo Valenzona amp oldid 1133694096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
