Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin (born November 7, 1958 in
Labo, Camarines Norte
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,
Philippines
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), is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the
Philippine Basketball Association
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.
Standing 6'3" on a muscular frame, Villamin earned the moniker "Bicolano Superman" because of his strong inside game and ability to dominate on both ends of the court. He played for Solid Mills and later, Asia Pacific Finance Corporation (APCOR) in the MICAA, where he distinguished himself as a valuable "big man" playing both center and forward positions.
PBA career
Villamin was one of the five players recruited by the
Crispa Redmanizers
The Crispa Redmanizers were a multi-titled Filipino basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, i ...
during the final conference of the
1981 PBA season
The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights
*Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way for the Philippines' hosting of th ...
. In 1983, he was Crispa's leading offensive rebounder in the All-Filipino while finishing the conference third overall in rebounds. After five seasons, Yoyoy became the fourth player in the PBA "Protected-list", meaning he could not play alongside top centers
Ramon Fernandez
Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (; born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record 19 PBA titles. F ...
,
Abet Guidaben
Alberto "Abet" Guidaben (born September 14, 1952) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the PBA. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He was a two-time PBA Most Va ...
and
Manny Victorino
Manuel "Manny" Victorino (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Player profile
Victorino is a 6–foot–5 slotman with the speed and skills of a small man. He is a ...
on the same team. In his first season with
Hills Bros Coffee Kings in 1987, Villamin finished second in the MVP race to Abet Guidaben, the eventual MVP winner, but his performance merited the award from the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) and Sports Columnists Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) as their Most Outstanding Pro player of the year in 1987.
It was also during this phenomenal season that Villamin came to be known as the other half of Alaska's twin-tower combination known as the "Bruise Brothers" alongside another tough defensive big man Ricky Relosa.
A knee injury slowed him down in later years, starting with his stint with
Diet Sarsi, after Alaska dropped him from their lineup beginning the 1991 season, opting for younger players in a major revamp. He played his final year in the PBA at age 40, one of the very few players to play in the pro league in their 40s, and briefly saw action in the
Metropolitan Basketball Association
The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), or Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran from March 7, 1998, to July 26, 2002.
History
The MBA played its first game on March 7, 1998, at the Don Narciso Ramos ...
for the Iloilo Megavoltz along with
Joey Mente,
Vince Hizon
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, Dong Polistico, Jojo Lim, Dominic Uy and other.
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Alaska Aces (PBA) players
Basketball players from Camarines Norte
Centers (basketball)
Crispa Redmanizers players
Manila Beer Brewmasters players
People from Camarines Norte
Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
Pop Cola Panthers players
Power forwards (basketball)
San Miguel Beermen players
TNT Tropang Giga players
FEU Tamaraws basketball players