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Isabelo "Jojo" Lastimosa Jr. (born March 10, 1964) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988 to 2002. He was also a former member of the Philippines' national basketball team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also played for the University of San Jose - Recoletos in Cebu City. He had a stint also in Ateneo de Manila. He is the team manager for the TNT Tropang Giga of the PBA. He is known by the nicknames "Jolas", "Mr. Clutch", "The 4th Quarter Man", and "PBA Jordan" for his deadly perimeter shooting.

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Jojo Lastimosa

TNT Tropang Giga
Position	Team manager
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1964-03-10) March 10, 1964 (age 58)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College	Ateneo de Manila University University of San Jose–Recoletos
Playing career	1988–2002
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As player:
1988–1990	Purefoods Hotdogs
1991–1999	Alaska Milkmen
2000–2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002	Alaska Aces
As coach:
2006–2013	Alaska Aces (assistant)
2014–2022	NLEX Road Warriors (assistant)
2017	FEU Tamaraws (assistant)
2018–2019	Bataan Defenders/Risers
Career highlights and awards
As player: 10x PBA champion (1990 Third Conference, 1991 Third Conference, 1994 Governors', 1995 Governors', 1996 All-Filipino, 1996 Commissioner's, 1996 Governors', 1997 Governors', 1998 All-Filipino, 1998 Commissioner's) PBA Rookie of the Year (1988) 3x PBA Mythical First Team (1991, 1996, 1998) 4x PBA Mythical Second Team (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 10x PBA PBA All-Star (1989–1992, 1994–1999) PBA Finals MVP (1996 All Filipino Cup) 2x PABL champion (1986 Invitational, 1987 International Invitational) PABL Most Valuable Player (1985 Invitational's) As assistant coach: 3x PBA champion (2007 Fiesta, 2010 Fiesta, 2013 Commissioner's)
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  Philippines Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team competition 1998 Bangkok Team competition William Jones Cup 1998 Taipei Team

College and amateur career

Lastimosa was one of the eight rookies of the Blue Eagles basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University in the UAAP 1981-82 season, After a two-stint with Ateneo, Lastimosa transferred to the University of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu City. In June 1983, he joined elder brother Danny in the power-laden Mama's Love basketball club team. It was there where he got his biggest break and exposure, his reentry in the Manila basketball scene via the premier amateur league (PABL). In this league, he was able to showcase his skills in basketball.

In a short span of time, Lastimosa won MVP honors while playing for Mama's Love in the first conference of the 1985 PABL season.[1] The following year, he became teammates with Samboy Lim and they led the Lhuillier Jewelers to the championship of the PABL's first conference. He spent his last two years in the amateur league with the Jewelers of coach Yayoy Alcoseba although he was a borrowed player when RFM-Swifts won their first PABL title in the 1987 International Invitational Cup and was voted Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, besting former national teammate Alvin Patrimonio.

PBA career

Lastimosa, along with Jerry Codiñera, were the two early entries to the pro league signed by newcomer Purefoods Hotdogs.[2] He was already groomed to be a future superstar in the PBA. Jolas made such impact in his first season and was voted Rookie of the year. He won his first PBA title with the Hotdogs in the 1990 Third Conference but his best years were with the Alaska Milkmen, following a trade with Boy Cabahug beginning the 1991 PBA season.[3] Lastimosa overall won 9 championships with Alaska, including a grandslam in 1996. In the twilight of his career, Jolas moved to Pop Cola in the 2000-2001 season before returning to his old club Alaska Aces in his final year in 2002.

Career highlights

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PBA highlights

• Member of the 1996 Alaska Grandslam Team
• 10-Time PBA Champion ( 1 With Purefoods, 9 with Alaska )
• Rookie of the Year in 1988
• 3-time Mythical First Team Selection (1991, 1996 and 1998)
• 4-time Mythical Second Team Selection (1988, 1995, 1997 and 1999)
• 10-time PBA All-Star
• 1992 PBA All Star Game MVP
• 1996 All Filipino Cup Finals MVP
• PBA 2,000 assist club Member
• PBA 500 3-points club Member
• PBA 12,000 points club Member
• Member, PBA's 25 Greatest Players
• Member, PBA's 40 Greatest Players

Other highlights

• Member, 1986 Asian Games (Bronze Medal)
• Member, 1987 William Jones Cup
• Member, 1998 PBA Centennial Team
• Member, 1998 William Jones Cup (Champions)
• Member, 1998 Asian Games (Bronze Medal)
• Member, PBL's Top 20 Players of All-Time

References

External links

• 25 PBA Greatest players
• Philippine men's basketball
• 21st Jones Cup men's basketball
• Manila Standard Sports

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