Joselito "Jolly" Escobar (born June 1, 1969) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach who served as a game analyst on PBA on One Sports and PBA D-League coverages.[1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | June 1, 1969 | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | San Beda High School | ||||||||||||||
College | University of the East | ||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Shell Rimula X | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1992–2002 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 32, 34 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Barangay Ginebra | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Escobar played with the San Beda Red Lions in high school[2] and UE Red Warriors in college.[3] He also played in 1991 Manila SEA Games team.[4] He was selected by the Formula Shell in the draft, played with them until 1998, where he was a teammate to superstar Benjie Paras.[5] He played also for Ginebra and Purefoods.
He also served as an assistant coach in the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[5]
References
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchPage 3Wikipedia:Featured picturesHouse of the DragonUEFA Euro 2024Bryson DeChambeauJuneteenthInside Out 2Eid al-AdhaCleopatraDeaths in 2024Merrily We Roll Along (musical)Jonathan GroffJude Bellingham.xxx77th Tony AwardsBridgertonGary PlauchéKylian MbappéDaniel RadcliffeUEFA European Championship2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupUnit 731The Boys (TV series)Rory McIlroyN'Golo KantéUEFA Euro 2020YouTubeRomelu LukakuOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionThe Boys season 4Romania national football teamNicola CoughlanStereophonic (play)Gene WilderErin DarkeAntoine GriezmannProject 2025