Jun Papa
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Men’s Basketball | ||
Competitor for Philippines | ||
FIBA Asia Championship | ||
Gold | 1967 Seoul | Team competition |
Adriano R. Papa, Jr.[1] (July 14, 1945 – October 27, 2005), better known as Jun Papa, was a Filipino basketball player. Papa was born in Manila, Philippines. He played for the Ysmael Steel Admirals and the Crispa-Floro Redmanizers in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. Papa also appeared at the Olympic Games as a member of the country's national basketball team.
In 1975, Papa joined the Mariwasa franchise in the PBA where he took the Porcelainmakers to a finals appearance, losing to Crispa, during at 1977 All-Filipino. Though on the losing side,he was included in the season's Mythical Five, which was dominantly Crispa and Toyota players. In the six PBA seasons that he played (1975–80), he posted 17.5 ppg in his career