Turo Valenzona

Arturo F. Valenzona (born November 5, 1942), also known as Turo Valenzona, is a former Filipino basketball player and head coach.

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.

Coaching career

After his playing years, Valenzona has coached the FEU Tamaraws to several championships in the UAAP and the Intercollegiate tournament. He gave Solidmills one interclub and one MICAA title and he led APCOR to six straight championships. Turo was also coach of the RP Youth team in 1978 and 1980. He assisted coach Nic Jorge during the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games.

In the PBA, Turo 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 replaced him but Turo was soon back at the bench when Tanduay offered him a coaching job later that year, replacing Orly Castelo. In 1986, Coach Turo 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.

References

  1. "San Sebastian: One More Go". Philippine Basketball. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Preceded by
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FEU Tamaraws head coach
1972-1991
Succeeded by
Alfredo Amador
Preceded by
Nemie Villegas
Gilbey's Gins head coach
1982-1984
Succeeded by
Robert Jaworski
Preceded by
Orly Castelo
Tanduay Rhum head coach
1985-1987
Succeeded by
Ely Capacio
Preceded by
Nat Canson
Hills Bros. Coffee head coach
1987-1988
Succeeded by
Bogs Adornado
Preceded by
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Crispa 400 (PBL) head coach
1989
Succeeded by
Atoy Co
Preceded by
Francis Rodriguez
San Sebastian Stags men's basketball head coach
1992-1996
Succeeded by
Bai Cristobal
Preceded by
Derrick Pumaren
Pop Cola 800's head coach
1997
Succeeded by
Norman Black
Preceded by
Bai Cristobal
San Sebastian Stags men's basketball head coach
2000-2005
Succeeded by
Raymond Valenzona
Preceded by
Ato Agustin
San Sebastian Stags men's basketball head coach
2011
Succeeded by
Topex Robinson
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