Edmundo "Ato" Badolato (December 30, 1946 – December 21, 2021) was a Filipino basketball coach and basketball executive.
Career
Coaching
He led San Beda College (now
San Beda University
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)'s high school team, the Red Cubs into multiple championships. Some of the PBA players played for him are
Benjie Paras
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,
Ronnie Magsanoc
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Collegiate career
Magsanoc ...
,
Dindo Pumaren
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Early career
Pumaren suited ...
, as well as active players led by
LA Tenorio
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,
JVee Casio
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Early life
Ca ...
, and
Baser Amer
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.
He also served as head coach of the seniors team, the
Red Lions, in
2001
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.
Badolato later served as athletic director of San Beda.
Badolato had also served head coach of the
Philippines junior team in
1989
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, and in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
.
Sports administration
He served twice as a UAAP Commissioner (
2010
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and
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
).
Personal life
Badolato died on December 21, 2021, caused by heart attack.
Legacy
The
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams.
Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...
decided to name its coach of the year award after him.
Coaching record
High school
Records since 1987:
Collegiate
National team
References
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1946 births
2021 deaths
San Beda Red Lions basketball coaches
Filipino men's basketball coaches