Tito "Noy" Castillo (born August 21, 1974) is a retired Filipino-American professional

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player who played for the Shell Velocity and Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the

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PBA career

Shell Velocity

Known as a great 3-point specialist, he was drafted 2nd overall by the

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but was traded on draft day to the

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for 1st overall pick

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. He would have a decent career with the Zoom Masters for two years as starting

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Purefoods

Before the start of the

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, he was acquired by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs where his career would reach its peak. He led the team in scoring in

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and was awarded as the Most Improved Player and a member of the Mythical Second Team despite the TJ Hotdogs not winning a championship. He would win his 1st title with Purefoods during the 2002 PBA Governor's Cup. In 2006, he became a key weapon for the newly named Purefoods Chunkee Giants in their tile win in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup where he hit clutch 3-pointers against

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. He was also named as an All-Star during the same season. Because of recurring injuries, he retired from basketball in 2008.

National team

In 2000, he was a member of the Philippine National Team that competed at the FIBA Asia All-Star Extravaganza along former teammates Rodney Santos and Andy Seigle.

External links

Profile
at pba-online.net * at purefoodsbasketball.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Noy 1974 births Living people Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games Basketball players from Kentucky The Citadel Bulldogs basketball players Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Magnolia Hotshots players People from Bataan Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Point guards Shell Turbo Chargers players Shooting guards American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Asian Games basketball players for the Philippines San Miguel Beermen draft picks 20th-century American sportsmen