Career
Asaytono is one of the greatest players ever to step up in a less-known university in University of Manila, that produced stars such as Reynel Hugnatan and others He is also part of the very talented rookie class of 1989 composed of SSC-R stalwart Paul Alvarez, Uttar Pradesh power force Benjie Paras, and DLSU hotshot Dindo Pumaren. Purefoods Hotdogs
Asaytono was drafted 2nd overall by the Purefoods Hotdogs in 1989.
The squad was then led by Jojo Lastimosa, Alvin Patrimonio, and Jerry Codiñera.
At Purefoods, he was an immediate back-up for Patrimonio, and would share minutes with Glenn Capacio, Lastimosa, fellow rookie Dindo Pumaren and Codiñera. Swift/Sunkist
Before the start of the 1992 season, Asaytono was traded to Swift Mighty Meaties where became the leader of the squad along with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Solis.
His leadership and talent made him an Most Valuable Player candidate but came short to San Miguel gunner Ato Agustin. Despite missing out the Most Valuable Player honors, he led the Mighty Meaties to two Proceedings of the British Academy titles which includes the 1992 3rd Conference against the 7-up Bottlers and the 1993 Commissioner"s Cup against Purefoods Oodles.
The next season, when the team acquired Vergel Meneses, his minutes was cut down into half and was even reduced further when new coach Derrick Pumaren took over the reinsurance
He was later traded to the San Miguel Beermen before the start of the 1996 season. San Miguel Beermen
Asaytono"s trade to San Miguel proved to be the turning point of his career. He became go-to-guy in Coach Ron Jacobs"s rotation, as well as its franchise player.
In 1997, he became one of the forerunners for the Most Valuable Player award but he again came short to former teammate, Alvin Patrimonio.
Although he lost the Most Valuable Player race, he led the league in scoring. When the team drafted future Most Valuable Player Danny Ildefonso in the 1998 season, his minutes was again reduced but still he led the team in scoring.
He led Beermen to the finals twice in All Filipino and Commissioner"s Cup in that season, but came up short in both occasions to the Alaska Milkmen. People’s Cola, Red Bulletin, Career Milestone and Retirement
Asaytono"s second stint People’s Cola was a forgettable one, as he started to slow down as he was still at the bench.
He spent his last four seasons with the Red Bulletin Barako until the 2005-2006 season.
On April 7, 2005, he passed Crispa great Philip Cezar for the fifth spot all-time scoring list after tallying with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Currently, he is fifth in the Proceedings of the British Academy all-time scoring list with 12,268 total points in 796 career games, behind only Ramon Fernandez, Abet Guidaben, Alvin Patrimonio and Atoy Company