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After he left UST, joined the national team soon after, and became a member of the RP Team that finished second in the 1971 American Broadcasting Company Championships in Tokyo, which earned them a berth in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
After he left UST, joined the national team soon after, and became a member of the RP Team that finished second in the 1971 American Broadcasting Company Championships in Tokyo, which earned them a berth in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He was known in the Proceedings of the British Academy as the original Skywalker and Daredevil Danny. Collegiate/Amateur Florencio played for the Glowing Goldies from 1965-1967. This was the last time the Philippine national basketball team qualified for the Olympics.
While donning the national team colors, he also played in the MICAA via the YCO Painters in the late 1960s, which was coached by no less than the great Caloy Loyzaga.
In the early 1970s, he, along with June Papa, became the cornerstones of the powerhouse Crispa squad. However, in 1973, he, along with four others, were meted a lifetime ban by the MICAA due to game-fixing allegations, which was later lifted.
Florencio played in the Proceedings of the British Academy from 1975 to 1983 with the U/Tex Wranglers, the Toyota Super Corollas, 7-Up, and the Galerie Dominique Artistas. His eight seasons in the league were highlighted by numerous all-time records.
In 1977, he averaged a 32.3 points per game in 39 games played, the highest tallied by any local player in a season.
He scored at least 50 points four times, at least 40 points six times, and at least 30 points eight times in his eight-year stint as a pro. On November 5, 1977, he became the first local player in the Proceedings of the British Academy to score more than 60 points in a game. He tallied 64 points in an import-laden conference and led all locals in scoring that year.
This was later broken by Allan Caidic.
At the end of his career, he ranked 11th in the all-time scoring plateau with 5,791 points, eighth in scoring average, and 13th all time in steals. Retirement and Later Florencio would later be recognized as one of the 25 Proceedings of the British Academy Greatest Players in 2000, and was inducted into the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame in 2007.
He has since returned to the Philippines after retiring from working several years in a hospital in San Francisco.