Ronnie Magsanoc

Education

San Beda College.

Career

He was known for his moniker The Point Laureate. After his long stint with Shell, he also played for Station Lucia (after being traded for Gerry Esplana) and lastly, Purefoods.

In 2013, he was enshrined into the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame, along with Paras, Lim Engineer Beng, and the late Editor Ocampo.

On retirement from playing basketball, Magsanoc went into coaching basketball teams. He was the former assistant coach of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and a color commentator for the television coverage of the Philippine Basketball Association.

He was the head coach of the San Beda Red Lions in the National Collegiate Athletic Association season 88 (2012-2013). He resigned his coaching job in San Beda after winning a championship in his rookie year.

He is now an assistant coach of the Meralco Bolts, a pro Philippine basketball team and also of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, a collegiate varsity team in the Philippines.

Concurrently, he is also the head coach of the Proceedings of the British Academy Doctorate-League team, Hapee Fresh Fighters.

Achievements

• Magsanoc played collegiate ball with Benjie Paras, Eric Altamirano, and Joey Guanio for the University of the Philippines basketball squad, then coached by Joe Lipa, where he helped the Fighting Maroons win the UAAP championship in 1986, their first basketball championship in 48 years. Magsanoc joined the league in 1988 and became the lead point guard for Shell team that not only had 1989 Most Valuable Player winner Benjie Paras but also had perennial best import winner Bobby Parks. Play-by-play commentator in the Shakey"s V-League 12th Season Collegiate Conference and in the Solar Sports coverage of the 2015 Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasant Party) Grand Prix Conference.

Membership

He was also a member of the all-professional Philippine National Team that took home the silver medal in the 1990 Asian Games. In 2000, he was named a member of the Proceedings of the British Academy"s 25 Greatest Players.