Alfonso Marquez (basketball)

Not to be confused with the baseball umpire Alfonso Márquez.

Alfonso Marquez
Medal record

Men’s Basketball
Representing Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
	1960 Manila	Team competition
	1967 Seoul	Team competition

Alfonso R. Marquez^[1] (born March 29, 1938), better known as Alfonso "Boy" Marquez, is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. Marquez was born in Zamboanga City, Philippines.

A product of Ateneo de Zamboanga High School team and the University of Visayas, he came to Manila joining the Ysmael Steel Admirals in 1958. He won six championships as a part of the Ysmael Steel squad. An all-around player, he could play the center, forward and guard positions.

Marquez also appeared at the Olympic Games as a member of the country's national basketball team.^[2] At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, Marquez and another Hall of Famer Ed Ocampo took turns in shackling Shin Dong Pa as the Philippines beat South Korea, 63-60. Marquez shot 18 points and Shin, 16.

He later played for MERALCO and Mariwasa during the 1970s in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association.

References

Philippines squad – 1959 FIBA World Championship – 8th place

3 Carlos Loyzaga 4 Ramon Manulat 5 Carlos Badion 6 Roberto Yburan 7 Alfonso Marquez 8 Kurt Bachmann 9 — 10 Constancio Ortíz 11 Geronimo Cruz 12 Eduardo Lim 13 Emilio Achacoso 14 Mariano Tolentino 15 Edgardo Ocampo 16 Loreto Carbonell Coach: Virgilio Dalupan

Philippines squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – 11th place

3 Badion (c) 4 Bernardo 5 Ortíz 6 Bachmann 7 Yburan 8 Pacheco 9 Marquez 10 Ocampo 11 Cruz 12 Roque 13 Achacoso 14 Ramas Coach: Ruis

Philippines squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – 13th place

4 Reynoso (c) 5 Mariano 6 Tolentino 7 Reyes 8 Ocampo 9 Bauzon 10 Rojas 11 Melencio 12 Florencio 13 Papa 14 Marquez 15 Jaworski Coach: Carlos M. Loyzaga

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