Chito Victolero

Ercito "Chito" Victolero (born November 29, 1975) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Chito Victolero
Magnolia Hotshots
PositionHead coach
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1975-11-29) November 29, 1975
Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight153 lb (69 kg)
Career information
CollegeMapúa Institute of Technology
PBA draft2002: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career2002–2005
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1996Stag Pale Pilseners
2002–2005Sta. Lucia Realtors
2005FedEx Express
As coach:
2009–2012Mapúa Cardinals
2014–2016Kia Carnival / Kia Sorento / Mahindra Enforcer (assistant)
2016–presentStar/Magnolia Hotshots
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • 4x PBL Champion (1995–96 Reinforced, 1995–96 All-Filipino, 1995–96 Danny Floro, 1996 Danny Floro)

As head coach:

He played in the PBA for the Sta. Lucia Realtors where he was drafted by the Realtors in the second round of the 2002 PBA draft as the 13th overall pick.

Early years

Victolero first played high school ball for the Sacred Heart Academy in Bulacan and later became a member of the Region III squad in the PRISAA. From there, he made it to the varsity squad and joined the Mapua Cardinals under coach Joel Banal in 1992, a year after MIT had completed back-to-back title conquests in the senior division of the NCAA.

He played in his first commercial ballclub in 1995 with the Stag Pale Pilsen in the Philippine Basketball League under coach Alfrancis Chua and was a member of the Pilseners that won the historic grandslam in the PBL.

Professional career

After playing college basketball for Mapúa, Victorelo applied for the 2002 PBA draft where he was drafted thirteenth overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors.

Before the 2005 Fiesta Conference, Victolero was signed by the FedEx Express where he played for one conference.

Coaching career

On April 2009, Victolero was hired by his alma mater, Mapúa, to be the head coach of the university's team, the Mapúa Cardinals.[1] However, Victorelo resigned from his post as head coach. According to a source, the Mapúa school administration was on the verge of firing Victolero because of the team's poor performances in the NCAA. The school administration also elected not to renew Victorelo's expiring contract, but Victolero left his post before the school administration could inform him in a scheduled meeting.[2]

Before the 2014–15 PBA season, Victolero was hired by the Kia Sorento to be one of the team's assistant coaches. Kia Head coach Manny Pacquiao credited Victolero as one of the reasons for Kia's inspiring run for the franchise's first season.[3]

Before the 2016–17 PBA season, Victolero was hired by Star Hotshots to be their head coach.

Coaching record

Collegiate record
SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
2009MIT612.3336thDid not qualify.
2010MIT97.5624th101.000Lost to JRU in the First round.
2011MIT711.3895thDid not qualify.
2012MIT810.4446thDid not qualify.
Totals3040.428101.0000 championships

References
  1. "Ex-Cardinal Victolero named Mapua coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. "Mapua coach Chito Victolero resigns from Cardinals post". InterAksyon.com. November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. Panaligan, Marisse (June 24, 2015). "Pacquiao credits asst. coach Victolero for Kia's inspiring run". GMA News. Retrieved July 16, 2015.


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