Noli Locsin

Noli Locsin

Alias	The Tank
Jersey No.	6
Position	Power Forward/Small Forward
Current Team	Retired
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01) (age 40)
Height	6 ft. 3 in.
Weight	215 lbs.
College	De La Salle University
Career Highlights
Draft	1st overall, 1994 by Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters
Pro Career	1994 – 2005
Also played for	Barangay Ginebra Kings (1994-1999) Pop Cola Panthers (1999-2000) Tanduay Rhum Masters (2001) Red Bull Thunder (2002) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (2003) Sta. Lucia Realtors (2004-2005)
Awards Received
PBA All-Star (1994-96, 1999) 1996 PBA Mythical Second Team 1997 PBA Mythical Second Team

Manuel Luis Locsin (born 1971 in the Philippines), better known as Noli Locsin, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player.^{[1] [2]} He spent most of his career for the Ginebra San Miguel franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association. Known as "The Tank," he was a former star player with the De La Salle Green Archers during his UAAP years.

Locsin, a burly forward coming from DLSU topped a draft which included Rey Evangelista and eventual Rookie of the Year winner Boybits Victoria. In 1994, in an effort to change their dismal fortunes, the Ginebra franchise was renamed as Tondeña Rhum 65. The team selected him with their first pick, and was hoped by many fans to save the team for the season. But Tondeña's struggles continued, winning just 12 of the 32 games that year. He technically became Ginebra's first piece for greatness that served as prequel for the acquisitions of Aquino and Wilmer Ong (via draft), Benny Cheng and Vince Hizon (via trade), and Bal David (free agency) to form the formidable Ginebra ragtag/glamour group of the 90s.

Playing for then player-coach Robert Jaworski's never-say-never system, he flourished playing power forward while standing only 6-3 without being able to develop outside shooting. Before the Fil-Am invasion, The Tank was collared as one of the top bruisers of his time in a time when it was rare for a Filipino player with his bulk to move as quick and leap as he did. Locsin was then traded to Pop Cola for Vergel Meneses where he drifted to other PBA teams.

References

1. ^ Virgil Lopez (31 August 2010). "Bacolod cager impresses mentors". Sun.Star Cebu. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/bacolod-cager-impresses-mentors. Retrieved 10 February 2011. 
2. ^ Navarro, June (17 January 2002). "Fedex releases Locsin, Hawkins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3Vo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2798,18328043&dq=noli-locsin&hl=en. Retrieved 10 February 2011. 

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Name	Locsin, Noli
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Date of birth	January 1, 1971
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