Turo Valenzona

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| name = Arturo "Turo" Valenzona

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|11|05}}

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| nationality = Filipino

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| college = FEU

| team = Muntinlupa Cagers

| position = Consultant

| league = MPBL

| years1 = 1970s

| team1 = YCO Painters

| years2 = 1975

| team2 = U/Tex Weavers

| coach_start = 1972

| coach_end = 2011

| cyears1 = 1972–1991

| cteam1 = FEU

| cyears2 = 1982–1984

| cteam2 = Gilbey's Gin Kings

| cyears3 = 1985–1987

| cteam3 = Tanduay Rhum Masters

| cyears4 = 1987–1988

| cteam4 = Hills Bros. Coffee

| cyears5 = 1988

| cteam5 = RFM-Swift Hotdogs

| cyears6 = 1989

| cteam6 = Crispa 400

| cyears7 = 1990–1997

| cteam7 = Diet Sarsi/Swift (assistant)

| cyears8 = 1992–96

| cteam8 = San Sebastian

| cyears9 = 1997

| cteam9 = Pop Cola 800s

| cyears10 = 2000–2005, 2011

| cteam10 = San Sebastian

| cyears11 = 2018

| cteam11 = Muntinlupa Cagers

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As head coach:

3× PBA champion (1986 Reinforced, 1986 All-Filipino, 1987 Open)
8× UAAP men's champion (1972–1973, 1976, 1979, 1980–1981, 1983, 1991)
6× NCAA men's champion (1993–1996, 2001–2002)
PBL champion (1988 International Invitational)

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Arturo "Turo" F. Valenzona (born November 5, 1942), is a former Filipino basketball player and head coach.

Valenzona played college ball for the Far Eastern University before eventually playing in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and later in the Philippine Basketball Association with U/Tex.

Coaching career

After his playing years, Valenzona coached the FEU Tamaraws to several championships in the UAAP and the Intercollegiate tournament. He gave Solidmills one interclub and one MICAA title, and led APCOR to six straight championships. He was also coach of the RP Youth team in 1978 and 1980. He assisted coach Nic Jorge during the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. Valenzona was a low-key coach who made very smart decisions on the bench, particularly in clutch situations.

In the PBA, Valenzona became head coach of Gilbey's Gin at the start of the 1982 season, replacing Nemie Villegas, he led Gilbey's to three runner-up finishes from 1982-1984. The following year, the La Tondeña ballclub decided to replace him but he was soon back at the bench when Tanduay offered him a coaching job later that year, replacing Orly Castelo. In 1986, Valenzona had a memorable year, leading Tanduay Rhum Makers to their first PBA title and two straight championships. He added another title when the Rhum Makers went home with the Open Conference title in 1987.

He moved to the Hills Bros bench in the third conference of the 1987 PBA season and led the Coffee Kings to a runner-up finish. Aside from the PBA, he simultaneously coached a commercial ballclubs in the PABL, first with Golden Rice Cereals in late 1984, and later on with Hope Cigarettes, RFM-Swift's and the comebacking Crispa 400 in 1989.

Valenzona led the collegiate team San Sebastian College to four consecutive men's basketball championships in the NCAA from 1993-1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.philippinebasketball.ph/columns/ncaa-ssc2011.php|title=San Sebastian: One More Go|publisher=Philippine Basketball|access-date=15 January 2013}} He was the first president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in the 1990s.

Political career

Valenzona ran for councilor of Manila from the fifth district in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |title=Sportsmen as candidates for office |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/05/05/1580343/sportsmen-candidates-office |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Philstar.com}}

Coaching record

= Collegiate record =

rowspan="2" \|Season	rowspan="2" \|Team ! colspan="5" \|Elimination round	colspan="5" \| Playoffs
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
GP !W	L	PCT	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	Results
1972 \| rowspan="20" \|FEU \|10 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|Champions
1973 \|10 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|Champions
1974 \|10 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
1975 \|10 \| \| \| \|2nd \|1 \|0 \|1 \|,000 \|Finals
1976 \|10 \| \| \| \|1st \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
1977 \|10 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
1978 \|12 \| \| \| \| \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Eliminated
1979 \|12 \| \| \| \|1st \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
1980 \|12 \|12 \|0 \|1.000 \|1st \| colspan="4" \|No playoffs \|Champions
1981 \|12 \|12 \|0 \|1.000 \|1st \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
1982 \|12 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
1983 \|12 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|Champions
1984 \|12 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
1985 \|12 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
1986 \|14 \| \| \| \| \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Eliminated
1987 \|14 \|8 \|6 \|,571 \|4th \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Eliminated
1988 \|14 \|5 \|9 \|.357 \|6th \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Eliminated
1989 \|14 \|12 \|2 \|.857 \|1st \|2 \|0 \|2 \|.000 \|Finals
1990 \|14 \|8 \|6 \|.571 \|5th \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Eliminated
1991 \|14 \|11 \|3 \|.786 \|2nd \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
1993 \| rowspan="10" \|SSC-R \|10 \|8 \|2 \|.800 \|1st \| colspan="4" \|No playoffs \|Champions
1994 \|10 \|10 \|0 \|1.000 \|1st \| colspan="4" \|No playoffs \|Champions
1995 \|10 \|9 \|1 \|.900 \|1st \|2 \|2 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
1996 \|12 \|10 \|2 \|.833 \|1st \|2 \|2 \|0 \|1.000 \|Champions
2000 \|14	8	6	.571	4th	4	2	2	.500	Finals
2001 \|14	9	5	.643	2nd	5	3	2	.600	Champions
2002 \|14	11	3	.786	1st	3	3	0	.1000	Champions
2003 \|14	9	5	.643	2nd	4	2	2	.500	Finals
2004 \|14	7	7	.500	6th	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
2005 \|14	7	7	.500	4th	1	0	1	.000	Semifinals
colspan="2" \| 1987–2005 totals !196	132	64	.673		24	15	9	.625	14 championships