About Ato Tolentino
Lived 1947 – 2023 (aged 75). Ato Tolentino was a basketball player.
Loreto "Ato" Vianzon Tolentino (December 9, 1947 – November 5, 2023) was a Filipino professional basketball player and later coach.
Career Playing career College Tolentino played for the basketball team of University of Manila (UM) where he obtained his marketing degree. He also played for the Far Eastern University where he pursued a degree in banking and finance.
PBA Tolentino would earn the moniker "Mr. Hotshot" as a player. He suited up for Presto (later Great Taste) from 1975 until 1979 when he was forced to retire due to a torn cartilage on his left knee.
National team Tolentino played for the Philippine national team in the Pesta Sukan Games in Singapore alongside Sonny Reyes and Tembong Melencio. Ato Tolentino died on November 5, 2023, at the age of 75.
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Who was Ato Tolentino?
Filipino basketball player (1947–2023)
When was Ato Tolentino born?
Ato Tolentino was born on 9 December 1947.
When did Ato Tolentino die?
Ato Tolentino died on 5 November 2023.
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Ato Tolentino was a basketball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ato Tolentino. https://biography.guide/ato-tolentino/
MLA: "Ato Tolentino." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ato-tolentino/.
Chicago: "Ato Tolentino." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ato-tolentino/.
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