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Lim Eng Beng
Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, 1951 – December 21, 2015) was a Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1986.
Lim was born and raised in Tondo, Manila from an impoverished family. When he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. It was around this time where the young Lim would use his passion in basketball as a means to climb out of hardship and support his family.
Lim played for the De La Salle Green Archers of "Man In White" Coach Valentin Eduque from 1971 to 1974 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). In his rookie year, the Green Archers, led by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the 1971 NCAA men's basketball championship which was De La Salle's first NCAA title in 15 years. Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion of a game. By the time he was a junior in 1973, he was getting various offers from several teams in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. However, Lim opted to stay for one more year upon the proddings of the late Br. Gabriel Connon FSC, the president of De La Salle College, promising that he would be getting something special in return. So for the final time, De La Salle's "Eagle Slayer", suited up for his beloved Green Archers. In his senior year, he averaged 32 points per outing in the 1974 season and set a single-game record for the most points (men's basketball), which is 55 - a record that stands to this day. He was adjudged the Most Popular NCAA Player, was cast into the Mythical Five, received the Sportsmanship Award, and ultimately won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. To cap his stellar collegiate career, he steered the Green Archers to the 1974 championship.
As a reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br. Connon declared that his jersey number, 14, would be retired. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame.
He claimed to have never missed a free throw during his college career.
Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) in the PBA's inaugural season.
He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference of the 1976 season. As a wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Open Conference, first in 1978 and again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. After seven seasons with U/Tex from 1976-1982, Lim found himself being traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior to the start of the 1982 Third Conference.
Lim was the Beermen's top scorer in the first two conferences of the 1983 season. He moved to Crispa in his 10th year as a pro, getting an opportunity to play for the winningest ballclub and won a championship with the Redmanizers.
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Lim Eng Beng
Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, 1951 – December 21, 2015) was a Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1986.
Lim was born and raised in Tondo, Manila from an impoverished family. When he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. It was around this time where the young Lim would use his passion in basketball as a means to climb out of hardship and support his family.
Lim played for the De La Salle Green Archers of "Man In White" Coach Valentin Eduque from 1971 to 1974 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). In his rookie year, the Green Archers, led by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the 1971 NCAA men's basketball championship which was De La Salle's first NCAA title in 15 years. Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion of a game. By the time he was a junior in 1973, he was getting various offers from several teams in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. However, Lim opted to stay for one more year upon the proddings of the late Br. Gabriel Connon FSC, the president of De La Salle College, promising that he would be getting something special in return. So for the final time, De La Salle's "Eagle Slayer", suited up for his beloved Green Archers. In his senior year, he averaged 32 points per outing in the 1974 season and set a single-game record for the most points (men's basketball), which is 55 - a record that stands to this day. He was adjudged the Most Popular NCAA Player, was cast into the Mythical Five, received the Sportsmanship Award, and ultimately won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. To cap his stellar collegiate career, he steered the Green Archers to the 1974 championship.
As a reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br. Connon declared that his jersey number, 14, would be retired. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame.
He claimed to have never missed a free throw during his college career.
Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) in the PBA's inaugural season.
He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference of the 1976 season. As a wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Open Conference, first in 1978 and again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. After seven seasons with U/Tex from 1976-1982, Lim found himself being traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior to the start of the 1982 Third Conference.
Lim was the Beermen's top scorer in the first two conferences of the 1983 season. He moved to Crispa in his 10th year as a pro, getting an opportunity to play for the winningest ballclub and won a championship with the Redmanizers.