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Noy Castillo
Tito "Noy" Castillo (born August 21, 1974) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who played for Shell Velocity and Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as a great 3-point specialist, he played for New Albany High School in Indiana in high school, then played for four years with The Citadel Bulldogs. In the PBA, he was selected 2nd overall in the 1998 PBA Draft. He went on to play ten seasons in the league, making the All-Star team multiple times, and also played for the Philippine national team.
In high school, Castillo played for New Albany High School in Indiana. In his junior year in 1992, Castillo averaged 17.2 points per game. He was an all-conference selection and was also a 1992 all-state honorable mention.
As a senior in 1993, Castillo averaged 20.9 points per contest. He was an all-conference selection that year and earned UPI All-State third-team honors while also being named to the Louisville Courier-Journal and Bloomington Herald-Times All-State first teams. That year, he led New Albany to a runner-up finish to eventual state champion Jeffersonville.
Castillo graduated in 1993 from New Albany as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,283 career points. Finishing as a three-time Hoosier Hills All-Conference player. He led his team to a 79–18 record over his career, including four sectional championships and three conference championships.
Castillo then played for four seasons with The Citadel Bulldogs, starting in three of his four years there. He graduated with 1,086 points in 102 games (10.6 ppg) and 78 starts. When he graduated, he also departed as the program's all-time leader in three-pointers made and was also ninth in three-point field goal percentage, 10th in free throw percentage, 10th in assists and third in minutes played.
Castillo was drafted 2nd overall by the San Miguel Beermen in 1998 but was traded on draft day to the Formula Shell Zoom Masters for 1st overall pick Danny Ildefonso. As the rookie starting point guard, he, alongside two-time MVP Benjie Paras, Gerry Esplana, Vic Pablo, and Chris Jackson, led the franchise to back-to-back titles in the 1998 Governors’ Cup and 1999 All-Filipino Cup in the start of his sophomore season.
Before the start of the 2000 PBA Season, Castillo was acquired by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, who traded a 2002 first-round draft pick for his services. Shell traded him to make room for the salaries of Paras and Esplana, and so that he could go to a team where he could have more minutes. In the Governors' Cup, he helped the team make the semifinals.
Castillo led the team in scoring in 2001, taking the team to a semifinals appearance in the 2001 Commissioner's Cup. He made the All-Star team that year, competed in the Two-Ball Competition, was awarded as the Most Improved Player and became a member of the Mythical Second Team. During that season, he played through a toe injury, one he wouldn't get surgery on until after the season.
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Noy Castillo
Tito "Noy" Castillo (born August 21, 1974) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who played for Shell Velocity and Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as a great 3-point specialist, he played for New Albany High School in Indiana in high school, then played for four years with The Citadel Bulldogs. In the PBA, he was selected 2nd overall in the 1998 PBA Draft. He went on to play ten seasons in the league, making the All-Star team multiple times, and also played for the Philippine national team.
In high school, Castillo played for New Albany High School in Indiana. In his junior year in 1992, Castillo averaged 17.2 points per game. He was an all-conference selection and was also a 1992 all-state honorable mention.
As a senior in 1993, Castillo averaged 20.9 points per contest. He was an all-conference selection that year and earned UPI All-State third-team honors while also being named to the Louisville Courier-Journal and Bloomington Herald-Times All-State first teams. That year, he led New Albany to a runner-up finish to eventual state champion Jeffersonville.
Castillo graduated in 1993 from New Albany as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,283 career points. Finishing as a three-time Hoosier Hills All-Conference player. He led his team to a 79–18 record over his career, including four sectional championships and three conference championships.
Castillo then played for four seasons with The Citadel Bulldogs, starting in three of his four years there. He graduated with 1,086 points in 102 games (10.6 ppg) and 78 starts. When he graduated, he also departed as the program's all-time leader in three-pointers made and was also ninth in three-point field goal percentage, 10th in free throw percentage, 10th in assists and third in minutes played.
Castillo was drafted 2nd overall by the San Miguel Beermen in 1998 but was traded on draft day to the Formula Shell Zoom Masters for 1st overall pick Danny Ildefonso. As the rookie starting point guard, he, alongside two-time MVP Benjie Paras, Gerry Esplana, Vic Pablo, and Chris Jackson, led the franchise to back-to-back titles in the 1998 Governors’ Cup and 1999 All-Filipino Cup in the start of his sophomore season.
Before the start of the 2000 PBA Season, Castillo was acquired by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, who traded a 2002 first-round draft pick for his services. Shell traded him to make room for the salaries of Paras and Esplana, and so that he could go to a team where he could have more minutes. In the Governors' Cup, he helped the team make the semifinals.
Castillo led the team in scoring in 2001, taking the team to a semifinals appearance in the 2001 Commissioner's Cup. He made the All-Star team that year, competed in the Two-Ball Competition, was awarded as the Most Improved Player and became a member of the Mythical Second Team. During that season, he played through a toe injury, one he wouldn't get surgery on until after the season.