Jolly Escobar | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1969 |
Nationality: | Filipino |
High School: | San Beda (Manila) |
Career Start: | 1992 |
Career End: | 2002 |
Career Position: | Power forward / Center |
Career Number: | 32, 34 |
Draft Pick Pba: | 6 |
Draft Round Pba: | 1 |
Draft Year Pba: | 1992 |
Draft Team Pba: | Shell Rimula X |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 200 |
College: | UE |
Years1: | 1992–1998 |
Team1: | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
Years2: | 1999 |
Team2: | Barangay Ginebra |
Years3: | 2001–2002 |
Team3: | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
Cyears1: | 2016–2018 |
Cteam1: | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) |
Highlights: | As player: |
Joselito "Jolly" Escobar (born June 1, 1969) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach who served as a game analyst on PBA on One Sports and PBA D-League coverages.[1]
Escobar played with the San Beda Red Lions in high school[2] and UE Red Warriors in college.[3] He also played in 1991 Manila SEA Games team.[4] He was selected by the Formula Shell in the draft, played with them until 1998, where he was a teammate to superstar Benjie Paras.[5] He played also for Ginebra and Purefoods.
He also served as an assistant coach in the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.