Abet Guidaben

Personal information
Born	(1952-09-14)September 14, 1952 (age 73) Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
College	USJ–R
Playing career	1975–1995
Position	Center /power forward
Number	5, 32, 55, 41
Career history
1973–1984	Crispa Redmanizers
1985	Tanduay Rhum Makers
1986	Manila Beer Brewmasters
1987–1988	San Miguel Beermen
1988	Purefoods Hotdogs
1989	Alaska Air Force
1990–1993	Pepsi Hotshots/7-Up Uncolas
1994–1995	Shell Rimula X
Career highlights
16×PBA champion (1975 All-Philippine, 1976 First, 1976 Second, 1976 All-Philippine, 1977 All-Filipino, 1977 Open, 1979 All-Filipino, 1980 All-Filipino, 1981 Reinforced Filipino, 1983 All-Filipino, 1983 Reinforced Filipino, 1983 Open, 1984 First All-Filipino, 1987 Reinforced, 1988 Open, 1988 Reinforced) 2×PBA Most Valuable Player (1983,1987) 5×PBA Mythical First Team (1983-1985,1987-1988) 3×PBA All-Star (1992,1993,1994) 50 Greatest Players in PBA History (2000 selection) PBA Hall of Fame Class of 2007
Medals Men'sBasketball Representing Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 1973 Manila Team

Alberto "Abet"Guidaben (born September 14, 1952) is a Filipino former professionalbasketball player in thePBA. He was part of the fabledCrispa Redmanizers ballclub that won twoGrand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He was a two-timePBA Most Valuable Player awardee in1983 and1987.

Guidaben started his career with the Agoho (Mambajao, Camiguin) Pirates and theUniversity of San Jose - Recoletos. Then in 1973, he became part of the Crispa team in the oldManila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA). The Crispa-Floro duo was again in the national team skippered by Jaworski for the 1974 Asian Games in Teheran.

In the PBA, Guidaben was a "late-bloomer" with Crispa. During the league's early years, he played in the shadows of his more illustrious teammates likePhilip Cezar,Atoy Co, andBogs Adornado. But slowly, his talent as a big man emerged and became one of Crispa's greatest assets. He was already a good rebounder but later developed a strong inside game complemented with accurate off-the-glass jumpers from the perimeter. He was also one of the earliest dunkers in the PBA making the slam dunk vogue in the league a decade before the arrival of highflyers likeSamboy Lim, Paul "Bong" Alvarez,Vergel Meneses andNelson Asaytono. He also had a great rivalry withToyota's Fernandez which was considered a classic in itself. He won MVP honors in 1983 while with Crispa and 1987 while withSan Miguel Beer.

In 2000, he was named as one of thePBA's 25 greatest players of all-time in elaborate awards ceremonies that highlighted the 25th anniversary of the league.After his retirement, he went into the construction business, and in 2003, he migrated to New Jersey in the United States with his family. Even in the U.S. he actively took part in benefit basketball events staged by the PBA Legends USA Foundation.

In 2007, he was enshrined into thePBA Hall of Fame along withManny Paner,Danny Florencio, andNorman Black.^[1]

In 2010, he suffered from a serious ailment calledMyasthenia Gravis and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for eight days.^[2] He managed to survive from the illness by taking steroids.

In 2012, he suffered two strokes in a span of one week, and was diagnosed with meningitis.^[3] He was again admitted to the ICU as a result.

Guidaben, with his wife, Maridol, has four children (Maria Elizabeth, JR, Michael and Katherine) and several grandchildren.^[4]

• 1952 births
• Living people
• Alaska Aces (PBA) players
• Centers (basketball)
• Crispa Redmanizers players
• Basketball players at the 1974 Asian Games
• Filipino emigrants to the United States
• Magnolia Hotshots players
• Manila Beer Brewmasters players
• Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
• Philippines men's national basketball team players
• Filipino men's basketball players
• 1974 FIBA World Championship players
• Power forwards
• San Miguel Beermen players
• Shell Turbo Chargers players
• Sportspeople from Camiguin
• Tanduay Rhum Masters players
• TNT Tropang 5G players
• USJ-R Jaguars basketball players
• Asian Games basketball players for the Philippines
• 20th-century Filipino sportsmen

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