Julian Malonso
Julian Mota Malonso (1923-2013) was a Filipino military man, educator and sports executive. Early life Malonso was born on October 18, 1923, in Binondo, Manila to Arayat-native Hilario and Meycauayan-native Marcela Mota. Julian Malonso was the second of five children. Education and basketball career Malonso studied at Letran College for his high school studies where he played for the school's basketball team. For his college he initially entered the University of the Philippines where he took up dentistry but moved to the University of Santo Tomas (UST) after he was approached by Father Agapio, who is the Spanish athletic director of UST. Agapio urged him to try out for UST's varsity basketball team. He pursued a course on education at UST. He secured a place at UST's basketball team and played as a center. He was part of the squad of the UST Glowing Goldies that won the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 1946. At , he was the second tallest player at that time in the country. Malonso pursued a master's degree in education at the National University. He also played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association Career as