their opening game. The Philippines was the first country to score over 100 points in a single game of the Olympic Games basketball history. Calvo was also the head coach of the first Philippine national team that captured the basketball gold medal in the 1951 Asian Games and includes basketball legends, Carlos Loyzaga and Lauro Mumar. Calvo along with Ambrosio Padilla initiated the formation of the Asian Basketball Confederation (now the FIBA Asia) in 1960 and served as its first ever Secretary-General with Padilla as its first president. He was the first Filipino and a charter inductee for the FIBA Hall of Fame when he was inducted as a contributor on March 1, 2007. Posthumous citation Two years after his death, Calvo was inducted into the Ateneo Sports Hall of Fame. In 1982, the organizing committee of the seventh Asian Youth basketball championship has cited Calvo for his efforts in establishing the Asian Basketball Confederation. Awards and achievements 1925 Far Eastern Games champion 1926 NCAA Philippines champions Philippine Open champion 1936 Summer Olympics, fifth place (head coach) 1948 Summer Olympics, 12th place (head coach) 1951 Asian Games champions Member, FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor. Football Calvo also coached the Philippines national football team that finished with a tie for second place in the 1934 Far Eastern Games. He also led the team that participated at the 1954 Asian Games. Statistics Managerial References External links Dionisio Calvo's FIBA Hall of Fame page 1904 births 1977 deaths Filipino men's basketball coaches UP Fighting Maroons basketball players Filipino male swimmers Guards (basketball) Basketball players from Manila FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Filipino football head coaches Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Philippines men's national basketball team coaches People from Sampaloc, Manila Philippines national football team managers Philippine Sports Hall of Fame inductees San Beda Red Lions basketball coaches UST Growling Tigers basketball coaches De La Salle Green Archers basketball coaches