{{short description|Filipino basketball player and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | coach_start = 1957 | coach_end = 1989 | cyears1 = 1957–1989 | cteam1 = [[JRU Heavy Bombers basketball|JRC]] | cyears2 = 1960–1962 | cteam2 = [[Crispa Redmanizers]] | cyears4 = 1982–1986 | cteam4 = [[Northern Cement basketball team|Northern Cement]] (assistant) | cyears3 = 1975 | cteam3 = [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippines]] | nationality = Filipino | birth_place = | birth_date = <!---{{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|1|5}}----> | name = Franciso Calilan | career_number = | high school = [[Florentino Torres High School|Torres High School]] ([[Manila]]) | college = [[JRU Heavy Bombers basketball|JRC]] | highlights = '''As head coach:''' * NCAA champion (1975) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|the {{flag|Philippines|1936}}}} {{Medal|Comp|[[Basketball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1951 Asian Games|1951 New Delhi]] | [[Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games|team]]}} {{MedalSport|Assistant coach for {{flag|Philippines|1936}} }} {{Medal|Comp|[[FIBA Asia Championship|ABC Championship]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1985 ABC Championship|1985 Kuala Lumpur]] | [[Northern Cement basketball team|team]]}} }} '''Francisco "Kiko" Calilan''' is a [[Philippines|Filipino]] former [[basketball]] player who competed in the [[1951 Asian Games]].
== Profile == Kiko Calilan was a [[Jose Rizal University]] graduate, he played for [[Florentino Torres High School|Torres High School]] in the late 1930s and had a four-year stint in the NCAA with the Heavy Bombers. Kiko starred for several commercial squads in the MICAA, including Olympic Sporting Goods, Heacock's, Philippine Ports Terminal, and Interwood.
In 1948, Calilan was named alternate to the national team that competed in the [[1948 London Olympics|London Olympics]]. And three years later, he performed for the nationals in the first Asian Games in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/sports/159325/ph-basketball-s-finest-in-asiad-revisited.html|title=PH basketball's finest in Asiad revisited|date=5 October 2014|first=Eddie|last=Alinea|work=Manila Standard Today|accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> Calilan wound up his playing career as a major leaguer in 1951.
In 1954, Calilan began coaching for Yutivo in the Businessman's Athletic Association (BAA). He went on to pilot several clubs, including [[U/Tex Wranglers|U-Tex]], but made his mark as the Jose Rizal senior varsity mentor in the period 1957-1989. In 1975, Calilan was part of the coaching staff that accompanied the nationals in the eight ABC tournament in Bangkok. His sons Crispin and [[Cris Calilan|Cristino]] have also played in the majors. He became assistant to coach Ron Jacobs for the nationals in the 1982 ABC Youth basketball championships held in Manila.{{fact|date=February 2024}}
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==External links== *{{Sports links}} *[http://reportingpoint.net/55dab0efe920f2b1.html JRU Heavy Bombers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305211634/http://reportingpoint.net/55dab0efe920f2b1.html |date=5 March 2016 }}
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