Chico A. Lanete (born August 1, 1979) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 pro circuit teams . In 5×5 full court basketball, he last played for the Bicol Volcanoes of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He grew up in Isabela, Basilan and then played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City during college before moving to Lyceum of the Philippines University .
23-597: Since the inception of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league in 2019 which is backed by Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI), multiple 3x3 team under the sponsorship of BAVI has been sent to the FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit which usually consists of the core of the winning team in a conference or tournament. A total of three teams under the Chooks-to-Go name participated in level 10 (Masters) competitions of
46-643: A 3-on-3 basketball league to be organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas . This followed the inclusion of the 3x3 variant of basketball being included as a medal event in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . The organization of a 3x3 league would enable the Philippines to participate in FIBA 3x3 World Tour to accumulate points to qualify for the 3x3 event in the Olympics. Eric Altamirano
69-568: A basis for teams sent by the league to the FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit . League commissioner Eric Altamirano would initially oversee the company's 3x3 pro circuit program. For the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour , the Pasig Grindhouse Kings and the Bataan Risers were fielded by the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas league in the pro circuit as "Pasig Chooks" and "Balanga Chooks" respectively. Chooks-to-Go had both teams competing in
92-595: The 2014 World Tour Finals in Sendai and Manila North in the 2015 World Tour Finals in Abu Dhabi. In 2019, the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league was formed in a bid to qualify the Philippine men's national team to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by boosting the country's FIBA 3x3 men's rankings. In each season, the league host stand-alone tournaments called conferences, with the winner of each conference made as
115-563: The 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup titleholders, Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines Aldin Ayo was named coach of Manila Chooks TM in November 2020. He replaced Eric Altamirano who resigned after two years of service. The team failed to progress to the semifinals, losing all two of their games in the preliminary round. Manila Chooks TM joined the FIBA 3x3 pro circuit once again for
138-508: The 2021 season, but with a different squad from the previous season. They are set to participate in the Doha Masters with a roster of players coming from different Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League teams with Aldin Ayo still the team's head coach. They had to play in the qualifying draw against two other teams; Doha and Graz where a berth for main draw was contested. Manila won in overtime against Doha but lost to Graz. Graz advanced to
161-667: The 3×3 Dubai Expo Super Quest in April 2022. They would qualify for the Manila Masters after clinching the Chooks-to-Go Asia Pacific Super Quest title. Aside from Cebu, Manila Chooks is also set to participate in the Manila Masters. Both teams finished as quarterfinalists. In August 2022, Aldin Ayo resigned as head coach of Chooks-to-Go's 3x3 program. Veteran basketballer, Chico Lanete replaced him as interim head coach. Liman coach Milan Isakov
184-500: The Doha Masters. Pasig Chooks qualified for the Doha Masters by winning the Chooks-to-Go President's Cup which was considered a quest-level tournament in the FIBA 3x3 pro circuit. The Chooks-to-Go also hosted the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Super Quest, a quest-level stand-alone tournament not part of its league structure in which Balanga Chooks qualified for the Doha Masters via their second-place finish. Pasig Chooks
207-423: The FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit namely; Pasig Chooks, Balanga Chooks, and Manila Chooks TM; all three has featured in a FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters tournament, although none has qualified in a World Tour Finals. The Philippines prior participation in the FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit and had teams participate in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters. Two teams had participated in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals; Manila West in
230-531: The Jeddah Masters and Basilan was given a place in the Manila Challenger and Sukhbaatar Challenger instead. Balanga did not get past the group stage of the Jeddah Masters, losing all of its two games. For the 2020 season of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 has fielded a team, which was named Manila Chooks TM. Manila Chooks TM entered the Doha Masters with the same squad as
253-547: The Xiongan Challenger as well, which was a qualifier for the Los Angeles Masters. Phenom-Basilan Steel was supposed to form as the basis of Chooks-to-Go's entry to the Jeddah Masters as the winners of the league's Patriot Cup but FIBA did not allow Chooks-to-Go to include Basilan player Troy Rike who has already played for Pasig within the 2019 season. Chooks-to-Go fielded Balanga Chooks instead for
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#1732802461046276-845: The former to the Lyceum of the Philippines University . Lanete was an undrafted player in the 2007 PBA draft but was later signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants before moving to the Barangay Ginebra Kings . In 2009, he was signed by the Burger King Whoppers . On January 5, 2010, he and Gary David were traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers for Alex Cabagnot and Wesley Gonzales . In late 2011, Lanete
299-505: The laxer FIBA 3x3 player eligibility meaning that heritage players don't need to have acquired a Philippine passport by age 16, an eligibility requirement for the full 5-a-side basketball. Teams can name up to six players per conference but can only field four players per leg or tournament in a conference. The players need not to be a native of the team's home locality. For the Patriot's Cup each team can field one foreign player. Matches of
322-615: The league in the inaugural season were broadcast by ESPN5 . For the 2020–21 season , BEAM TV will broadcast the entirety of the upcoming Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup. Chico Lanete Lanete and his brother Von both played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City before the latter moved to Cebu and played for the University of the Visayas Green Lancers under coach Boy Cabahug , and
345-589: The main draw but defeating Doha. Manila finished 13th out of 14 teams in the Doha Masters. They later joined the Montreal Masters finishing 11th out of 12 teams. In the Abu Dhabi Masters in October, they finished 11th place again out of 14 teams. In that tournament's dunk contest, Manila Chooks player David Carlos bested Vadim Poddubchenko of Ukraine. Cebu Chooks was formed to participate in
368-634: The winner of the President's Cup automatically qualifies for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour . Two more competitions were held for the 2019 season, the Patriot's Cup and the Magiting Cup. The league attained professional status in July 2020, when it received approval from the Games and Amusement Board . The 2020 season was planned to have three competitions like the previous season but only the President's Cup
391-508: Was a professional 3-on-3 basketball league in the Philippines and was organized by the country's national basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). It was formed in 2018 as a bid to get the Philippines to qualify for the 3x3 basketball event in the Summer Olympics. In December 2018, Bounty Agro Ventures the company behind the roast chicken brand Chooks-to-Go, announced that it would be helping establish
414-542: Was appointed as assistant coach to Eric Altamirano who will be guiding three Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 teams that will participate in FIBA 3x3 tournaments. He will also help preparations of the Philippines men's national 3x3 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifiers. When Aldin Ayo resigned as head coach of the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 program in August 2022, Lanete was named as interim head coach. Lanete's father
437-732: Was bolstered by two European imports for the Doha Masters. Balanga Chooks also participated in the Bucharest Challenger, a qualifier for the Debrecen Masters, with just three players due to Alvin Pasaol rendered unable to play due to visa issues. Pasig Chooks participated in the Kunshan Challenger, a qualifier for the Chengdu Masters. They fielded an all-Filipino lineup this time around. Pasig joined
460-520: Was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The third season was held in October 2021 with a one-day invitational tournament featuring 12 teams. The tournament was won by Manila HeiHei. The league was effectively dissolved when Chooks-to-Go ended its 3x3 program in November 2023. For the President's Cup, only Filipino players are eligible to play but Filipinos with foreign heritage are also eligible provided they can prove their lineage. The league adopts
483-635: Was named as the league's first commissioner. The pre-season game was set to commence on January 14, 2019, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig , Metro Manila and the President's Cup, the first conference of the inaugural season was held which consisted of six legs, including a grand final leg. In March 2019, it was reported that FIBA gave the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 recognition as a Quest level competition which meant that
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#1732802461046506-860: Was signed by the Meralco Bolts . On January 25, 2012, Lanete was traded by Meralco to the Barako Bull Energy in exchange for Paul Artadi . On March 20, 2012, Lanete was traded to the Petron Blaze Boosters in exchange for forward Marc Agustin. On August 24, 2014, in the day of the 2014 PBA draft , Lanete returned to the Energy after being traded along with Jojo Duncil , San Miguel's 2014 second round pick (who turned out to be Gab Banal ) and their 2016 first round pick in exchange of Barako Bull's 2014 third overall pick (which San Miguel used to pick Ronald Pascual ). Lanete
529-542: Was tapped as an active consultant for Chooks-to-Go's teams starting the 2023 season. The Manila Masters was held with Manila Chooks representing the hosts. At the Cebu Masters, Manila Chooks advanced to the knock-out stages, ending a 15-month drought, last repeating the feat at the May 2022 Manila Masters. Chooks-to-Go ended its 3x3 program in November 2023. Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3
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