Benjamin B. Cleofas Jr. (born September 5, 1948), better known as Benjie Cleofas, is a former Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the San Sebastian Stags

San Sebastian Stags

The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....

, where he was captain of the team that won the school's first National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

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 championship in 1973. He then moved on to play professionally for the YCO Painters of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association

Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association

The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association is a defunct sports association which existed from 1938 to 1981. It is best known for its basketball league for amateur players....

 and the Tanduay Rhum Masters

Tanduay Rhum Masters

The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:...

 of the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

from 1976 to 1978.