Lim eng beng biography

Filipino basketball player

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.

Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, – December 21, ) was a Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from

Early life

Lim was born and raised in Tondo, Manila from an impoverished family.

When he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. It was around this time where the young Lim would use his passion in basketball as a means to climb out of hardship and support his family.

Lim eng beng biography

Collegiate career

Lim played for the De La Salle Green Archers of "Man In White" Coach Tito Eduque from to In his rookie year, the Green Archers, led by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the NCAA men's basketball championship which was De La Salle's first NCAA title in 15 years.

Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion of a game. By the time he was a junior in , h