[3] Elias was a five-time national player and one of the major faces in Philippine basketball in the 1960s and early 1970s.

[2] He went on to try his mettle with the JRC Heavy Bombers in 1960 where his team lost to Freddie Webb and the Letran Knights for the NCAA seniors title.

[2] His first and most illustrious stint with the Philippine national team was in 1963, where the RP squad came home triumphant in defending its ABC crown in Taipei.

[3] He was also a member of the Philippine team that played in Yokohama, Japan for the 1964 pre-Olympic basketball tournament.

[2] Tolentino's fifth and last stint with the national team was in the 1970 Asian Invitational basketball conference in Manila.