Basketball superstars sometimes match celebrities in terms of popularity.
And there are those who are not only talented players on court, but are certified hotties, too.
Take for example Kapuso leading man David Licauco. Before placing first runner-up in the 2014 Mr. Chinatown, he played for the basketball team of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde.
Find out if your favorite basketball heartthrob made it in our list of hotties in this gallery.
College basketball sensation Ricci Paolo Rivera caught the attention of netizens with his drool-worthy photos in Siargao.
PBA rookie Anton Asistio is enjoying the salty sea of Bagac, Bataan.
Loving this campaign of Bench for this summer season featuring the former 'Mulawin VS Ravena' star David Licauco.
Kenneth Paul Cruz has caught the attention of netizen on Instagram with his drool-worthy selfie. The former TV commercial model and actor loves basketball and plays the position of pointguard.
Basketball star Kobe Paras is a certified eye candy on and offcourt.
Check out the washboard abs of Juan Gomez de Liaño.
Prince Carlos is a proud member of the senior men's team of the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde.
Prince will surley earn more fans in the future since he's now part of the star-studded cast of 'Daddy's Gurl.'
The newest Kapuso heartthrob Kimson Tan played basketball for the Growling Tigers of University of Santo Tomas.
Now, Kimson is a model for clothing giant, Bench, and has appeared in some shows on GMA-7 recently like the weekly-magical anthology 'Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko.'
Diego Gutierrez is the shooting guard for the Quezon City Defenders in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Beach break for this basketball heartthrob.
Actor, model, and host Xian Lim used to play for the University of the East.
Xian's passion for basketball still remains, but he has found his niche in the world of show business as an actor. He's currently part of the primetime series 'False Positive' with Glaiza De Castro.