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The UST Growling Tigers are looking for a new head coach to rebuild the basketball program after the resignation of Aldin Ayo. These are some of the notable candidates who have applied for the UST job.
Former PBA importer Sean Chambers
“I have officially submitted my letter of intent for the position of head coach at UST,” Chambers told ESPN5.com.
Chambers, who was the Lecheros’ backup from 1989 to 2001, explained on The Athlete’s Tribune podcast Monday that the legacy of the late Aric del Rosario, a former UST mentor and Tim Cone’s senior assistant, made their decision much easier. Del Rosario led UST teams stacked to four consecutive men’s basketball crowns from 1993 to 1996, producing the likes of Bal David, Gerard Francisco, Chris Cantonjos and the like.
Chambers, who is the current Dean of Students at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento, California, explained that now is the right time to look for a coaching job in the Philippines.
“In 2012, I had the opportunity to become one of the coaching consultants at the PBA. But my children were extremely young. My daughter is now 17 years old and on her way to college. Now it’s easier. My son will be in their second year in high school … They are almost young adults, now there will be an opportunity to really hold a position in the Philippines. “
Thailand Men’s National Basketball Coach Chris Daleo
Daleo said he sent a letter of intent and a resume to the UST athletic department to become a “consultant” for the Growling Tigers.
As a foreigner, Daleo has to apply for the head coach position as a “consultant”, just like other coaches before, due to the rule of the Philippine Basketball Coaches Association.
Daleo led Thailand to the silver medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
“I’m just looking for a place where my experience and my training can help win games and championships,” said Daleo, who is currently in the United States.
Before training in Thailand, where he led Hi Tech Bangkok City to seven championships, the 52-year-old had trained at the Continental Basketball Association in the United States.
Currently, Daleo is also a coach and recruiter for Tumakbo Basketball, which has helped prepare several Filipino-American players as they transition to UAAP, NCAA, PBA or ABL.
Former Blackwater coach Aris Dimaunahan
Dimaunahan, who studied at UST in the late 1990s, never got a chance to dress for the Tigers. While studying economics at the College of Commerce, he became part of the youth PR team that won gold at the 1996 SEABA tournament. He was also part of the country’s U18 delegation.
Dimaunahan played for 10 years in the PBA for Brgy. Geneva, Air 21, Coca-Cola, Barako Bull and Alaska, before moving on to the ABL and playing in San Miguel.
Rain or Shine Assistant Coach Chris Gavina
Gavina, 41, is the first person other than Thomasiana to apply for the job and said he threw his name on his hat because he was “in love [by] the competitive spirit of the UST Growling Tigers last year. “
After starting as a strength and conditioning coach for the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) and for the Batang GlobalPort Pier, Gavina landed an assistant coach job with the Kia franchise in 2016 before becoming a coach. in chief a year later.
He resigned after just two games in the 2017-18 season, but soon returned to the PBA as assistant coach Caloy Garcia with the Elasto Painters. Gavina also serves concurrently as the head coach of the Bacoor Strikers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
Former coach of the Philippine Institute of Technology Potit de Vera
De Vera dressed for the Blue Eaglets Athenaeum in high school, enrolled at UST where he was on the Growling Tigers training team, but never broke the UAAP varsity team.
He last served as the head coach of TIP, which regularly has strong seasons in the PBA D-League, National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) and Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL), and was a part of basketball for the engineers. program for eight years. TIP, however, disbanded its varsity teams last May.
Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the FEU Tamaraws and also served as the head coach of the Baby Tams in the 2000s. From 2008 to 2010 he was an assistant coach for the UP Fighting Maroons under coach Aboy Castro and then Boyet Fernandez. . He also had a brief stint as an assistant coach at Boracay Rum in the PBA D-League.
Edgardo “Ed” Cordero
Cordero is best remembered for his 54-point outburst for the then Glowing Goldies on July 29, 1979. After his college stint at UST, the 6’4 Cordero played for Toyota, Beer Hausen / Manila Beer, Tanduay, Shell and Alaska, before retiring at the end of the 1990 PBA season.
He played a total of 223 games in his eight-season career, averaging 6.5 points. His 54-point outburst remains the best scoring mark in UAAP history.
Several former players from the dynasty teams of the 1990s are candidates, including Siot Tanquincen, Estong Ballesteros and Chris Cantonjos, reports the Manila Bulletin.
