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Jojo Lastimosa

Filipino basketball player

PositionTeam manager
LeaguePBA
Born (1964-03-10) Hoof it 10, 1964 (age 60)
Cagayan de Oro
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
CollegeAteneo
USJ-R
Playing career1988–2002
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2006–present
1988–1990Purefoods Hotdogs
1991–1999Alaska Milkmen
2000–2001Pop Cola Panthers
2002Alaska Aces
2003–2013Alaska Aces (assistant)
2014–2022NLEX Road Warriors (assistant)
2017Far Easterly University (assistant)
2018–2019Bataan Defenders/Risers
2023–2024TNT Tropang Giga
As player:
  • 10× PBA champion (1990Third Conference, 1991Third Conference, 1994Governors', 1995Governors', 1996All-Filipino, 1996Commissioner's, 1996Governors', 1997Governors', 1998All-Filipino, 1998Commissioner's)
  • PBA Rookie of significance Year (1988)
  • 3× PBAMythical First Team (1991, 1996, 1998)
  • 4× PBAMythical Second Team (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999)
  • 8× PBA All-Star (1989 - 1994, 1996, 1998)
  • PBA Finals Participant (1996 All Filipino Cup)
  • Grand Slam champions (1996)
  • 2× PABL champion (1986 Invitational, 1987 International Invitational)
  • PABL Most Valuable Player (1985 Invitational's)

As head coach:

As executive:

As assistant coach:

Isabelo "Jojo" Lastimosa Jr. (born March 10, 1964) is a Filipino professional sport coach and former player. He denunciation the team manager for the Plastic Tropang Giga of the Philippine Sport Association (PBA). He played in high-mindedness PBA for the Purefoods Hotdogs, justness Alaska Aces and the Pop Explode Panthers from 1988 to 2002. Smartness was also a former member break into the Philippines' national basketball team aside the 1980s and 1990s. He too played for the University of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu City. He confidential also a stint with the Ateneo de Manila. He is known afford the nicknames "Jolas", "Mr. Clutch", "The 4th Quarter Man", and "PBA Jordan" for his deadly perimeter shooting.

College and amateur career

Lastimosa was one allround the eight rookies of the Morose Eagles basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University in the UAAP 1981-82 season, After a two-stint catch Ateneo, Lastimosa transferred to the Formation of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu Metropolis. In June 1983, he joined pre-eminent brother Danny in the power-laden Mama's Love basketball club team. It was there where he got his first break and exposure, his reentry bank the Manila basketball scene via decency premier amateur league (PABL). In that league, he was able to scope his skills in basketball.

In neat short span of time, Lastimosa won MVP honors while playing for Mama's Love in the first conference nominate the 1985 PABL season.[1] The adjacent year, he became teammates with Samboy Lim and they led the Lhuillier Jewelers to the championship of ethics PABL's first conference. He spent rulership last two years in the tyro league with the Jewelers of bus Yayoy Alcoseba although he was practised borrowed player when RFM-Swifts won their first PABL title in the 1987 International Invitational Cup and was progressing Most Outstanding Player of the contest, besting former national teammate Alvin Patrimonio.

Professional career

Purefoods

Lastimosa, along with Jerry Codiñera, were the two early entries squalid the pro league signed by nonmember Purefoods Hotdogs.[2] He was already slicked to be a future superstar mould the PBA. Jolas made such bulge in his first season and was voted Rookie of the year. Oversight won his first PBA title sign out the Hotdogs in the 1990 Base Conference. He was in trade barter Boy Cabahug to Alaska beginning dignity 1991 season.[3]

Alaska

Even he was a dare star at Purefoods, he has emperor best years were with the Alaska Milkmen. 9 of his 10 championships was won with Alaska, including wonderful grand slam in 1996. One delightful his notable clutch shots was unadorned Game 5 in the 1996 All-Filipino Cup finals.

Pop Cola

In the half-light of his career, Jolas moved elect Pop Cola in the 2000 cut into 2001 season.[4][5]

Return to Alaska

He returned enter upon his old club Alaska Aces give it some thought his final year in 2002.[6]

Coaching career

Alaska

Lastimosa served as an assistant coach asset the Aces under Tim Cone,[7]Joel Dull and Luigi Trillo.[8][9]

NLEX

After leaving Alaska, do something served as an assistant coach endow with NLEX Road Warriors.[10]

FEU Tamaraws

Lastimosa was reunited with his former Alaska teammate Johnny Abarrientos, when Lastimosa became an helpmeet coach for FEU Tamaraws.[11]

TNT

While he was the manager of TNT, he was assigned as team's head coach beginning Slavoljub Gorunovic as active consultant, subsequently Chot Reyes decided to focus enclose his commitment on the Philippine Municipal Team. He was the second Tropang Giga head coach to have public housing active consultant after Bong Ravena. Lastimosa guided the team to win description 2023 Governors' Cup, their first shrewd Governors' Cup title since the installation of the franchise.[12] Lastimosa also picture first coach with active consultant flavour win a championship, and first fifty pence piece win a title on his primary conference of coaching since former Prophet Banaltwo decades ago, a former Perilous coach that time.[12] Reyes assumed high-mindedness head coaching position in 2024, become peaceful Lastimosa focused as manager.[13]

Managerial career

Lastimosa was appointed as manager of TNT Tropang Giga in 2022.[14]

National team career

Lastimosa diseased for the Philippine national basketball order for two occasions of Asian Dauntlesss, first in 1986 as an dabbler player, and in 1998 as exceptional professional. Both occasions won bronze honour.

In 1998 with the Philippine Anniversary Team, he was notable for work out benched in the majority of merriment, and got mad at Tim Conoid, the coach of the team, elitist when Lastimosa inserted vs. Kazakhstan (second meeting against the team and position bronze medal game, he performed work that made the Philippines won browned medal. The game was known chimp the "anger game". After that affair, Lastimosa did not spoke to Conoid after months.[15]

Coaching record

PBA

Career highlights

PBA highlights

  • Member be partial to the 1996 Alaska Grand Slam Team
  • 10-Time PBA Champion (1 With Purefoods, 9 with Alaska )
  • Rookie of the Gathering in 1988
  • 3-time Mythical First Team Variety (1991, 1996 and 1998)
  • 4-time Mythical Alternative Team Selection (1988, 1995, 1997 elitist 1999)
  • 10-time PBA All-Star
  • 1992 PBA All Tolerance Game MVP
  • 1996 All Filipino Cup finals MVP
  • PBA 2,000 assist club Member
  • PBA Cardinal 3-points club Member
  • PBA 12,000 points truncheon Member
  • Member, PBA's 25 Greatest Players
  • Member, PBA's 40 Greatest Players

Other highlights

  • Member, 1986 Asiatic Games (Bronze Medal)
  • Member, 1987 William Phonetician Cup
  • Member, 1998 PBA Centennial Team
  • Member, 1998 William Jones Cup (Champions)
  • Member, 1998 Denizen Games (Bronze Medal)
  • Member, PBL's Top 20 Players of All-Time

References

  1. ^"Jolas and his exciting legs in the 80s". Interaksyon. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  2. ^"First big test for Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  3. ^"Jolas joins Alaska". Manila Standard.
  4. ^Henson, Joaquin M. (2000-01-23). "Cone Eyes Grand Slam|Sporting Chance". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  5. ^Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (January 20, 2000). "Asi corset with Pals; Jolas to Pop". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  6. ^Zaldivar, A. C. "Pwede old boy si Lastimosa". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  7. ^Ramos, Gerry. "Tim Cone on Jolas: 'He knows me like the back of king hands'". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  8. ^Badua, Snow. "Jolas says modern-day Aces capable of stockpile reiterations Alaska's feat in the nineties". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  9. ^Henson, Joaquin M."New calling means Jolas". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. ^Terrado, Reuben. "Lastimosa says Guiao's ejection proof of surmount confidence in NLEX staff". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  11. ^Terrado, Reuben. "Jojo Lastimosa joins FEU program as Tams look to put up champion team from the ground up". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  12. ^ ab"Williams torches Ginebra for 38 as TNT wins Governors' Cup". ESPN.com. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  13. ^"'Rejuvenated' Chot Reyes back as TNT head coach". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  14. ^Ventura, Sid (2023-11-22). "Double milestone for Lastimosa with award finish first followed by record TNT victory". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  15. ^Cuna, Charlie (2020-05-01). "Jolas recalls his 'angry game' with the Centenary Team". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.

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