Pilo Pumaren

Pilo Pumaren
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the East
Coaching career1975–1996
Career history
As coach:
1972–1978University of the East
1977–1979Crispa 400
1979–1980Gilbey's Gin
1980–1986Northern Cement basketball team (assistant)
1981Philippines
1986–1997San Miguel Beermen (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As coach:

As assistant coach:

As player:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Assistant coach for  Philippines
ABC Championship
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kuala Lumpur team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Manila team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bangkok team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Taipei team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Taipei team
ABC Under 18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Manila team

Filomeno "Pilo" Pumaren Jr. is a Filipino former basketball player and coach.

Career

Playing

Pumaren played for 1957 UE team that won its first UAAP championship.[1]

Coaching

Pumaren started as head coach of UE Red Warriors. He led the team into two championships (1975 and 1978).[2][3] He served as an assistant to Ron Jacobs to Northern Cement.[4]

He worked for Gilbey's Gin (now Ginebra) as its head coach,[5][6] and later worked for San Miguel Beermen as their assistant coach until 1996.

Personal life

He is the father of Franz, Derrick, and Dindo.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ "Final a done thing for elder Pumaren". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pumaren: San Miguel could've won a second Grand Slam in '92". ESPN.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Who's who in Philippine basketball history (part 7)". INQUIRER.net. June 9, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Henson, Joaquin. "Full circle for Pumaren". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "NorthPort secures its spot in Philippine Cup playoffs". ESPN.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "This is how Ginebra looked in its PBA debut exactly 40 years ago". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Respect mutual but duel between Pumaren brothers Derrick, Franz devoid of emotions". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2024.