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2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings Season
The 2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The head coach for the season was Jong Uichico, and Eric Menk, David Noel, Ronald Tubid, Jayjay Helterbrand, and Paul Artadi played the starting lineup. The Kings finished third in the PBA Philippine Cup, Philippine Cup. The Kings also added Junjun Cabatu as afree agent–before playing for the Kings, he played for the Alaska Aces. Key dates *August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. *September 1: The Free Agent, free agency period started. Draft picks Roster Depth chart Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings Game log , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , October 8 , Sta. Lucia Realtors, Sta. Lucia , 89-86 , Jayjay Helterbrand, Helterbrand (26) , Eric Menk, Menk (11) , Jayjay Helterbrand, Helterbrand, Paul Artadi, Artadi (3) , Araneta Coliseum , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , October 12 , Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong Uichico
Joseph Enrique Uichico (born July 15, 1962), better known as Jong Uichico, is a Filipino professional basketball coach who last coached the Bataan Risers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Uichico is a former Philippine national team Youth member and a former player and head coach of the La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP before replacing Ron Jacobs as SMB coach in 1999. Uichico was coach of the San Miguel Beermen from 1999–2006, leading the Beermen to six PBA championships. Basketball career Uichico played for the La Salle Green Archers in the collegiate ranks. He was a member of the 1982 RP Youth Team that won the ABC Under-18 Championship. After a stint with the famed Northern Consolidated Cement squad of Ron Jacobs, Uichico ended his basketball career early. Coaching career Early years In the mid-1990s, Uichico had a coaching stint with the Green Archers and guided them to two runner-up trophies. He also joined the Magnolia Beverage Masters coaching sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |