Januario "Aric" del Rosario (January 1, 1940 – March 25, 2020) was a Filipino basketball player and coach who served as head coach of the

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in the UAAP,

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in the

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, the 2003 RP Men's Team in the

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, and of the UPHSD Altas from 2012 to 2015; until he retired and was made a consultant of the team in the

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. He was also a consultant and assistant Coach of Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings in the

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. He was the commissioner of the NCAA (Philippines) from 2009 to 2011. As a UST player, del Rosario was part of the 1964 Glowing goldies team that won the UAAP Basketball Championship that year together with Hector Hipolito, the coach of the Adamson team that battled UST in its last game of the eliminations of the 1993 season en route to the rare sweep, 14-0, that made UST the automatic champions that year.

Playing career

Del Rosario played for the collegiate basketball team of the University of Santo Tomas which participates in the

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. Then-known as the Glowing Goldies, del Rosario was part of the squad which clinched the UAAP Season 27 men's basketball title.

Coaching career

University of Santo Tomas

The

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(UST) Growling Tigers appointed del Rosario as their head coach in 1991. Under his tutelage, the UST Growling Tigers achieve success in the 1990s winning 4 straight championships from 1993 up to 1996. ( UAAP Seasons 56 to 59) The first championship was won via a 14–0 sweep the year before the Final Four format was introduced in the

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(UAAP). In the next three championships, they will beat the

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to make a dynasty in the UAAP. In 1997, their dreams of a 5-peat were spoiled as they lose to the

(their finals opponent from 1994 to 1996) in the final 4 despite UST holding the twice to beat advantage against La Salle. It also signaled the end of the 4-year dominance of UST. In 1999, UST made it again to the finals with an 11–3 win-loss card only to lose again this time to a familiar foe, the

courtesy of the game-tying three-point shot by Dino Aldeguer to send the game into overtime. In 2001, UST wasn't able to play in the final 4 for the first time in school's history (the format was implemented in 1994) but came back in 2002 together with

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. The following year, UST didn't reach the final 4 for the second time and it signaled the end of his long coaching reign and later he was replaced by his assistant coach Nel Parado.

Alaska Milkmen

Del Rosario served as an assistant coach to

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head coach

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helping the team's first ever PBA title when it won the Third Conference in 1991 and achieve a

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in the 1996 season by winning all three conference titles for that season.

Pampanga Dragons

Del Rosario was tasked to coach the

of the

in 1998. He led the Dragons to their first and only MBA title during the league's inaugural season in the same year.

Philippine national team

He has coached the Philippines men's national team which took part at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games helping the team clinch a gold medal in that edition of the regional championships.

Perpetual Altas

Del Rosario returned to college basketball, this time coaching the

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in the

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. Del Rosario started in

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, off the Altas missing the previous season's playoffs with a 5–13 record. The team made it to the playoffs in the next three years. On his fourth year, the Altas missed the playoffs despite a 11–7 record.

Parañaque Patriots

The

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of the

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was coached by del Rosario in 2018.

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Personal life

The Del Rosario family is a basketball inclined family. Coach Aric's sons are involved in basketball. Edsel is a former player at

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while Lester is also a former player and former assistant coach to the

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. His grandson, Zach (Lester's son) goes with him and his dad in UPHSD basketball practices and the young Del Rosario is showing a passion for basketball.

Death

Del Rosario died on March 25, 2020, due to cardiact arrest. He was 80 years old.

References

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