Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino
basketball
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head coach for the
TNT Tropang Giga
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for the
Philippine Basketball Association
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. He is also the head coach of the
Philippine national basketball team
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, where he led the team to a historic silver medal finish at the
2013 FIBA Asia Championship and the subsequent appearance at the
2014 FIBA World Cup, the country's first in 36 years. Reyes is a five-time
PBA Coach of the Year. He is the President of
TV5 Network, Inc.
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(from October 3, 2016, to June 2, 2019, replacing Noel Lorenzana) and president of Media5, which served as the sales and marketing arm of
TV5. Formerly, he was the head of
Sports5
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, TV5's Sports division until 2015 and Digital5 (now D5 Studio).
Professional coaching career
Reyes was one of
Tim Cone
Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with t ...
's assistant coaches during the early 90s with the
Alaska Milkmen
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. Then only 27, Reyes took over the coaching for the Milkmen during the 1991 All-Filipino Conference as Cone was barred from coaching due to a case filed by the
Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines questioning Cone's hiring over other Filipinos. Reyes steered the Alaska franchise to third-place finish in after beating San Miguel in a best-of-three series.
In 1993, Reyes was hired head coach of the Coney Island Ice Cream Stars, now known as the
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. In his first conference, he led the Ice Cream Stars that was bannered by
Alvin Patrimonio
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Patrimonio holds several PBA re ...
and
Jerry Codiñera
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to a 4–2 series win over the
San Miguel Beermen to win the All-Filipino Conference, creating history by being the youngest coach to win a championship in his first tournament at age 29. This feat led him to win his first Coach-of-the-Year award. In 1994, he again led the Purefoods to the Commissioner's Cup title over the Alaska Milkmen with Kenny Redfield as import.
Reyes spent two more seasons with the Purefoods franchise before he was hired in 1997 by the
Sta. Lucia Realtors
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In 2015, a new Sta. ...
. That year, he led the Realtors to a third-place finish in the All-Filipino and two respectable fourth-place finishes in the Commissioner's and Governor's Cup.
However, he left the team in 1998 to join the newly formed
Metropolitan Basketball Association
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History
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. During his short time, he introduced some innovative yet criticized rules such as the Free-Three, the 23-second shot clock, and the eight second backcourt rule. Two years later, however, FIBA adopted the eight second backcourt rule which is in effect today, both for the international and pro game. After a while, he became the assistant coach of
Tim Cone
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for the
Philippine Centennial Team
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that went home with the bronze medal in the
1998 Asian Games.
In
2000
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, Reyes became the new head coach of the
Pop Cola Panthers
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, spending two seasons there. After a frustrating first season, he led the Panthers to a third-place finish in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup, with a rebuilt lineup of
Rudy Hatfield
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,
Johnny Abarrientos
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, and Poch Juinio. The Pop Cola franchise was then sold to food conglomerate
San Miguel Corporation
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and was renamed as the
Coca-Cola Tigers
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. The SMC management retained Reyes as coach and that year he led a Tigers team, depleted with the injuries of Abarrientos and
Jeffrey Cariaso
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, to the 2002 PBA All-Filipino title - again creating history by being the first team in the PBA's history to win a title in its rookie year. Again, this feat led to Reyes' winning his second PBA Coach-of-the Year award. In 2003, he led Coke to three successive Finals appearances, winning the Reinforced Conference championship with Artemus McClary as import. This in turn led to his third Coach-of-the-Year award, thus becoming the only coach to win 3 COY awards thus far.
Philippine national team
After the PBA and the Basketball Association of the Philippines agreed to a memorandum, the PBA hired Reyes as the coach of Team Pilipinas, a team composed of several professional and collegiate players. Reyes started the program in 2005, leading Team Pilipinas to a fifth-place finish in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, third-place in the William Jones Cup and the title in the 2005 Brunei Sultan Cup. Reyes confirmed that he is ready to be one of Toroman's coaching staff for Asian Games 2010 in China.
However, the suspension of the national team by FIBA (which has since been lifted) had hindered the preparation of the team.
In the 2006 William Jones Cup, Team Pilipinas finished a dismal sixth place in the tournament. It was due to the lack of player availabilities. Because of the uncertainty brought about by the FIBA suspension, many PBA players declined the invitation to participate. Instead, then-incoming pros
LA Tenorio
Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio (born July 9, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philip ...
,
Joseph Yeo
Joseph Henry Lim Yeo (born September 7, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted third overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2006.
Amateur career
Y ...
, Abby Santos,
Arwind Santos and several PBA players played in the Jones Cup squad. With the return of his core players to the national team, however, Reyes led Team Pilipinas to a 2-game sweep of Lebanon, which beat Venezuela and France in the 2006 World Championships in Japan. Reyes' team then went on the defend its title in the 2006 Brunei Sultan Cup via a rare 7-game sweep.
After the Brunei Cup, Team Pilipinas was left for a while awaiting the lifting of the FIBA suspension that was handed down since 2005. However, with the approval of the
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
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It was formed ...
as the new national sport association for basketball in the country, Reyes returned as the coach of the national squad.
On October 30, 2014, Reyes was removed as the head coach of the Philippine national team after the disbandment of the current roster, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas head
Manny V. Pangilinan
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said that there will be a new national team that will be formed by a pool by
PBA commissioner
Chito Salud
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.
On October 18, 2016, SBP executive director Sonny Barrios announced that Reyes will return as head coach of Gilas.
Beyond coaching
Prior to his participation as coach, Reyes worked for the Purefoods Corporation in a corporate setting before being hired by Cone as Alaska's assistant. In 2003, Reyes established coachcom.inc, an executive and coaching company that helps develop coaching aspects in sports and in other fields such as business.
He also in 1998, Reyes appeared as a color commentator of the
Metropolitan Basketball Association
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History
The MBA played its first game on March 7, 1998, at the Don Narciso Ramos ...
's coverage on
Studio 23
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it has been produced by
ABS-CBN Sports
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ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball leagu ...
during its maiden season of the league.
He has also appeared as a color commentator for the
PBA on ABC
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coverage. During his time as Purefoods head coach, he would appear in several coverages as a guest colleague, a time when Vintage practices inviting PBA coaches and assistants to do commentary. At some time in 2005 and 2006, Reyes appeared for ABC Sports as a pre-game, halftime, and post-game analyst during a game in two finals series.
Reyes has four children with his wife Cherry. He is the older brother of former PBA player John Gilbert "Jun-Jun" Reyes, Jr., who played for Pepsi and Alaska, and of Mike Reyes, who is also a basketball coach, coaching for the
Southwestern University PHINMA Cobras in the
Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.
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History
Before the creation of the CESAFI, there was alre ...
(CESAFI). He is also the uncle of Ateneo Blue Eagle point guard,
Jai Reyes
Jose Antonio Gonzales Reyes (born February 25, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He previously played for the Ateneo de Manila University ...
, whom he also at
Talk 'N Text
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during the
2013–14 PBA season. During his high school and collegiate years, he was a member of the Ateneo de Manila basketball team.
Reyes was a former member and the only Filipino in the International Advisory Board of the United States Basketball Academy, and was also a member of the Board of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines. He is a degree holder in Interdisciplinary Studies from the
Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
, established = December 10, 1859
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits)
, academic_aff ...
and a
Masters in Business Administration
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student at the
Edinburgh Business School
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in
Scotland
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,
United Kingdom
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.
References
External links
Coca-Cola Tigers Official SiteSan Miguel Beermen Unofficial fansite
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1963 births
Living people
Ateneo de Manila University faculty
Filipino men's basketball coaches
TNT Tropang Giga coaches
Philippines men's national basketball team coaches
Basketball players from Quezon City
TV5 Network executives
Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players
Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball coaches
Sta. Lucia Realtors coaches
Magnolia Hotshots coaches
Powerade Tigers coaches
San Miguel Beermen coaches