Eric Altamirano
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Eric Altamirano is a former Filipino
basketball player. He is currently the head coach of the National University Bulldogs
.
and pursued HS career there and gave the Red Cubs a string of championships. Altamirano played college ball for the University of the Philippines
in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, where he won a championship in 1986, and was named the Most Valuable Player that same year.
for Alaska
, Pepsi, and Shell
.
to a final four slot before giving it away to Ryan Gregorio
. Before leading Purefods to a PBA title in 1997, he was Chot Reyes
' vice at Purefoods in 1995 until 1996.
. He returned to Purefoods and gave them a string of decent finishes. After being hired by Jong Uichico
as the RP Men's Basketball team assistant coach, he gave his position to his assistant Ryan Gregorio
. After 2 years of not coaching a PBA team, he coached to Coca-Cola Tigers
during the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
. Eventually, he was reassigned and appointed as the Project Director for the San Miguel All Stars.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
basketball player. He is currently the head coach of the National University Bulldogs
NU Bulldogs
The National University Bulldogs is the collegiate men's varsity team of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
.
Early career
Before UP, he went to San Beda CollegeSan Beda College
San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
and pursued HS career there and gave the Red Cubs a string of championships. Altamirano played college ball for the University of the Philippines
UP Fighting Maroons
The Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Maroons. They compete in all of the sports of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The University of the...
in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, where he won a championship in 1986, and was named the Most Valuable Player that same year.
PBA career
Altamirano would later play in the Philippine Basketball AssociationPhilippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
for Alaska
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
, Pepsi, and Shell
Shell Turbo Chargers
The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints...
.
Assistant coach and UP days
Altamirano ventured into coaching, and has won two championships in the PBA. His first try happened in 1996 when he led the University of the PhilippinesUP Fighting Maroons
The Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Maroons. They compete in all of the sports of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The University of the...
to a final four slot before giving it away to Ryan Gregorio
Ryan Gregorio
Paul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...
. Before leading Purefods to a PBA title in 1997, he was Chot Reyes
Chot Reyes
Vincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
' vice at Purefoods in 1995 until 1996.
Head coach
After leading the Cowboys in the All-Filipino Conference, he later moved to the Mobiline Phone Pals and gave them a "special" championship, the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup1998 PBA Centennial Cup
-See also:* 1998 PBA season...
. He returned to Purefoods and gave them a string of decent finishes. After being hired by Jong Uichico
Jong Uichico
Joseph Enrique Uichico, better known as Jong Uichico, is a Filipino professional basketball head coach for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. Uichico is a former Philippines national basketball team Youth member and a former player and head coach of the La Salle...
as the RP Men's Basketball team assistant coach, he gave his position to his assistant Ryan Gregorio
Ryan Gregorio
Paul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...
. After 2 years of not coaching a PBA team, he coached to Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
during the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
-Wildcard playoffs:The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series....
. Eventually, he was reassigned and appointed as the Project Director for the San Miguel All Stars.