GINEBRA San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI) Thursday said multi-titled Barangay Ginebra champion coach Joseph “Jong” Uichico is joining the Philippine men’s basketball team coaching staff to help the country regain prominence in the world basketball scene.
GSMI president Bernie Marquez wished Uichico well in his new endeavor after the former La Salle and national team stalwart provided San Miguel Beer with six championships and Barangay Ginebra with two, the last coming during the 2008 Fiesta Conference, in his professional coaching stint that spanned over a decade.
“With a heavy heart, we are sending coach Jong Uichico to the Philippine men’s basketball team because we feel that the national team is in need of someone like him to improve its performance in international tournaments. It is the national interest at stake here and we believe that the Philippines will be very fortunate to get the services of a coach with the intelligence and experience of Jong,”said Marquez about Uichico, who also coached the 2002 Philippine men’s basketball to a fourth-place finish in South Korea.
“We thank him for providing so many championships, the last two with the Ginebra franchise,”Marquez added.
Uichico was part of the Northern Consolidated-sponsored national men’s basketball team under coach Ron Jacobs and later moved up to head coach for the San Miguel Beermen in 1999, ending San Miguel’s five-year title drought with the Commissioners and Governors Cup titles.
Before his release, Uichico shared head coaching duties with Siot Tangquincen with Barangay Ginebra. [PR]
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