Ato Agustin

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guilas and the surname or paternal family name is Agustin.
Ato Agustin
Ato Agustin - Ginebra vs. Talk N Text 2014-1019.jpg
San Miguel Beermen
PositionAssistant coach
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1963-08-01) August 1, 1963 (age 58)
Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
  • University of the Assumption
  • Lyceum of the Philippines University
PBA draft1989 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career1989–2001
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1989–1996San Miguel Beermen
1996–1997Pop Cola Panthers
1997Mobiline Phone Pals
1998Pampanga Dragons
1999Sta. Lucia Realtors
2000–2001Batang Red Bull Energizers
As coach:
2009–2010San Sebastian Stags
2010–2012Petron Blaze Boosters
2013–2014Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2014–2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (assistant)
2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2015–presentSan Miguel Beermen (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Renato Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Agustin was the Most Valuable Player awardee of the PBA in 1992.[1] He played for the San Miguel Beermen, Sunkist/Pop Cola, Mobiline Phone Pals, Sta. Lucia Realtors, and finally, Batang Red Bull. Agustin was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players in 2000. He also had a brief stint in with the Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association.[citation needed]

A shooting guard since his amateur days with RFM-Swift Corporation of the Philippine Basketball League, Agustin saw limited minutes during his rookie season with the grandslam-winning San Miguel Beermen in 1989, playing backup to his more illustrious teammates Samboy Lim and Elmer Reyes. However, beginning the 1990 season, he became a regular part of the Beermen's backcourt rotation with the departure of Reyes to expansion team Pop-Cola (RFM) and constant injuries to Lim and Hector Calma. Coach Norman Black would sometimes play Agustin at point guard until he became an adept combo guard.[citation needed]

He is the former head coach of the San Sebastian Golden Stags men's basketball team in the NCAA, having taken over from Jorge Gallent in 2009, and winning a championship in the same year. In 2010, he became head coach of his former PBA team, the San Miguel Beermen. During the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup, Agustin steered the team (then known as the Petron Blaze Boosters) to the championship, defeating the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in seven games. He became the 9th coach in PBA history to win a title in his first year as head coach.[2][3]

On July 25, 2013, San Miguel Corporation, owner of Petron Blaze Boosters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, announced the appointment of Agustin as interim coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for the 2013 PBA Governor's Cup.[4]

On January 5, 2015, Barangay Ginebra team manager Alfrancis Chua announced during the team's practice the reappointment of Agustin as head coach of the team.[5] This was after former coach Jeffrey Cariaso's attempt to end Ginebra's PBA championship drought failed after two conferences. After a quarterfinal finish in the Commissioner's Cup, Agustin was fired as the head coach of Ginebra and was replaced by assistant coach Frankie Lim. Following his termination, he returned to San Miguel Beermen as an assistant coach.[6]

Coaching record[]

Collegiate record[]

Season Team Eliminations Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2009 SSC-R 16 2 .889 2nd 5 3 2 .600 Defeated San Beda in the Finals
2010 SSC-R 13 3 .813 2nd 3 1 2 .333 Defeated by San Beda in the Finals
Totals 29 5 .853 8 4 4 .500 1 championship

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ato Agustin: From top guard to hotshot coach - Inquirer.net, Philippine news for Filipinos Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The winning ways of Ato Agustin" August 22, 2011, InterAKTV
  3. ^ "Petron Blaze slams Talk 'N Text in epic Game 7 to win Governor's Cup", August 21, 2011, InterAKTV
  4. ^ "Ginebra names Agustin as interim coach, Chua as team manager", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star
  5. ^ "Agustin back as Ginebra head coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
  6. ^ SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
  • Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual
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