Franz Pumaren

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Franz Pumaren
Personal information
Born (1963-12-05) December 5, 1963 (age 57)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
CollegeDe La Salle University
PBA draft1986
Playing career1986–1998
PositionHead coach
Number5
Career history
As player:
1986–1997San Miguel Beermen
1997–1998Mobiline Cellulars
As coach:
1998–2005, 2007–2009De La Salle Green Archers
2011–2014Air21 Express
2015–2021Adamson Soaring Falcons
2016–2017GlobalPort Batang Pier
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

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Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Team

Franz S. Pumaren is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. He is also a local politician in Quezon City.

Basketball career[]

Pumaren played most of his professional career for the San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the Mobiline Cellulars.

Pumaren formerly coached the De La Salle Green Archers from 1998 to 2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from 1998 to 2001, and his final championship with the team in 2007.[1] As a coach for the Archers, he was known for implementing the full court press defense on opposing teams.

Pumaren is the head coach of the Air21 Express in the PBA, starting at the 2011-12 PBA season.[2]

In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who will part of the coaching staff as Assistant Coach.[3]·

Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren will also join the GlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team.[4]

Political career[]

Franz Pumaren
Member of the Quezon City Council from the 3rd District
Assumed office
June 30, 2013
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010

Pumaren is an incumbent councilor in the 3rd District of Quezon City. The 3rd District includes the Araneta Coliseum, where majority of the PBA and UAAP games are held.

After serving three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010, he resigned as La Salle coach in order to run for the 3rd district's seat in the House of Representatives. Pumaren lost to , coming at third behind defeated incumbent Matias Defensor, Jr. with 28% of the vote.

Coaching record[]

Collegiate record[]

Season Team Eliminations Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
1998 DLSU 13 1 .929 1st 4 3 1 .750 Won over UST in the Semifinals,Won over FEU in the Finals
1999 DLSU 11 3 .786 1st 5 4 1 .800 Won over FEU in the Semifinals,Won over UST in the Finals
2000 DLSU 12 2 .857 1st 3 3 0 .1000 Won over UST in the Semifinals,Won over FEU in the Finals
2001 DLSU 12 2 .857 1st 4 3 1 .750 Won over NU in the Semifinals,Won over Ateneo in the Finals
2002 DLSU 13 1 .929 1st 4 2 2 .500 Won over UST in the Semifinals,Lost to Ateneo in the Finals
2003 DLSU Lost to Ateneo in the Semifinals La Salle's wins were later forfeited after La Salle admitted it fielded two ineligible players. Their 2004 championship was given to FEU.
2004 DLSU Won over Ateneo in the Semifinals, Won over FEU in the Finals
2005 DLSU Lost to FEU in the Finals
2006 DLSU Suspended
2007 DLSU 9 5 .643 2nd 5 4 1 .800 Won over Ateneo in the Semifinals,Won over UE in the Finals
2008 DLSU 10 4 .714 2nd 4 2 2 .500 Won over FEU in the Semifinals,Lost to Ateneo in the Finals
2009 DLSU 5 9 .358 6th Did not qualify
2016 AdU 8 6 .571 4th 1 0 1 .000 Lost to La Salle in the Semifinals
2017 AdU 9 5 .643 3rd 1 0 1 .000 Lost to La Salle in the Semifinals
2018 AdU 10 4 .714 2nd 2 0 2 .000 Lost to UP in the Semifinals
2019 AdU 4 10 .286 6th Did not qualify
Totals 116 52 .690 33 21 12 .636 5 championships

Professional record[]

Season Conference Team Elimination round Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2011–12 Philippine Shopinas.com/Air21 0 14 .000 10th Did not qualify
Commissioner's 3 6 .333 10th Did not qualify
Governors 2 7 .222 10th Did not qualify
2012–13 Philippine Air21 5 9 .357 8th 1 0 1 .000 Talk 'N Text** 105, Air 100
Commissioner's 6 8 .429 8th 1 0 1 .000 Alaska** 87, Air 21
Governors 3 6 .333 10th Did not qualify
2013–14 Philippine Air21 3 11 .214 10th Did not qualify
Commissioner's 3 6 .333 7th 7 4 3 .571 Air21 def. San Miguel** in two games
San Mig Coffee 3, Air21 2
Governors 5 4 .556 7th 1 0 1 .000 Rain or Shine*** 111, Air21 90
2016–17 Philippine GlobalPort 6 5 .545 5th 2 0 2 .000 TNT 2, GlobalPort 0
Commissioner's 4 7 .364 8th 2 1 1 .500 GlobalPort 107, Alaska 106 (8th seed playoff)
Barangay Ginebra** 96, GlobalPort 85
Governors 3 8 .273 10th Did not qualify
Totals 43 91 .320 14 5 9 .357 0 championships

References[]

  1. ^ UAAP: Archers grab caging title after crushing Warriors GMANews.tv
  2. ^ Franz Pumaren to sign 3-year deal with Shopinas in PBA Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Interaksyon.com
  3. ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ Badua, Snow (June 16, 2016). "Franz Pumaren to join GlobalPort as coaching consultant after getting Adamson green light". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
Preceded by
Jong Uichico 		La Salle Green Archers head coach
1998-2005, 2007-2009 		Succeeded by
Dindo Pumaren
Preceded by
Mike Fermin 		Adamson Soaring Falcons head coach
2016-2019 		Succeeded by
TBD


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