Januario "Aric" del Rosario (January 1, 1940 – March 25, 2020) was a Filipino basketball player and coach who served as head coach of the UST Growling Tigers in the UAAP, Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association, the 2003 RP Men's Team in the Southeast Asian Games, and of the UPHSD Altas from 2012 to 2015; until he retired and was made a consultant of the team in the NCAA. He was also a consultant and assistant Coach of Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings in the Philippine Basketball League. He was the commissioner of the NCAA (Philippines) from 2009 to 2011. [1]

Aric del Rosario
Commissioner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball
In office
2009–2011
Basketball career
Personal information
Born(1940-01-01)January 1, 1940
DiedMarch 25, 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 80)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Career information
CollegeUST
Coaching career1985–2003; 2012–2015; 2018–2018
Career history
As coach:
1985–1987UST
1989–1997Alaska Milkmen (assistant)
1990–2003UST
1998Pampanga Dragons
2000–2003Mobiline/Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (assistant)
2003Philippines
2012–2015Perpetual
2018Parañaque Patriots
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

As player:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Head coach for the  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi Team
Assistant coach for the  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Bangkok team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Taipei team

As a UST player, del Rosario was part of the 1964 Glowing goldies team that won the UAAP Basketball Championship that year together with Hector Hipolito, the coach of the Adamson team that battled UST in its last game of the eliminations of the 1993 season en route to the rare sweep, 14-0, that made UST the automatic champions that year.

Playing career

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Del Rosario played for the collegiate basketball team of the University of Santo Tomas which participates in the UAAP Basketball Championship. Then-known as the Glowing Goldies, del Rosario was part of the squad which clinched the UAAP Season 27 men's basketball title.[2]

Coaching career

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University of Santo Tomas

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The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers appointed del Rosario as their head coach in 1991. Under his tutelage, the UST Growling Tigers achieve success in the 1990s winning 4 straight championships from 1993 up to 1996. (UAAP Seasons 56 to 59)[3] The first championship was won via a 14–0 sweep the year before the Final Four format was introduced in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). In the next three championships, they will beat the De La Salle Green Archers to make a dynasty in the UAAP.

 
del Rosario as coach of UST in 1998

In 1997, their dreams of a 5-peat were spoiled as they lose to the De La Salle Green Archers (their finals opponent from 1994 to 1996) in the final 4 despite UST holding the twice to beat advantage against La Salle. It also signaled the end of the 4-year dominance of UST. In 1999, UST made it again to the finals with an 11–3 win-loss card only to lose again this time to a familiar foe, the De La Salle Green Archers courtesy of the game-tying three-point shot by Dino Aldeguer to send the game into overtime.

In 2001, UST wasn't able to play in the final 4 for the first time in school's history (the format was implemented in 1994) but came back in 2002 together with Cyrus Baguio. The following year, UST didn't reach the final 4 for the second time and it signaled the end of his long coaching reign and later he was replaced by Nel Parado.

Alaska Milkmen

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Del Rosario served as an assistant coach to Alaska Milkmen head coach Tim Cone helping the team's first ever PBA title when it won the Third Conference in 1991 and achieve a grand slam in the 1996 season by winning all three conference titles for that season.[2]

Pampanga Dragons

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Del Rosario was tasked to coach the Pampanga Dragons of the Metropolitan Basketball Association in 1998. He led the Dragons to their first and only MBA title during the league's inaugural season in the same year.[4]

Philippine national team

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del Rosario as an assistant for Philippine Centennial Team

He worked as an assistant coach under Tim Cone's Philippine Centennial Team that won bronze in 1998 Asian Games.[5]

He coached the Philippines men's national team which took part at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games helping the team clinch a gold medal in that edition of the regional championships.[4]

Perpetual Altas

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Del Rosario returned to college basketball, this time coaching the Perpetual Altas in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). Del Rosario started in 2012, off the Altas missing the previous season's playoffs with a 5–13 record. The team made it to the playoffs in the next three years. On his fourth year, the Altas missed the playoffs despite a 11–7 record.[6]

Parañaque Patriots

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The Parañaque Patriots of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League was coached by del Rosario in 2018.[2]

Coaching record

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Collegiate record

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Season Team Elimination round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
1985 UST 12 9 3 .750 1st 2 0 2 .000 Finals
1987 UST 14 3 11 .214 7th Eliminated
1993 UST 14 14 0 1.000 1st Champions
1994 UST 14 8 4 .667 3rd 5 4 1 .800 Champions
1995 UST 14 11 3 .786 1st 5 3 2 .600 Champions
1996 UST 14 10 4 .714 2nd 3 3 0 1.000 Champions
1997 UST 14 10 4 .714 2nd 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals
1998 UST 14 7 7 .500 4th 3 2 1 .667 Semifinals
1999 UST 14 11 3 .786 2nd 5 2 3 .400 Finals
2000 UST 14 8 6 .571 4th 2 1 1 .500 Semifinals
2001 UST 14 6 8 .429 6th Eliminated
2002 UST 14 8 6 .571 4th 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals
2003 UST 14 5 9 .357 6th Eliminated
2012 UPHSD 18 10 8 .556 4th 2 1 1 .500 Semifinals
2013 UPHSD 18 11 7 .611 4th 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals
2014 UPHSD 18 12 6 .667 4th 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals
2015 UPHSD 18 11 7 .611 6th Eliminated
Totals 224 142 82 .633 32 16 16 .500 4 championships

Personal life

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The Del Rosario family is a basketball inclined family. Coach Aric's sons are involved in basketball. Edsel is a former player at UST while Lester is also a former player and former assistant coach to the Perpetual Altas. His grandson, Zach (Lester's son) goes with him and his dad in UPHSD basketball practices and the young Del Rosario is showing a passion for basketball.

Death

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Del Rosario died on March 25, 2020, due to cardiact arrest. He was 80 years old.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "KL Dragons to join Fr Martin Summer Cup as guest team". GMA News. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Remembering Aric Del Rosario, a grand slam coach who taught humility and compassion". ANCX. March 29, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Former UST coach Aric del Rosario passes away". ESPN5. March 26, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c White, Herbert (March 26, 2020). "Aric del Rosario, founder of UST's UAAP basketball dynasty, passes away". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Cuna, Charlie (2020-06-12). "Looking back at the 1998 Centennial Team". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew (2020-03-27). "Aric Del Rosario never left Perpetual Altas behind". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
Sporting positions
Preceded by UST Glowing Goldies men's basketball head coach
1985–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Fred Reyes
UST Growling Tigers men's basketball head coach
19932004
Succeeded by
Nel Parado
Preceded by Philippine NCAA basketball commissioner
20092011
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jimwell Gican
UPHSD Altas men's basketball head coach
20122015
Succeeded by
Antonio Tamayo