Aristeo Dimaunahan (born March 21, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who is the assistant coach of the Blackwater Bossing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), and is the currently the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[1]

Aris Dimaunahan
Dimaunahan in 2007
NU Lady Bulldogs
PositionHead coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
Born (1978-03-21) March 21, 1978 (age 46)
Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolDe La Salle Lipa (Lipa, Batangas)
CollegeUST
PBA draft2002: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career2003–2013
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
2003–2006Barangay Ginebra Kings
2006–2008Air21 Express
2008–2009Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2011Barako Bull Energy Boosters
2011Alaska Aces
2011–2013San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
As coach:
2014–2019Blackwater Elite (assistant)
2015Philippines women
2017–2022NU (women) (assistant)
2019Blackwater Elite (interim)
2019–presentBlackwater Elite / Bossing (assistant)
2022–presentNU (women)
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

As a coach:

Early life and career

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He attended Grace Kindergarten, Canossa Academy and graduated from De La Salle-Lipa in 1994. He also attended the University of Santo Tomas after high school.

Playing career

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He played in the Philippine Basketball League in his early years before being drafted by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2002 PBA draft. He was also recognized by then-Mayor Vilma Santos as the second PBA player from his hometown in Lipa City after Melchor Teves, who also graduated from De La Salle Lipa.

In 2006, Dimaunahan was also part of a controversial PBA seven player trade involving Rudy Hatfield, Billy Mamaril, Rafi Reavis, and Ervin Sotto.[2] Because sister teams such as Ginebra and Coca-Cola are not allowed to trade directly, nor can their under-teams, which applied to San Miguel Beer and Purefoods. In order to circumvent the rules, a third team, Air21 was involved in the trade, which ultimately sent Dimaunahan to Air21.[3]

After playing two seasons with the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, he was signed by the Alaska Aces as a free agent during the 2011 Governors Cup. In 2012, while with the San Miguel Beermen, he was one of five players suspended for taking place in a Basket-Brawl involving the Beermen and the entire bench of the AirAsia Philippine Patriots.[4]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player, Dimaunahan began a coaching career, with stints both professionally and in women's college basketball. In 2015 he served as an assistant coach with the Blackwater Elite,[5] and in 2017 he became an assistant coach for the Lady Bulldogs.[6] In 2015, Dimanauhan was an assistant coach for Patrick Aquino and the Philippines women's national basketball team.[7]

In 2022, after Aquino decided to focus on the women's national team, Dimaunahan was promoted as NU's head coach.[1] Later that year, he led the Lady Bulldogs to their seventh consecutive UAAP title.[8] The streak would end in Season 86.[9]

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

[10]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Barangay Ginebra 40 16.8 .415 .292 .739 1.9 2.0 .7 .1 4.6
2004–05 Barangay Ginebra 66 18.1 .396 .253 .810 1.9 2.8 .3 .0 3.1
2005–06 Barangay Ginebra 19 13.7 .226 .250 .857 1.5 1.6 .2 .0 2.4
2006–07 Air21 44 15.8 .373 .295 .744 1.8 2.1 .7 .0 5.6
2007–08 Air21 39 13.4 .346 .310 .794 1.7 1.9 .5 .1 3.7
Coca-Cola
2008–09 Coca-Cola 31 10.4 .372 .283 .500 1.3 1.4 .5 .0 2.4
2009–10 Barako Bull / Barako Energy Coffee 36 22.0 .393 .331 .741 3.0 2.7 .9 .0 7.2
2010–11 Barako Bull 16 12.2 .316 .258 .800 1.5 1.4 .2 .1 2.9
Alaska
Career 291 16.0 .373 .295 .767 1.9 2.1 .5 .0 4.1

Personal life

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Dimaunahan is married to former child star Jane Zaleta, where he has two children.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pat Aquino parts ways with NU Lady Bulldogs to focus on Gilas duties". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Cordero, Abac (August 2, 2006). "PBA puts 7-player deal under microscope". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Cordero, Abac (July 30, 2006). "Ginebra, Coke, Air21 okay 7-player trade". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Leyba, Olman (March 8, 2012). "ABL metes suspensions on Patriots, Beermen". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Precious Mom". The Philippine Star. May 10, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "NU Lady Bulldogs diretso sa No. 13 win". November 5, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Henson, Joaquin (September 6, 2015). "Perlas joins FIBA Asia elite". Retrieved January 26, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "NU in seventh heaven as Lady Bulldogs extend reign with sweep of La Salle". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  9. ^ [,https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/nu-coach-takes-blame-lady-bulldogs-women-basketball-dynasty-ends-season-86-2023/ "NU coach takes blame as Lady Bulldogs' UAAP dynasty ends"]. Rappler. December 8, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ "Aris Dimaunahan Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.