Dennis Ellera "Denok" Miranda (born July 14, 1982), is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the FEU Tamaraws. He played majority of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted third overall by Coca-Cola Tigers during the 2005 PBA draft.

Denok Miranda
FEU Tamaraws
PositionHead coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
Born (1982-07-14) July 14, 1982 (age 42)
Lopez, Quezon, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolLetran (Manila)
CollegeFEU
PBA draft2005: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Coca-Cola Tigers
Playing career2005–2020
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007Coca-Cola Tigers
2007–2009Sta. Lucia Realtors
2009–2013San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters
2013–2014Barako Bull Energy Cola
2015GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2016Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT
2016–2017Blackwater Elite
2018–2020Laguna Heroes
As coach:
2019–2022FEU (assistant)
2019–2020Biñan City Luxxe White
2023–2024FEU
Career highlights and awards

PBA career

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Coca-Cola Tigers

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Miranda played for the Coca-Cola Tigers for two seasons and averaged 8.1 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game.

Sta. Lucia Realtors

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In the 2006–07 Philippine Cup, Miranda was traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors with Manny Ramos and the Coca-Cola Tigers' 2008 second round pick in exchange for Alex Cabagnot, Ricky Calimag, and Kenneth Duremdes. He, Paolo Mendoza, Joseph Yeo and Ryan Reyes shared minutes at the guards positions. He was one of the key players in the championship team that defeated Purefoods in 2007-08.

San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters

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Before the start of the 2009–10 PBA season, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Sta. Lucia's future draft picks.

GlobalPort Batang Pier

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He was traded to the GlobalPort Batang Pier for Chris Ross.[1] However, he never played for GlobalPort in the 2013–14 season, so he was reacquired by Barako Bull.

Barako Bull

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Miranda was traded by GlobalPort to the Barako Bull Energy in exchange for the sixth pick in the 2013 PBA draft, RR Garcia, who would later play with him for Barako.[2]

Second coming to GlobalPort

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He was traded by Barako Bull along with a 2016 second round pick, this time to GlobalPort which gave up Sol Mercado.[3]

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

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Miranda was traded to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Jay Washington. He was later released by the newly named TNT KaTropa.

Blackwater Elite

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Miranda signed with the Blackwater Elite for a short term contract during the 2016 Governors' Cup.[4]

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

Correct as of September 18, 2016[5]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Coca-Cola 34 27.7 .414 .188 .593 3.0 3.2 .9 .1 7.3
2006–07 Coca-Cola / Sta. Lucia 41 30.7 .430 .216 .614 4.1 4.4 .8 .2 8.2
2007–08 Sta. Lucia 54 29.8 .425 .222 .657 3.4 4.4 1.2 .0 7.1
2008–09 Sta. Lucia 45 30.7 .439 .323 .600 3.2 4.4 .4 .2 7.3
2009–10 San Miguel 49 15.4 .409 .263 .662 1.8 2.3 .4 .0 5.1
2010–11 San Miguel 47 15.0 .463 .233 .637 1.9 1.9 .3 .0 5.6
2011–12 Petron 43 23.4 .475 .262 .674 2.8 3.1 .7 .0 8.4
2012–13 Petron 39 17.0 .481 .348 .631 2.2 2.9 .5 .0 6.0
2013–14 Barako Bull 29 26.7 .358 .309 .739 3.1 3.6 .3 .0 9.5
2014–15 Barako Bull / GlobalPort 34 19.6 .404 .275 .714 2.0 2.1 .7 .2 7.3
2015–16 TNT / Blackwater 20 14.2 .366 .217 .682 1.6 1.9 .4 .1 4.0
Career 435 23.1 .428 .270 .650 2.7 3.2 .6 .1 6.9

Coaching record

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Collegiate record

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Season Team Elimination round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish GP W L PCT Results
2023 FEU 14 3 11 .214 7th Eliminated
Totals 14 3 11 .214 0 0 0 .000 0 championships

References

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  1. ^ "DotPH domains available portal".
  2. ^ GlobalPort trades for Barako Bull’s sixth pick, selects RR Garcia Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 3, 2013
  3. ^ PBA approves Sol Mercado move from GlobalPort to Barako Bull in swap for Denok Miranda, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 8, 2015
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 15, 2016). "Denok Miranda gets new lease on life as Blackwater signs free agent PBA guard". SPIN.ph. spin.ph. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Player at PBA-Online!
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